Electronic health data system (eHDS)
What is an electronic health data system (eHDS)?
An eHDS is a digital method of managing all healthcare data by collecting, storing, managing, and transmitting information to patients, providers, and others working in the healthcare field.
There are many types of eHDSs, such as:
- Electronic medical record (EMR)
- Electronic health record (EHR)
- Patient management software
- Master patient index (MPI)
- Patient portals
- Remote patient monitoring (RPM)
- Clinical decision support (CDS)
How do eHDSs improve healthcare?
eHDSs target efficiency and data management, which offers many benefits.
eHDSs facilitate collaborative care between healthcare providers by making all information on a patient available and adjustable in real time. This allows physicians to provide better patient care and support superior health outcomes.
eHDSs also serve as a way to compile and organize data for analyses that manage population health and reduce healthcare costs. Furthermore, by exchanging healthcare data through these systems, efficiencies are created, which furthers cost savings.
eHDSs can also predict future scenarios using health data and predictive analytics. Using data already present in the eHDS, the analysis can create treatment plans based on past success with a patient of a similar demographic and health condition.