Utilizing Electronic Patient Records Systems

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The paper looks at the case of Berkshire Local Health Community, part of the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK, and considers the way in which electronic patient records may benefit the organization, and considers the decisions the organization may need to make in terms of sharing data with other stakeholders and health authorities. The position of the health authority itself is outlined; the way in which electronic patient records have been implemented in other areas is discussed in potential decisions that the organization would have to make up considered. Twenty-three sources are cited in the bibliography this twenty page paper.