Automation and digitization of health records is definitely an important step in healthcare technology. With the greater use of electronic health records, it is narrowing down the need of maintaining paper records for hospitals as well as for patients. An electronic health record is a green initiative for the environment.

Undoubtedly, increased use of computers or other devices consumes energy. However, studies show that even after accounting for the increased use of these devices, using digital health records would have a positive effect on the environment. This means, there will be less requirement of paper for maintaining patient files, medical history, medical charts, x-rays, etc. Every form of a document related is replaced by electronic media.<

Lessening the Burden

Modern health technology, not just only focuses on a patient’s quality of service, it ensures the safety of information and overall efficiency. Apart from this, the impact of this green initiative has seen a tremendously positive effect on our environment. Hospitals work in a 24/7 environment so that they are available to provide the best medical care whenever required. The health care industry has a huge contribution in emitting greenhouse gases, energy consumption, and biochemical waste. The introduction of EHR and patient portals are bound to have some kind of savings.

• EHR cloud storage helps medical facilities allow any time access and can be digitally shared amongst hospitals, patients, personal practitioners, insurance companies, etc. This can reduce the requirement of paper tremendously as patient records or other medical documents are often required by medical facilities. Patients earlier would have to send separate copies several times over that resulted in duplication or sometimes even triplication of these medical records and massive usage of paper. But now with this advanced health technology, personal health information can be shared amongst facilities electronically, without using even a small piece of paper.
• Usage of paper or other hazardous biochemical resulted in the emission of greenhouse gases that was affecting our environment tremendously. However, ever since the introduction of cloud storage, personal health information or EHR, have encouraged the mass reduction of carbon dioxide gases. That is a huge impact on our environment.
• Apart from environmental effects, with the help of the modern healthcare system, patient management has helped virtual tracking and patient care and has also minimized the time travel for personal visits.

Health records and patient management are benefiting significantly with health technology. It is a new way for the medical community to support the environment through this green initiative and provide a sound health care system. Similarly, it has also improved the overall efficiency. Cloud storage makes the records easily accessible anytime and anywhere. Hence, it greatly reduced the time that was earlier wasted during the delivery of paperwork. EHR is more than a substitute for paper records.

It simplified the storage and retrieval of patient personal medical information as well as increased efficiency by streamlining your office. So, if you are a medical facility or a patient itself, use health technology to avoid futile waste of time and energy.