HCA 240 Analyze a Contemporary Health Care Issue Tracy Barnes

A contemporary health care issue is the implementation of the Electronic Medical Record system (EMR). Due to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act all health care related companies are required to implement an ERM system. This will ensure that the providers are still eligible to participate in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement (Zeng, 2016). Which can be a critical financial resource for health care companies. This act affects every health care related company that hold patient medical records and receives any government reimbursements for services. Basically an EMR is a database that will house digital medical records for patients. The purpose of this system is to increase the quality of care for patients by allowing health careAnalyze a Contemporary Health Care Issue