Both the reading and the lecture try to discuss paper form and electronic form of medical information about a patients in the United States. In the reading section, the writer contends that storing medical information in electronic form can be highly beneficial and provides three reasons for support; in contrast, the professor casts doubts on reading points by indicating that the advantages of the electronic form are uncertain.
First of all, in the reading, the writer claims that electronic records are cost effective compared to the paper records, because, in this way, they can decline costs by eliminating required storage space which is used to maintain paper forms, and also doctors can readily access to electronic forms from everywhere they want; However, the professor rejects this notion by stating that doctors need storage space even after adopting to electronic forms because they need to keep paper forms as a backup and maybe they will refer to them in the future.
Moreover, the reading passage holds the view that electronic records can prevent potential errors because they have standard forms; on the contrary, the lecturer underlines the fact that electronic records cannot eliminate errors because in this process, also doctors use pen, paper, and take notes by hand. and staffs should later enter this information in computer and save them as electronic forms, so it is likely that they make mistakes and cannot interpret doctors' notes correctly.
In addition, the writer mentions that electronic records can be used in research projects; conversely, the professor states that there are some restricted privacy laws in the United States for using medical information; , as a result researchers have to follow these restricted laws. Moreover, According to theses laws, their permit to use medical information for any purpose maybe will be blocked.
Both the
reading
and the lecture try to discuss paper
form
and
electronic
form
of
medical
information
about
a patients
in the United States. In the
reading
section, the writer contends that storing
medical
information
in
electronic
form
can be
highly
beneficial and provides three reasons for support;
in contrast
, the professor casts doubts on
reading
points by indicating that the advantages of the
electronic
form
are uncertain.
First of all
, in the
reading
, the writer claims that
electronic
records
are cost
effective compared to the paper
records
,
because
, in this way, they can decline costs by eliminating required storage space which is
used
to maintain paper
forms
, and
also
doctors can
readily
access to
electronic
forms
from everywhere they want;
However
, the professor rejects this notion by stating that doctors need storage space even after adopting to
electronic
forms
because
they need to
keep
paper
forms
as a backup and maybe they will refer to them in the future.
Moreover
, the
reading
passage holds the view that
electronic
records
can
prevent
potential errors
because
they have standard
forms
;
on the contrary
, the lecturer underlines the fact that
electronic
records
cannot eliminate errors
because
in this process,
also
doctors
use
pen, paper, and take notes by hand.
and
staffs should later enter this
information
in computer and save them as
electronic
forms
,
so
it is likely that they
make
mistakes and cannot interpret doctors' notes
correctly
.
In addition
, the writer mentions that
electronic
records
can be
used
in research projects;
conversely
, the professor states that there are
some
restricted privacy laws in the United States for using
medical
information
;
,
as a result
researchers
have to
follow these restricted laws.
Moreover
, According to
theses
laws, their permit to
use
medical
information
for any purpose maybe will
be blocked
.