The material discusses the approach of storing patients' information in electronic databases rather tham paper-based records. While the reading mentions that using electronic records have many virtues, the listening challenges this and states that all these benefits are uncertain.
First, the author posits that implementing electronic record can save money. On the other hand, the professor opposes this and says that this benefit is not significant as the reading mentioned. The lecturer explains that doctors who adopt electronic medica records could not discontinue paper records. The speaker adds that they still use paper-based records as a backup for legal purposes. As a result, the lecturer contends that adapting to electronic medical records, people will stil have to pay the cost that related to the paper records.
Second, the reading states that using electronic medical records could reduce errors related to doctors' poor handwriting. On the contrary, the lecturer refutes this and points out that most doctors still use pen and paper when they chek their patients to take notes. in addition to that, the professor adds that other medical stuffs take these notes and inter them to the computer. therefore, the speaker explains that using this approch will still lead to the same errors related to poor handwriting.
Third, the writer mentions that using electronic medical records could help medical research. Conversely, the speaker contradicts this and states that research still finds it difficult to access electronic patients' information. The professor explains that in the US, there is a strict privacy law, so patients could keep their record private. Furthermore, the lecturer adds that researchers should follow many strict procedures to get permission to access patients' information. The listening states that patients could block their records from others rather than their medical treatments.
The material discusses the approach of storing patients' information in
electronic
databases
rather
tham
paper-based
records
. While the reading mentions that using
electronic
records
have
many
virtues, the listening challenges this and
states
that all these benefits are uncertain.
First
, the author posits that implementing
electronic
record
can save money.
On the other hand
, the professor opposes this and says that this benefit is not significant as the reading mentioned. The
lecturer
explains
that doctors who adopt
electronic
medica
records
could not discontinue paper
records
. The speaker
adds
that they
still
use
paper-based
records
as a backup for legal purposes.
As a result
, the
lecturer
contends that adapting to
electronic
medical
records
,
people
will
stil
have to
pay the cost that related to the paper records.
Second, the reading
states
that using
electronic
medical
records
could
reduce
errors related to doctors' poor handwriting.
On the contrary
, the
lecturer
refutes this and points out that most doctors
still
use
pen and paper when they
chek
their patients to take notes.
in
addition to that, the professor
adds
that other
medical
stuffs take these notes and inter them to the computer.
therefore
, the speaker
explains
that using this
approch
will
still
lead to the same errors related to poor handwriting.
Third, the writer mentions that using
electronic
medical
records
could
help
medical
research.
Conversely
, the speaker contradicts this and
states
that research
still
finds it difficult to access
electronic
patients' information. The professor
explains
that in the US, there is a strict privacy law,
so
patients could
keep
their
record
private.
Furthermore
, the
lecturer
adds
that researchers should follow
many
strict procedures to
get
permission to access patients' information. The listening
states
that patients could block their
records
from others
rather
than their
medical
treatments.