ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS

This was a required book for my EHR class but could be used on it's own to learn SpringCharts EHR software program. It is easy to read and easy to follow. Very user friendly program. With the book you get access to a demo version of the software to practice and learn on. I would recommend.

The book contained useful information which I found to be very helpful.

I highly recommend this book which explains the history and purpose of Electronic Health Records (EHR) in great depth. I wish all textbooks were written using this format which makes it easy to handle, easy on the eyes with variable size fonts, bullets, white space, color and illustrations. I find it easy to go back and look up information for material that I already covered. Two chapters are dedicated to describing all the acronyms for the field. The rest of the book focuses on using the SpringCharts software program and gives you a good idea of what is needed for EHR and how all the pieces for a comprehensive patient chart fit together. I use this book for an on-line class and have been able to follow it without having to ask the instructor any questions. It is very suitable for self-paced learning and is also a good reference book. It takes you step-by-step through the software and you are learning it hands-on using a demo. There are many illustrations and screen captures that accompany the text. The book is well formatted and each section of a chapter has its own distinguishable font, bullet system and colors. It is easy to carry around and is of a manageable size. I do not have any background knowledge of EHR and this book has helped me learn a great deal about it, plus I now have working knowledge of a real EHR software program. It also gives you an idea of the intricacies of the functions and work flow of a medical office. I give it four stars because sometimes there are long narratives for a certain topic and I have to reread those sections several times because of the detail in that particular section.

This book was reccomended by my college as the book for my course. Book arrived ahead of time, just in time for my courses, in excellent condition. Great deal. Way cheaper than my school store!

I had an EHR class last that utilized this book and I really wasn't too impressed with this book. All in all I have to say this is one of my least favorite books. Too much information that you won't need to know and too many "reference this, reference that's" throughout the book. If you have to use this book for your class, I'm sorry for you....poor thing.