Laboratory Testing
 
We have gone over medical records and their importance. The government mandated that by  2014, all healthcare facilities use some form of electronic charting. This is in hopes that at some  point they can all be linked together to curb healthcare costs. With electronic records, Doctors  can see the entire medical history of a patient. They are also a key factor in preventing duplicate  treatments or tests. Electronic records are more accurate than handwritten records. I always say,  “in the healthcare field, if it hasn’t been documented then it didn’t happen.”