Clinical Dilemma

Clinical Dilemma: Adopting EMR as Ethical Change for Administrative Efficiency The Author’s Name The Institutional Affiliation Course Number and Name The Instructor Assignment Due Date Introduction ‘Electronic Medical Record (EMR)’ is a robust technological advancement in the healthcare industry. EMR automates administrative practices and aligns with federal requirements of the ‘Fifth Industrial Revolution (Industry 5.0; AlQudah et al., 2021).’ The case indicates ethical tensions between federal regulations and healthcare practitioners in the technological age. Doctors argue that the new EMR system is a disruptive innovation in the medical industry, increasing administrative lead time and team grievances. The hospital’s ‘Quality Assurance Department (QAD)’ confirmed that EMR’s change resistance increases administrative errors and unethical behaviors. Hence, ethical and clinical solutions are necessary to capitalize on emerging healthcare technologies. Discussion Technology Changing Ethical Healthcare Issues Jacquemard et al. (2021) discuss the EMR’s change impacts on ethical healthcare concerns. EMR is a robust technology to improve administrative efficiency in healthcare institutions. However, EMR raises the moral dilemma of patient safety due to short-term malpractices in the transformational process. Evidence further discusses that EMR could rationalize electronic health records (EHR) to improve data accessibility and care administration. However, the technology increases cybersecurity threats, raising confidentiality and data violations in healthcare organizations (Jacquemard et al., 2021). Lastly, EMR-driven automation reduces servicescape lead time in administrative practices. However, the technological reform increases capital expenditures for infrastructure development (Jacquemard et al., 2021). ...