Explain possible limitations of current technologies, such as inadequate quality of reporting by electronic health records. While electronic health records (EHRs) have proven to be more beneficial than paper health records , there are limitations that may limit a patient from receiving appropriate care or treatment in a timely manner. When a facility transitions from paper medical records to an electronic system, it must first determine how data from the patient's old medical record will be transferred to the electronic record. Many facilities choose to scan patient records, and others choose to enter data manually. Then there's the question of how much of a patient's medical records should be transferred. According to the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) (2010), “Scanning too much information will hinder the provider's workflow. Providers will not be able to easily locate pertinent patient information with multiple pages and entries to review” (para. 13). Therefore, scanning too much information into the database will cause doctors to search longer for a specific detail. Another situation that can occur when data is scanned into the record is that it can become unreadable, which could cause a diagnosis error. When manually entering medical information into a patient's electronic medical record, "typographical errors" may occur which may be the result of rushing to enter the information or illegible notes on the medical record.,