The electronic health record (EHR) provides a particular advantage to those patients with chronic diseases.Which of the following patients would most likely benefit from the use of an EHR by the health care provider?

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Patients with multiple chronic disorders have multiple providers, which makes care more difficult to coordinate.Option B represents a chronic disorder but it is newly diagnosed and would not present the multiple-provider obstacle to health care that the longstanding disorders produce.Option C can lead to long-term care needs but mostly from one provider (orthopedist).Option D represents a chronic disorder but it is newly diagnosed and would not present the multiple-provider obstacle to health care that the longstanding disorders produce.

The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Provides a Particular Advantage to Those