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Why an EMR?
Integrate vital information into a comprehensive clinical information
repository.
With an electronic medical record system you can collect, manage, share
and protect all of your critical medical information. EMR records will
not be lost or misplaced.
Increase practice efficiency while lowering cost.
By consolidating information across your clinical operations, you increase
the pace of information flow including service delivery, lab downloads, coding/billing
accuracy, patient encounters and messaging with support staff, which will result in
lowering your operating costs.
Improve Quality of Care.
Consolidating and integrating your patient information will improve quality
of care. It provides admitting staff, physicians, and other
professionals appropriate access to patient data while
maintaining privacy requirements. This also leads to timely clinical treatment
decisions.
Adapt to new and upcoming regulatory initiatives.
Meet legislative and professional requirements with organized and complete information.
Administrative and Management Benefits
- Review your scorecard
- Eliminate the task of creating and managing paper charts
- Provide rapid access to comprehensive information when needed -
fewer misplaced or duplicate charts
- Communicate key information quicker and with more accuracy
- Provide rapid responses to chart/record requests and audits
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EMR Benefits
 Speed
Some common patient concerns are “I wait too long to see my doctor” and “when I
finally get to see my doctor he/she spends little time with me” (interesting
paradox). A fast electronic medical record system allows more time invested in
caring for patients.
Security
An electronic medical record system secures records with backup files in case of
emergencies. In addition, only authorized users may access them.
Accessibility
Electronic medical record technology allows information to be downloaded
directly into your system. Authorized individuals can access an electronic
medical record online from any location.
Support
Utilize vendor support during
the transition of your office from paper to electronic charts. This is a
daunting process that EMR vendors can help you manage.
Efficiency
Efficiency is not the same as speed. Efficiency takes all of the duties involved
in medical record and medical office management divided by time and money.
Electronic medical record software can increase the numerators and decrease the
denominators. Businesses often ask about the bottom line. Well, the math says it
all.
Affordability
EMRs pay for themselves in a very short time by providing greater practice
efficiency and profitability.
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