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How can Electronic Medical Records Transform the Modern Practice?

Maintaining health records is of supreme importance to care providers and patients. Keeping patient records […]

Maintaining health records is of supreme importance to care providers and patients. Keeping patient records has been an ongoing concern for the health provider due to the cost and hassle associated with it. According to industry specialists, physicians are hesitant in adopting new technology not just due to the installation cost, but because of the risks involved with the poor implementation of such technology. Even if cheap software is not implemented the right way, the overall cost of failure can be even more than the original market price of that software. Previously, poor implementation of sub standard health IT applications has caused distress within the healthcare industry.

Fortunately, the federal government announced the nationwide implementation of EMRs which has provided EMR vendors a chance to introduce their research-based IT products. With proper implementation of the electronic medical records solution, medical practices will save a great deal of time and effort in order to generate, record, and retrieve patient files and share the information with other medical practitioners, without putting patient’s life at risk.

Many healthcare providers have already adopted EMR technology in order to benefit from the incentives offered by the government. There are many solutions available in the market, however, physicians should opt for the one that best suits their practice and doesn’t require massive changes in the overall setup. In order to cater to such concerns, leading vendors are offering specialized Electronic Medical Records solutions that are customized according to the specific needs of different specialty physicians.

The recent introduction of robust Electronic Medical Records systems by leading EMR vendors have allowed physicians to save time, reduce cost and hassle, and ensure compliance with industry standards. Moreover, there has been a significant improvement in the quality of patient care due to the efficiency and versatility of these solutions. For optimum documentation management, the most important feature of these solutions is the user-friendliness and easy to learn.

In addition to this, Electronic Medical Records solution offers an option of remote file storage, where any hard copies can be scanned and uploaded in a format that matches the format of the existing files. Therefore, any hard copies of lab results or previous records can be uploaded and retrieved from any electronic device. Undoubtedly, adoption of EMR technology is the need of 21st century practice.


Frank Quinn

The writer is a leading Health IT analyst contributing regularly on some of the most pressing topics like Electronic Health Records, Practice Management, eRx, Patient Portal, Billing Services, Compliance and Privacy and Security.

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