A fully integrated EMR System helps in easy storage, retrieval and modification of patient medical records. IT (Information Technology) has taken the world by storm and health care industry is not an exception to the rule. Computerization of patient medical records whether an individual physician or a hospital has its own advantages:
Easy Storage – The EMR System provides for easy storage of patient medical information. The modules and templates are designed in a manner to make the data input task effortless. The information is stored in a central database and thus facilitating the integration of the data.
Integration – The EMR System is designed in such a way that it facilitates the integration of data. The information that which is stored in the central database helps other systems like billing, patient portal and other health information systems to share the database and provide with the meaningful information.
Timely Access – Access to patient medical records is of utmost importance as it helps in the process of diagnosis and treatment. Under emergency situations there is very little or no time to have access to medical records. This creates great difficulty for the health care professionals in deciding on a number of issues. An efficient EMR System resolves this difficulty. The records can be accessed by health care professionals from any where with just a mouse click.
Improved Quality – The EMR System provides with the necessary medical history of the patient, thus facilitating decision making. The system also helps in saving of time and thus allowing the health care professionals to concentrate on their main service, which in turn results into improved health care quality.
Reduction in Costs – The EMR System helps in eliminating the need to maintain the records on paper. It also eliminates the need to maintain large number of files and thus minimizing the need for storage space. The system also helps in cutting down the redundancy. Owing to above factors the system helps in saving large no. of man hours and other resources that ultimately results in to reduction of costs.
Easy Storage – The EMR System provides for easy storage of patient medical information. The modules and templates are designed in a manner to make the data input task effortless. The information is stored in a central database and thus facilitating the integration of the data.
Integration – The EMR System is designed in such a way that it facilitates the integration of data. The information that which is stored in the central database helps other systems like billing, patient portal and other health information systems to share the database and provide with the meaningful information.
Timely Access – Access to patient medical records is of utmost importance as it helps in the process of diagnosis and treatment. Under emergency situations there is very little or no time to have access to medical records. This creates great difficulty for the health care professionals in deciding on a number of issues. An efficient EMR System resolves this difficulty. The records can be accessed by health care professionals from any where with just a mouse click.
Improved Quality – The EMR System provides with the necessary medical history of the patient, thus facilitating decision making. The system also helps in saving of time and thus allowing the health care professionals to concentrate on their main service, which in turn results into improved health care quality.
Reduction in Costs – The EMR System helps in eliminating the need to maintain the records on paper. It also eliminates the need to maintain large number of files and thus minimizing the need for storage space. The system also helps in cutting down the redundancy. Owing to above factors the system helps in saving large no. of man hours and other resources that ultimately results in to reduction of costs.
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ReplyDeleteOne of the benefits of emr software is, retrieving patient records easily, without wasting much time and helps preventing doctors from duplicating tests that were already given in another setting.
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