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Friday, June 24, 2011

Preparing To Implement An EMR




Preparing to imeplement an EMR ?

If yes... need a pre-planning for successful implementation. Digitization of patient records could be of great help and support to the physicians. It could save great amount of time and cost that which is spent in managing the records. Above all the ultimate benefits are improved patient safety and care. The digitization helps to record the information in detail, accurate and timely availability.

Though EMR systems are considered to be a boon for the healthcare industry, the successful implementation by an large depends on pre-planning. There are a large number of EMR's available in the market today, however, not all EMRs at par with industry requriements. The physician desirous to implement needs to make a checklist as to the requirements of the practice as well as the availability of features with various emr systems. 

The EMR system has to be simple, complete (fully functional) and hipaa compliant. The vendor must also provide with the necessary training and after sales support. Once assured... the system can be implemented for better productivity and quality of service.

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