Top 10 Must Have Features in an EMR for Physicians

Just as every medical specialty has its unique requirements; all physicians have their own preferences for what is most important to them in selecting their EMR Software. Here is a universal list of the top 10 must-have features in an Electronic Medical Records Software (EMR Software). The list includes the important technology and day to day usability features. The list also takes into account the features that physicians deem important in the context of being eligible to receive a number of incentive payments available from the multitude of agencies (federal and state) for implementing EMR / EHR software, that fulfill the requirement in demonstrating meaningful use of EMR / EHR software.

1) A fully Integrated EMR Software System

2) Integration of EMR Software with ePrescription

3) An EMR system that supports PQRI Automation

4) EMR with tracking capability

5) Secure access to EMR records

6) Integrated patient portal

7) EMR with simple / easy-to-use templates

8) Document and image management

9) Voice and handwriting recognition capabilities

10) Meets all regulatory and compliance requirements

Your EMR Software must satisfy all mandatory Federal and State regulatory and compliance reporting, general reporting requirements, and appropriate coding documentation.  The other upside of requiring that these features be built-into your Electronic Medical Records Software, is that this is extremely important to qualifying each provider in your practice to receive all the incentives available for EMR from Federal and State agencies.

If all you did was to require these top 10 must-have EMR Software features from a vendor, you can rest assured that you will also get the other essential, most up-to-date, and easy to roll-out and use functions, found in the leading EMRs like Claimat EMR today!