Why Electronic Medical Records?
Electronic Medical Records are becoming increasingly common for a number of reasons. On one hand, they can help practices become more streamlined and efficient and provide better medical care. On the other hand, the government has mandated their implementation with potential penalties for practices who don’t implement them in the near future. To help practices make the transition, the government has provided stimulus funds to practices that implement Electronic Medical records and meet certain criteria.
Electronic Medical Records Benefits
Electronic Medical Records can help practices become more streamlined and efficient by helping them be more organized and find the appropriate patient data quickly. They can free up valuable office space by eliminating the need to store voluminous paper charts.
Other benefits of a quality EMR solution are:
- facilitate the billing process
- eliminate the need to print superbills
- save valuable time entering superbills while reducing errors from reentry
- help graphically track patient progress for items like vital signs, labs, growth charts, etc.
- automatically check for dangerous interactions on a drug –drug, drug allergy and drug-diagnosis basis
- provide Electronic Prescriptions saving you time and providing a better service experience for your patients
- electronically order labs and see their results
- provide you a secure, HIPAA compliant Patient Portal allowing your patients and office to connect for scheduling, alerts, etc.
Selection & Implementation
One of the biggest roadblocks to moving forward with an Electronic Medical Records solutions is that most small practices do not have the internal IT resources to find and implement the right solution. One of the benefits of working with Horizon is that as a local IT provider, we have the technical proficiency to fully understand your needs as a practice, evaluate your current environment and help you make an informed decision about what the “right” solution is for you. We will then work with you and your staff to ensure that everyone understands how to realize the benefits of using EMR.
