EMR - Electronic Medical Record

Advantages of EMR for the Medical Practice

From the viewpoint of doctors and health practitioners there are numerous other advantages of implementing electronic medical records:

• The ability to quickly transfer patient data from one department to the next is a huge asset
• The space saving benefit of a digital records environment
• The ability to ultimately increase the number of patients served per day for enhanced patient workflow and increased productivity
• Improved results management and patient care with a reduction in errors within your medical practice
• Reduced operational costs such as transcription services and overtime labor expenses
• Customizable and scalable electronic medical records that can grow with your practice
• Advanced e-Prescribing and clinical documentation capabilities
• Plus an improved bottom line of the healthcare practice, enhanced through the ability to more accurately and efficiently process patient billing

Electronic Medical Records and Patient Safety

The mechanisms of safety for electronic medical records in terms of both patient diagnosis and the security of their health records is one of the main elements that electronic medical records companies design into their software systems.
The reduction of medical errors represents a benefit to both patient and doctor.
An electronic medical health records arena of information sharing within a medical practice naturally reduces unwanted hand transcribed errors. The problem of lost or misplaced patient files is also eliminated.
These advantages of EMR help produce a marked increase in the health related safety of patients and patient welfare.
In addition, electronic medical records and patient care are synonymous in that such systems easily enable constraints to be placed upon end users' access to particular patient information.
This personal security aspect is also important to meeting a patient's privacy concerns.