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How to Plan Your EMR Implementation Process

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Even though established vendors provide consultation services to plan your EMR software implementation, like performing research before making an investment, it is always better to do your research and make a formal implementation plan yourself before you ask the vendors to do it for you. Common sense dictates that no one knows your practice more than you do, and no one can map out the future of where your practice is going to be at better than you and your fellow physicians (if any). However, this does not meant that you negate every service offered by your vendor because there will be a time when you will actually need services such as training, system implementation and financial budgeting.     Training the medical staff can be instrumental in determining the effectiveness of the implementation process since an EMR significantly changes the practice workflow, staff responsibilities and work ethics. A simple method to make the implementation process less cumbersom

EMR – Simplifying Healthcare

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In a bid to simplify healthcare, over time, the healthcare and information technology sectors have worked hard to find ways that will streamline health information management, increase productivity and reduce overheads. By making clinical documentation more efficient, Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems have had a significant impact on the healthcare sector. Through continuous awareness, development and government support, EMRs have brought physicians into the future. Those days are long gone when doctors manually input information such as patient demographics, lab reports, process billing and document workflows. Significantly, information stored on an   EMR   is safe, allowing physicians to document patient encounters with a holistic view of the patient’s history and current medications, ensuring the highest quality of clinical care. The simple longitudinal summary of patient’s past complaints, diagnosis, medications and history restricts the possibility of ove