EMR – Simplifying Healthcare

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 oversight.

Incorporated in the EMR Software, clinical knowledge base provides pertinent information regarding particular diseases whilst an interaction check runs in the background to identify potential interactions against drugs and allergies.

EMR vendors now seek to develop and incorporate features within a single platform. given the rise in patient volumes and limitation of physician time,  Established EMR vendors have developed their EMR solution with a built-in Practice Management component that acts as a engine for the administrative workflows of the practice. This streamlines the front and back office operations within a practice, whilst role-based security ensures that users can only access the areas relevant to their role, with secure and easy access.

With the advent in innovative technologies such as Electronic Medical Record Softwares and the evolution of the healthcare IT industry, vendors will continue to improve and incorporate innovative features within their solutions. However, development in technology will only aim to assist clinicians with built-in alerts and interaction checks to ensure that the possibility of human oversight or error is reduced greatly.