Electronic Medical Records: The need of the hour
Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are a way through which the face of medical healthcare industry is changing rapidly. In the last 5 years or so, practices across the country have adopted EMR and EHR solutions to streamline not only their own operations, but also revolutionize the industry overall. In addition to EMR s, Practice Management and medical billing software are also assisting the practices across U.S. and the industry is moving towards greater avenues. Importance of Electronic Medical Records is the need of the hour. The government is introducing the much-debated healthcare act, Obamacare, which will further streamline the entire industry. The importance of EMR could be understood from the fact that medical practices can now save more time through the software and do not need to spend unnecessary time on paper work. According to a survey, doctors lose up to 10 hours per week if they use paper-based systems for their practice. In comparison, nurses who have been usi...