|
The
following are some of the benefits of implementing
Electronic Medical Records
in your office: |
Fully Customizable and Specialty Specific Electronic Medical
Records solution
Combines both touch and voice technologies
in a wireless environment
EHR application is developed in an open-ended
architecture thus giving you the capability to interface
into 3rd Party Practice Management Systems
Eliminate Transcription Costs of $3,600
to $12,000 per year
Operate office with fewer staff members
All data recorded in real-time
Quickly access complete patient records
Eliminate Costs for Paper Charts
Cost of employees pulling and filing
charts
Cost and liabilities of looking for and
transfer of lost charts
Cost of storage of paper charts
Cost of destruction of paper charts
Increase Reimbursement for Services
Built in database of E&M Current
Procedural Terminology codes
Code the highest level that the EHR will
permit, without fear of an audit
Medical Economics Magazine estimated
that physicians who routinely down-coded one
E&M level to avoid audits lost up
to $40,000 to $50,000 annually
All data recorded and saved in the event
of an audit.
Offer comprehensive reports which justify
higher coding levels.
Documentation generated in real-time
Prevent performing medical services without
billing for them.
Avoid failure to code for ancillary services
performed
Practice Management Solution
Visually navigate through scheduling
books and rapidly book appointments
Centralized registration/reporting system
for multiple offices and providers
Directly scan insurance cards and capture
patient photos to save valuable time at check-in
Revenue Cycle Management - Electronic
Billing
Patient visit information already in
an easy to transmit electronic format
Automatic handling of each patient’s
correct co-pay and expected reimbursements
Generate claims directly from visit encounters
using point and click online superbills
Enhance Reputation in the Medical Community
Fewer complications and treatment errors.
Comprehensive documentation to Referral
Sources
Be seen as a leader in technology
Provide information produced in the office
concerning patients to other physicians electronically
Connect directly with laboratory and
radiology facilities.
Order Lab test directly from within the
software
View Lab and Radiology results electronically
from participating vendors
e-Prescribing Capabilities with preventive
alert measures
Prevent Dosage Errors
Prevent medication conflict with allergies
and other medications
Avoid prescribing medication contrary
to past medical, family, and social history
Send prescriptions directly to Pharmacies
Reduce errors in the pharmacy by sending
prescriptions electronically
Avoid handwriting misrecognition
Increase likelihood of patient filling
a prescription
Patient Education print out at time of
visit
Post Patient Education Module that consists
of over 3000 documents with visual illustrations.
Many of these documents are available
in various languages
Reduce malpractice exposure
Lower the exposure that exists because
of lost charts
Mitigate the risks due to improper documentation
Immediately contact each of your patients
who is currently taking a recalled medication
Communicate freely with other physicians
Intra-office emails and instant messaging
Patient records easily accessed by all
physicians in the practice
HIPAA compliance and U.S. Government
Initiative
Ensure software is CCHIT certified
Maintain physician-patient confidentiality
Multiple levels of security and access
to records
Minimize the exposure due to charts left
inadvertently in accessible areas.
Government regulators have recognized
the benefits of EHR
Commitment to have every citizen’s
medical record maintained electronically by 2014
The RAND Corporation estimates widely
implemented EHR could save the U.S. $147 billion per year
in increased efficiency, decreased hospitalizations, and
decreased medical errors
|
|
