FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HealthTec Software, Inc.
Northwest Atrium
11550 IH – 10 West, Suite 235
San Antonio, Texas 78230
Tel: 210-545-1010
Fax: 210-545-5545
www.healthtec-software.com
HealthTec’s Medical Billing Software Is The leading Software System That Manages Medical Practice
San Antonio, Texas, September 19, 2009 – HealthTec’s medical billing software provides medical practice with the power and flexibility it needs to boost and alleviate practice management tasks, medical billing and patient scheduling. For access to any patient data and financial statements, HealthTec’s Medical Billing Software provides easily accessed, highly customizable, full-featured and easy to use medical practice management capabilities.
HealthTec’s medical billing software is HIPAA compliant and is equipped with features like electronic claims and statements, electronic EOB (835) processing and paper print engine, a continuously update coding technology and claims scrubbing with approximately 300,000 rule checks that are also updated. “HealthTec’s medical billing software also features identification of payor under payments and automated appeals using millions of payor specific payment rules,” said Vance nelson, President of HealthTec Software Inc. “This will ensure that all of the patient’s medical bills are updated and that no statements are left unpaid by heir insurance companies or anybody who is responsible for the patient’s medical billing statements,” Vance added.
HealthTec’s medical billing software is a practice management system that offers financial and business control over cash flow, receivables and practice analysis. The medical billing software is integrated with HealthTec’s Fusion but it can also be used as a stand-alone practice management system or can be incorporated with other existing systems that are available in the market. Quick and efficient payment posting is also enabled in HealthTec’s medical billing software wherein efficient posting of insurance and family checks to many invoices or claims across many patient accounts are made possible.
The medical billing software can also be integrated in the EMR and coded as user definable and customized to meet the demands of evaluation management, Medicine, surgery, Radiology and other specialties. With these adde3d features medical practice management is made more flexible and efficient in maintaining fee schedules and analysis. Other benefits that the medical billing software offers its consumer and future users are the ability to better collect claims and bills, total control over medical practice, general automaton of practice and ease of workflow.
With HealthTec’s medical billing software, the medical facility’s staffs are able to cut in half of the time they spend on collections and paperworks and spend this time to customer service. General automation allows the patients to fill out their demographs online prior their clinic or office visit making scheduling faster and more accurate.
About HealthTec Software, Inc
HealthTec is focused on the success of their clients’ business. Because of this, HealthTec desires their relationship with their clients to be based on integrity, honesty and true respect to their clients’ staff.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
EMR Incorporates Patient Portals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HealthTec Software, Inc.
Northwest Atrium
11550 IH – 10 West, Suite 235
San Antonio, Texas 78230
Tel: 210-545-1010
Fax: 210-545-5545
www.healthtec-software.com
EMR Incorporates Patient Portals
San Antonio, Texas, September 19, 2009 – As the healthcare industry changes its gear to Electronic Medical Records (EMR), a lot of practices are asking about how patient portals work. HealthTec’s EMR allows easy access to patient’s data, services, and contents that typically provides communication services between the patients and the healthcare providers. HealthTec allows the patients to gain access to their medical information through a web connection with the use of a secured username and password.
The patients can log into the portal systems of the EMR to check for their appointment schedules, to schedule an appointment for clinic visits, to check for their laboratory findings, to check for their statement of accounts, or to request for a refill of prescription. Healthcare providers are also given the privilege to be in touch with their own patients and send messages such as reminders for check-up, laboratory results and statements as well as send important information regarding the patient’s medical records to other physicians who are attending the patient.
“HealthTec’s EMR is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliant to make certain that all of the patient’s medical information are secured and are disclosed only for medical and legal purposes within the network of direct providers of care,” Said Vance Nelson, President of HealthTec software, Inc. Confidentiality of the doctors’ and nurses’ notes remains intact and is not shared with the patient. The physician has the right to choose which information regarding the patient’s medical records is to be shared with the patient.
The EMR also enables continuity of care given by the physicians coming from different fields of specialty at different locations. Because the patient’s files are easily accessed, doctors can view what medication was prescribed or what diagnostic test was ordered by the other attending physician. In that way, the likelihood of doubling the medication dosage and laboratory and diagnostic requests are avoided.
It’s not only the physician and patients who will enjoy the benefits of the EMR but the administrative and business office staffs too. They don’t have to wait for the patients to fill in necessary information on the data sheet since patients can do this at the luxury of their own home and that all pertinent information are made ready prior to their scheduled visit or hospitalization.
As more and more consumers are demanding automation of almost all aspect of their lives especially those that involve data storage, medical billing and medical records, healthcare providers and medical practitioners are switching o from the conventional paper-based medical records as they aim to provide quality patient care and render premium customer services to their clients.
electronic medical records
About HealthTec Software, Inc
HealthTec is focused on the success of their clients’ business. Because of this, HealthTec desires their relationship with their clients to be based on integrity, honesty and true respect to their clients’ staff.
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HealthTec Software, Inc.
Northwest Atrium
11550 IH – 10 West, Suite 235
San Antonio, Texas 78230
Tel: 210-545-1010
Fax: 210-545-5545
www.healthtec-software.com
EMR Incorporates Patient Portals
San Antonio, Texas, September 19, 2009 – As the healthcare industry changes its gear to Electronic Medical Records (EMR), a lot of practices are asking about how patient portals work. HealthTec’s EMR allows easy access to patient’s data, services, and contents that typically provides communication services between the patients and the healthcare providers. HealthTec allows the patients to gain access to their medical information through a web connection with the use of a secured username and password.
The patients can log into the portal systems of the EMR to check for their appointment schedules, to schedule an appointment for clinic visits, to check for their laboratory findings, to check for their statement of accounts, or to request for a refill of prescription. Healthcare providers are also given the privilege to be in touch with their own patients and send messages such as reminders for check-up, laboratory results and statements as well as send important information regarding the patient’s medical records to other physicians who are attending the patient.
“HealthTec’s EMR is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliant to make certain that all of the patient’s medical information are secured and are disclosed only for medical and legal purposes within the network of direct providers of care,” Said Vance Nelson, President of HealthTec software, Inc. Confidentiality of the doctors’ and nurses’ notes remains intact and is not shared with the patient. The physician has the right to choose which information regarding the patient’s medical records is to be shared with the patient.
The EMR also enables continuity of care given by the physicians coming from different fields of specialty at different locations. Because the patient’s files are easily accessed, doctors can view what medication was prescribed or what diagnostic test was ordered by the other attending physician. In that way, the likelihood of doubling the medication dosage and laboratory and diagnostic requests are avoided.
It’s not only the physician and patients who will enjoy the benefits of the EMR but the administrative and business office staffs too. They don’t have to wait for the patients to fill in necessary information on the data sheet since patients can do this at the luxury of their own home and that all pertinent information are made ready prior to their scheduled visit or hospitalization.
As more and more consumers are demanding automation of almost all aspect of their lives especially those that involve data storage, medical billing and medical records, healthcare providers and medical practitioners are switching o from the conventional paper-based medical records as they aim to provide quality patient care and render premium customer services to their clients.
electronic medical records
About HealthTec Software, Inc
HealthTec is focused on the success of their clients’ business. Because of this, HealthTec desires their relationship with their clients to be based on integrity, honesty and true respect to their clients’ staff.
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HealthTec Software, Inc. – The Leading Consigner Of The Highly Regarded Electronic Medical Records
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HealthTec Software, Inc.
Northwest Atrium
11550 IH – 10 West, Suite 235
San Antonio, Texas 78230
Tel: 210-545-1010
Fax: 210-545-5545
www.healthtec-software.com
HealthTec Software, Inc. – The Leading Consigner Of The Highly Regarded Electronic Medical Records
San Antonio Texas, September 18, 2009 – HealthTec software, Inc. is the leading consigner of the highly regarded electronic medical records and full range of medical practice solutions software. The electronic medical records software that HealthTec offers their clients is equipped with a suite of easy to use and powerful features that are highly customizable to cater the demands of the medical practice and swell as allow the return of their clients’ investment.
Some of the key features that are available in HealthTec’s Electronic Medical Records Software are Electronic Prescriptions, custom SOAP, H&P and PE Templates, Decision Support (Diagnosis, ADE), Billing/Scheduling software Interface, Online Patient Portal, Health Maintenance Reminders, and Document/Image Management, specialty Specific HPI, Complaint, and ROS and Custom Form of Writer. The EMR software is also enabled in tablet and pocket PCs for quick access and easy transfer of patient’s files.
What makes HealthTec’s EMR to shine more is that it is customized to cater all medical practice specialties ranging from Cardiology, Gastroenterology to General surgery, Orthopedics, to OB-GYNE, Pediatrics to Pulmonology, Neurology to Dermatology and Dental to Urology and Podiatry and Internal Medicine to Urgent Care. “We have customized our Electronic Medical Records software in such a way that it can provide our clients with its maximum benefits by making its usable by all,” said Vance Nelson, President of HealthTec Software, Inc. “Each navigation option of HealthTec’s EMR module is aimed to vividly simulate the actual process and workflow of medical practice.” The EMR also supports other specialties such as Hematology, Geriatrics, Radiology, Allergology, Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Nursing Practices and Nurse Practitioner, Immunology and other specialties.
If the medical facility is looking to go paperless, a switch to EMR is the right thing to do. The electronic medical billing software offers a lot of benefits. Some of the benefits that the EMR offer are increase in revenue, provision of better patient care and improved productivity. Healthcare providers are able to provide better patient care as the software empowers them with significant information at a tap of the pen or click of the mouse. Nurses and physicians can spend more time with their patients and less time on documentation and paperworks. Productivity is greatly increased as the task of filing, looking for and pulling out charts and medical records are eliminated and lab and x-ray reports are managed and encoded in the software. The increase in revenue is brought about by the ability of the medical facility to code higher and help the medical practice conserve spaces for storage of medical records and chart filing.
About HealthTec Software, Inc
HealthTec is focused on the success of their clients’ business. Because of this, HealthTec desires their relationship with their clients to be based on integrity, honesty and true respect to their clients’ staff.
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HealthTec Software, Inc.
Northwest Atrium
11550 IH – 10 West, Suite 235
San Antonio, Texas 78230
Tel: 210-545-1010
Fax: 210-545-5545
www.healthtec-software.com
HealthTec Software, Inc. – The Leading Consigner Of The Highly Regarded Electronic Medical Records
San Antonio Texas, September 18, 2009 – HealthTec software, Inc. is the leading consigner of the highly regarded electronic medical records and full range of medical practice solutions software. The electronic medical records software that HealthTec offers their clients is equipped with a suite of easy to use and powerful features that are highly customizable to cater the demands of the medical practice and swell as allow the return of their clients’ investment.
Some of the key features that are available in HealthTec’s Electronic Medical Records Software are Electronic Prescriptions, custom SOAP, H&P and PE Templates, Decision Support (Diagnosis, ADE), Billing/Scheduling software Interface, Online Patient Portal, Health Maintenance Reminders, and Document/Image Management, specialty Specific HPI, Complaint, and ROS and Custom Form of Writer. The EMR software is also enabled in tablet and pocket PCs for quick access and easy transfer of patient’s files.
What makes HealthTec’s EMR to shine more is that it is customized to cater all medical practice specialties ranging from Cardiology, Gastroenterology to General surgery, Orthopedics, to OB-GYNE, Pediatrics to Pulmonology, Neurology to Dermatology and Dental to Urology and Podiatry and Internal Medicine to Urgent Care. “We have customized our Electronic Medical Records software in such a way that it can provide our clients with its maximum benefits by making its usable by all,” said Vance Nelson, President of HealthTec Software, Inc. “Each navigation option of HealthTec’s EMR module is aimed to vividly simulate the actual process and workflow of medical practice.” The EMR also supports other specialties such as Hematology, Geriatrics, Radiology, Allergology, Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Nursing Practices and Nurse Practitioner, Immunology and other specialties.
If the medical facility is looking to go paperless, a switch to EMR is the right thing to do. The electronic medical billing software offers a lot of benefits. Some of the benefits that the EMR offer are increase in revenue, provision of better patient care and improved productivity. Healthcare providers are able to provide better patient care as the software empowers them with significant information at a tap of the pen or click of the mouse. Nurses and physicians can spend more time with their patients and less time on documentation and paperworks. Productivity is greatly increased as the task of filing, looking for and pulling out charts and medical records are eliminated and lab and x-ray reports are managed and encoded in the software. The increase in revenue is brought about by the ability of the medical facility to code higher and help the medical practice conserve spaces for storage of medical records and chart filing.
About HealthTec Software, Inc
HealthTec is focused on the success of their clients’ business. Because of this, HealthTec desires their relationship with their clients to be based on integrity, honesty and true respect to their clients’ staff.
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Quality Medical Billing Software Offers a Bunch of Benefits
Quality Medical Billing Software Offers a Bunch of Benefits
The medical billing software is a filling system that which is tailored to cater the demands of the medical billing processes. The medical billing process can be considered Byzantine and knotty and requires a lot of work especially if the healthcare or medical facility manages diverse insurance companies including some agencies coming from the government and private sectors each of which requires a separate and distinct processing of the medical billing. Aside from the software’s purpose to generate bill, the medical billing software is also intended to apprehend payments made by the patients as well as their overall progress.
The healthcare providers and the hospital administrators nowadays are demanding for better solutions to their practice management such as the need to increase efficiency in work in providing high quality service to their patients and clients and at the same time cut costs. This is the reason why thousands of physicians and numerous medical facilities are switching to the medical billing software considering the needs of today’s healthcare office administration. With that, companies that create medical practice management software systems have generally tailored the medical billing software to function as a systematic and standardized fabric equipped with the principles of the International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems.
The edifice of the medical billing software is customized with glossary of codes that describe a patient’s condition, type of treatments received, payments and other pertinent data regarding the patient’s medical billing needs. Healthcare providers are required to know these codes by heart to maximize the benefits that the software has to offer. Once the medical billing software is integrated into the medical facility’s system, all of the patients’ records can now be entered in including their past medical history and medical billing charges that are not yet paid or have been paid. What’s good about the medical billing software is that it can be ordered to generate charges for the patient, healthcare providers, insurance companies or to anybody who is responsible for the payment of the patient’s medical bills.
The medical billing software has to be periodically updated to subsequently cope with the insurance companies’ code changes and to be able to get a hold on the latest information regarding their processes. Updating the software means that the usual codes used in the billing office of the medical facility should be changed and tailored to the codes that the insurance companies are using in their billing and accounting operations.
The medical billing software is a vital form of accounting software as it controls and preserves patient’s records including the payments he has made. When it comes to confidentiality, the medical billing software is also designed not to disclose any medical or billing information of the patient. The procurement and integration of the medical billing software into the healthcare system requires a lot of money and preparation. However, inspite the high cost of it, many medical practitioners and office administrations have found the software to be vital in their operations. With the medical billing software, medical practitioners and administrative clerks would no longer have to handle patient’s files by hand and billing errors are less likely to occur plus the fact that more time is spent to quality patient care.
The medical billing software is a filling system that which is tailored to cater the demands of the medical billing processes. The medical billing process can be considered Byzantine and knotty and requires a lot of work especially if the healthcare or medical facility manages diverse insurance companies including some agencies coming from the government and private sectors each of which requires a separate and distinct processing of the medical billing. Aside from the software’s purpose to generate bill, the medical billing software is also intended to apprehend payments made by the patients as well as their overall progress.
The healthcare providers and the hospital administrators nowadays are demanding for better solutions to their practice management such as the need to increase efficiency in work in providing high quality service to their patients and clients and at the same time cut costs. This is the reason why thousands of physicians and numerous medical facilities are switching to the medical billing software considering the needs of today’s healthcare office administration. With that, companies that create medical practice management software systems have generally tailored the medical billing software to function as a systematic and standardized fabric equipped with the principles of the International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems.
The edifice of the medical billing software is customized with glossary of codes that describe a patient’s condition, type of treatments received, payments and other pertinent data regarding the patient’s medical billing needs. Healthcare providers are required to know these codes by heart to maximize the benefits that the software has to offer. Once the medical billing software is integrated into the medical facility’s system, all of the patients’ records can now be entered in including their past medical history and medical billing charges that are not yet paid or have been paid. What’s good about the medical billing software is that it can be ordered to generate charges for the patient, healthcare providers, insurance companies or to anybody who is responsible for the payment of the patient’s medical bills.
The medical billing software has to be periodically updated to subsequently cope with the insurance companies’ code changes and to be able to get a hold on the latest information regarding their processes. Updating the software means that the usual codes used in the billing office of the medical facility should be changed and tailored to the codes that the insurance companies are using in their billing and accounting operations.
The medical billing software is a vital form of accounting software as it controls and preserves patient’s records including the payments he has made. When it comes to confidentiality, the medical billing software is also designed not to disclose any medical or billing information of the patient. The procurement and integration of the medical billing software into the healthcare system requires a lot of money and preparation. However, inspite the high cost of it, many medical practitioners and office administrations have found the software to be vital in their operations. With the medical billing software, medical practitioners and administrative clerks would no longer have to handle patient’s files by hand and billing errors are less likely to occur plus the fact that more time is spent to quality patient care.
3 Common Causes of Staff’s Resistance to the Integration of Electronic Medical Records Software in the Healthcare Setting
3 Common Causes of Staff’s Resistance to the Integration of Electronic Medical Records Software in the Healthcare Setting
The integration of electronic medical records software is supposed to be the advent of a more efficient and productive medical practice. As one of President Barack Obama’s campaign for the reformation of healthcare is the integration of the Electronic Medical Records software into the healthcare delivery system all over the country. This means full automation of medical practice and letting go of the traditional austere paper-based medical records. However, it seems that not all are ready to embrace the incorporation of the electronic medical records software into the healthcare delivery system. There are a lot of factors as to why some of the institution’s staff are resistant to the EMR and these factors can be narrowed down into 3 common factors.
First is the personality behavior issue, the staff’s aversion and insolence towards the EMR. They think that they know more about their patients and how they should carryout their duties and responsibilities and perform their functions than the electronic medical records. Sad to say but, there are other things that the electronic medial records know than your staff. For example; nowadays, a lot of pharmaceutical industries have sprouted from all over the globe and each of these pharmaceutical companies manufacture different drugs. Sometimes, it takes a while before these drugs are listed in the drug handbooks including their potential drug reactions, interactions as well as adverse effects. With electronic medical records software, an up to date drug database is made available to be used as reference by the prescribing physicians and medication nurses. Bottom line is, not all the time these so-called “the best staffs” are on top of the game. They should also learn how to accept change and deal with that change.
Another factor that affects the staff’s acceptance for the electronic medical records is their inability to comprehend as to how the EMR works and their lack of knowledge regarding the many benefits that it has to offer the institution. It is true that the concept of EMR is new to almost everybody who is involved in the care of the patient. However, electronic medical records software can be learned in a variety of ways. The internet is one resource that your staff can use to know more as to how the software works including its wide array of benefits. As a matter of fact, some of the most beneficial advantages of the integration of the electronic medical records into the healthcare network are the provision of optimum patient care and efficiency in work.
The third factor that causes the resistance to EMR is that your staff views the software as a threat. They try to protect their own interest instead of aiming for the success of the project. There are various reasons as to why such negative behavior exists. It could be that they’d rather stick to what they are used to doing rather than try out on something new. It could also be that they feel that their old ways are much more comfortable and that they wouldn’t want to start anew. Or it could be that they are afraid that the new technology would replace them and so they wouldn’t want to risk losing their jobs. The only way to deal with this problem is to communicate with them. Explain to your staff that there is nothing that they can do about the change but to embrace it. As what President Obama mentioned in one of his healthcare campaigns, the US government’s goal in 5 years time is to fully automate all healthcare institutions.
Stop the arrogance, there’s more to electronic medical records than what you think. Enough with the ignorance, it’s never too late to learn about EMR. Cease the turf protection, the electronic medical records software is meant to ease up the workflow of medical practice, not to replace you.
The integration of electronic medical records software is supposed to be the advent of a more efficient and productive medical practice. As one of President Barack Obama’s campaign for the reformation of healthcare is the integration of the Electronic Medical Records software into the healthcare delivery system all over the country. This means full automation of medical practice and letting go of the traditional austere paper-based medical records. However, it seems that not all are ready to embrace the incorporation of the electronic medical records software into the healthcare delivery system. There are a lot of factors as to why some of the institution’s staff are resistant to the EMR and these factors can be narrowed down into 3 common factors.
First is the personality behavior issue, the staff’s aversion and insolence towards the EMR. They think that they know more about their patients and how they should carryout their duties and responsibilities and perform their functions than the electronic medical records. Sad to say but, there are other things that the electronic medial records know than your staff. For example; nowadays, a lot of pharmaceutical industries have sprouted from all over the globe and each of these pharmaceutical companies manufacture different drugs. Sometimes, it takes a while before these drugs are listed in the drug handbooks including their potential drug reactions, interactions as well as adverse effects. With electronic medical records software, an up to date drug database is made available to be used as reference by the prescribing physicians and medication nurses. Bottom line is, not all the time these so-called “the best staffs” are on top of the game. They should also learn how to accept change and deal with that change.
Another factor that affects the staff’s acceptance for the electronic medical records is their inability to comprehend as to how the EMR works and their lack of knowledge regarding the many benefits that it has to offer the institution. It is true that the concept of EMR is new to almost everybody who is involved in the care of the patient. However, electronic medical records software can be learned in a variety of ways. The internet is one resource that your staff can use to know more as to how the software works including its wide array of benefits. As a matter of fact, some of the most beneficial advantages of the integration of the electronic medical records into the healthcare network are the provision of optimum patient care and efficiency in work.
The third factor that causes the resistance to EMR is that your staff views the software as a threat. They try to protect their own interest instead of aiming for the success of the project. There are various reasons as to why such negative behavior exists. It could be that they’d rather stick to what they are used to doing rather than try out on something new. It could also be that they feel that their old ways are much more comfortable and that they wouldn’t want to start anew. Or it could be that they are afraid that the new technology would replace them and so they wouldn’t want to risk losing their jobs. The only way to deal with this problem is to communicate with them. Explain to your staff that there is nothing that they can do about the change but to embrace it. As what President Obama mentioned in one of his healthcare campaigns, the US government’s goal in 5 years time is to fully automate all healthcare institutions.
Stop the arrogance, there’s more to electronic medical records than what you think. Enough with the ignorance, it’s never too late to learn about EMR. Cease the turf protection, the electronic medical records software is meant to ease up the workflow of medical practice, not to replace you.
Preparing Your Staff for the EMR
Preparing Your Staff for the EMR
In today’s world, more and more healthcare facilities are embracing the integration of EMR in their system. Other than it is an efficient way to handle patient’s medical records and income generating the electronic medical records is also a way to deliver prompt and quality patient care. However, despite the diminution of EMR to the workload of medical practice, controversies such as the high cost of EMR and the impact of EMR to the institutions’ staffs still remains.
It is undeniable that transitioning from the paper-based Medical Records to Electronic Medical Records (EMR) System is a very challenging move to make. Perhaps the implementation of EMR in the healthcare setting, may it be in the hospitals or clinics and healthcare facilities could have a gargantuan effect on its staff. It’ll take time for them to adjust as to how the EMRs work. So how can an institution prepare its staff for the big transition?
The key to an effective implementation of EMR in the healthcare setting is to circumspectly plan for it. What should be included in the planning is how much will the institution be spending for the complete transition. It is always a fact that the electronic medical records software is a very expensive file management system and requires a big sum of funds if the institution is planning for an all-out transition. By total transition, it means that medical records made of paper are to be eradicated and transferred into the computer systems. This calls for the procurement of more computers ranging from different types such as personal digital computers, tablet PC or handheld types.
Another way to successful transition is to address future problems of the staffs. The integration of EMR doesn’t only call for the conversion of paper-based records to computers but for role modifications as well. The institution’s staffs must be ready for function changes as well as how the EMR system works. It is vital for the main players of the healthcare system, in that case, the physicians, nurses, administration and business office to be prepared. Forming a committee manned by somebody who is knowledgeable about how the institution runs and committed to the project is a good place to start.
It is also required that a methodical argument as to the need of the modification should be made ready as this is what most would ask. The most appropriate thing to do is have a mission and vision statement that states the importance of the transition from paper-based medical records to EMR. Pilot testing the EMR is also one way to prepare your staff for the transition. The best move to make is to assign a group of personnel coming from different departments – physicians, ancillary, nursing, administration, and business office – and do hands-on on the EMR and teach it to their colleagues.
Take into consideration the cultural diversities. Not all members of the healthcare system are adept with computers, emails, and other advanced and complicated programs inspite the advent of the computer age. Have these people work and train on the EMR system more than those who are computer enthusiasts.
A lot of failures in the EMR system are results of poor planning, lack of knowledge as to how the system should work and be handled, as well as the inability of he main player to present and defend the case as to why there is a need for transition. Bottom line is, it takes a lot of time to plan for the integration of the EMR system before it is actually installed into the institution. However, despite all of these, in the long run the EMR system offers ore benefits than the conventional paper-based medical records.
In today’s world, more and more healthcare facilities are embracing the integration of EMR in their system. Other than it is an efficient way to handle patient’s medical records and income generating the electronic medical records is also a way to deliver prompt and quality patient care. However, despite the diminution of EMR to the workload of medical practice, controversies such as the high cost of EMR and the impact of EMR to the institutions’ staffs still remains.
It is undeniable that transitioning from the paper-based Medical Records to Electronic Medical Records (EMR) System is a very challenging move to make. Perhaps the implementation of EMR in the healthcare setting, may it be in the hospitals or clinics and healthcare facilities could have a gargantuan effect on its staff. It’ll take time for them to adjust as to how the EMRs work. So how can an institution prepare its staff for the big transition?
The key to an effective implementation of EMR in the healthcare setting is to circumspectly plan for it. What should be included in the planning is how much will the institution be spending for the complete transition. It is always a fact that the electronic medical records software is a very expensive file management system and requires a big sum of funds if the institution is planning for an all-out transition. By total transition, it means that medical records made of paper are to be eradicated and transferred into the computer systems. This calls for the procurement of more computers ranging from different types such as personal digital computers, tablet PC or handheld types.
Another way to successful transition is to address future problems of the staffs. The integration of EMR doesn’t only call for the conversion of paper-based records to computers but for role modifications as well. The institution’s staffs must be ready for function changes as well as how the EMR system works. It is vital for the main players of the healthcare system, in that case, the physicians, nurses, administration and business office to be prepared. Forming a committee manned by somebody who is knowledgeable about how the institution runs and committed to the project is a good place to start.
It is also required that a methodical argument as to the need of the modification should be made ready as this is what most would ask. The most appropriate thing to do is have a mission and vision statement that states the importance of the transition from paper-based medical records to EMR. Pilot testing the EMR is also one way to prepare your staff for the transition. The best move to make is to assign a group of personnel coming from different departments – physicians, ancillary, nursing, administration, and business office – and do hands-on on the EMR and teach it to their colleagues.
Take into consideration the cultural diversities. Not all members of the healthcare system are adept with computers, emails, and other advanced and complicated programs inspite the advent of the computer age. Have these people work and train on the EMR system more than those who are computer enthusiasts.
A lot of failures in the EMR system are results of poor planning, lack of knowledge as to how the system should work and be handled, as well as the inability of he main player to present and defend the case as to why there is a need for transition. Bottom line is, it takes a lot of time to plan for the integration of the EMR system before it is actually installed into the institution. However, despite all of these, in the long run the EMR system offers ore benefits than the conventional paper-based medical records.
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