subject: Switch From Paper To Electronic Medical Records Today! [print this page] Recording data on paper has been around for as long as we can remember, but now it is gradually being replaced by computer-based records, even in the medical industry. These records are commonly known as Electronic Medical Records.
This replacement started nearly 20 years ago, and it began in the western healthcare systems, and now it is creeping its way in the eastern medical healthcare systems, too. However, the computerized datastoring has not yet achieved the level of penetration in the healthcare system as opposed to the transport, finance and retail industries, but this is also subjective to the countries and their level of development in the sector. National penetration of EMRs may have reached over 90% in primary care practices in Norway, Sweden and Denmark (2003), but has been limited to 17% of physician office practices in the USA (2001-2003) but the software has been implemented mostly for administrative purposes, they haven't gone as far a clinical purposes yet.
Nonetheless, the Electronic Medical Records should be adapted in all the healthcare facilities because it makes keeping track of the patients records and details very easy and makes the organization more efficient. This software is the heart of all the other technology in terms of medical advancements such as electronic billing, routine clinic schedule.
The aim of any organization is to increase productivity, and reduce its costs. Using the Electronic Medical Records this can be achieved because when organizations use this system they will record data faster, and more efficiently. Companies won't have to hire that many clerks to handle the records because after implementing this, it will become a one man job, therefore they will save labor costs. Accessing the data will be less tedious, and you can search the patients' details by typing their codes, rather than going through stacks of files in the paper-based data storage system.
Now the change is becoming more rapid, and people have started to become aware of this system and its benefits, it is imperative to be up to the mark in this day and age where competition is at its peek and just good service doesn't cut it. You need to have a comparative advantage, and the Electronic Medical Records can be that advantage, especially when its not all that common yet.
The organization that have adapted the system are very satisfied, because now their system is more efficient, faster, and stronger, transferring data within minutes and just by a click of a button you get all the records of the patients which include their biography, personal information, medical history, prescriptions, test results etc.
Further queries can be resolved on the website http://www.healthtec-software.com/electronic-medical-records.htm. Reviews suggest that adopting the new system might lead to greater costs; however, such costs should be perceived as capital expenditure and not expenses. That is, the company should see it as an investment, and not a loss.
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HealthTec Software, Inc.
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