subject: Electronic Medical Records: Making Life Safer And More Convenient [print this page] It is not at all surprising if all of medical facilities and even billing companies would utilize advanced technology such as electronic health system especially now that there are a lot of paperless systems crawling in the market today. Experts claim that this new advancement in health care management will make health care safer, effective, cost-efficient and convenient.
What can these new paperless systems do for you? Well first, it can save you from unnecessary trips and appointments to the doctor. A lot of us would agree that it is a headache when we have to go to our doctors each time we want something answered about our prescriptions or we have to get our prescriptions from them. Web-based electronic records will allow you to get your prescription without taking some time off from work and drive to your doctors clinic.
Next, you will be able to keep track of your loved ones medical records even when you are somewhere else in the world. Web-based health records will be able to collect information from medical facilities where your loved one keeps getting medical checkups. Everything from medical history, family history, treatment and management history and current medications are placed there.
electronic health records will also allow you to get your laboratory test results without calling your doctor in his clinic every now and then. Whenever test results become available, this system will allow you to download the report and that would mean faster access. However, the drawback here is when you dont understand what the laboratory result is all about. You will still then have to consult your doctor. Nonetheless, you will be able to get hold of your results faster than waiting.
The system like electronic medical records allows full storage of lifetime collection of x-ray results, CTs and MRIs. Laboratory technology has become digital with the advent of advanced technology and this is to your advantage as the patient because you will then be able to get your results and make your doctor read it for you instead of going through specialists.
Just recently, electronic health records allow evaluation and assessment whether the patient is going to interact with his or her current medication
