Medical Charting Software Is Affordable
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009Medical Charting Software Is Affordable for small practice doctors. Part of the Obama economic stimulus plan includes both incentive payments for adoption of medical charting software and eventually penalties for NOT adopting and implementing the software in a doctors office.
What are the benefits of EMR software?
1- Time savings of having a centalized, computerized chart. No more time spent wasted pulling or looking for files.
2- Reduced number of pharmacy and drug refill requests. Teach your patients to call the pharmacy for refills and have the pharmacy send you an electronic prescription refill request. Then check your messages periodically thru the day and reply
3- Ability to enter SOAP notes any way you wish, by: A- Traditional Transcription method which is then uploaded and placed into the appropriate chart; B- Voice Dictation method or C- Template driven method of mouse and keyboard.
4- Ability to accept Lab results automatically into your EMR software.
5- Increase quality of patient care as a result of reduced medication errors and the benefit of having all information at your fingertips.
6- Benefits of a paperless office with Fax servers and document scanning.