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The Untold cost of EMR

Michael Stanton 14-Mar-2019 06:55:43

The untold cost of EMR

Electronic Medical Record systems have now been widely adopted in Australia and around the world. Possibly the most publicised roll out has been in the United States with the government providing significant fiscal incentives under the Meaningful Use program.

In this blog I use the terms EHR and EMR interchangeably.

In the US for example it's common to use EHR (Electronic Health Record) as the term for a patient’s medical record, whereas in Australia, the personal health record system, MyHealth Record is commonly referred to as an EHR. In Australia, the patient record is generally referred to as an EMR (Electronic Medical Record)

5 Reasons why traditional EHRs don't cut it for ophthalmic practices

Michael Stanton 08-Sep-2016 07:00:00
5 Reasons why traditional EHRs don't cut it for ophthalmic practices

Traditional EHR systems do not meet ophthalmologists' functional requirements. This is what an August 2011 report published by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) says.

The paper which is titled ‘Special Requirements for Electronic Health Record Systems in Ophthalmology’ argues that the field of ophthalmology has a number of ‘specialty specific’ requirements that are not taken into consideration by traditional EHR systems. Its abstract reads:

Digital Patient Rounding Solutions: the pros and cons

Michael Stanton 23-Feb-2016 07:00:00
Digital Patient Rounding Solutions: the pros and cons

Doctors, nurses and care givers having been doing medical rounds since time began.

Segen’s Medical dictionary defines rounds as:

‘Bedside visits by a physician—or other health professional—to evaluate treatment, assess current course and document the patient’s progress or recuperation’

(from: Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.)

Confused?  How to make sense of Paperless Medical Records Solutions

Michael Stanton 07-Oct-2015 16:48:16
Confused?  How to make sense of Paperless Medical Records Solutions

EMR, EHR, PCEHR, eHealth – what’s it all mean?

When it comes to naming computerised medical record solutions, the common approach, is to give them an acronym, or at the very least get the letter ‘e’ in there somewhere. The result is confusion.

I am frequently in conversations with people who randomly interchange EMR with EHR, eHealth with PCEHR and Paperless Medical Records with Digital Documents. And who can blame them?  It’s ambiguous and a conversation like that generally results in a headache.

In this post I hope to shed more light on what the terms all mean and bring it back to plain language.

How to transition to paperless medical records systems. [3 Tips]

Michael Stanton 11-Aug-2015 07:00:00
How to transition to paperless medical records systems. [3 Tips]

Transitional planning is crucial when making the move from your current paper based medical records system to a paperless one. For example, when to stop using one system and start using the other? What do you do with your current paper medical records? Should you scan them all into the new system? Scanning all your records could be a significant and costly task. Perhaps you can make the transition over a period of time, taking a staged approach. Are there other options?

Choosing a digital medical records management system: 4 considerations

Michael Stanton 20-May-2015 06:57:00
Choosing a digital medical records management system: 4 considerations

Paperless or digital medical records management systems, are the buzz term these days. It seems like just about every medical practice manager at private and public hospitals is seriously considering adopting digital patient charts and going paperless. There are multitudes of systems out there that, from a distance, all look similar. So which one is right for your medical organisation and what are the most important things you should consider when making the change? 

Read on if you want to discover 4 aspects that you need to consider when making the change from a paper system to a digital medical records system.