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According to a research conducted by CSC (Computer Sciences Corp.), less than 6% of healthcare providers have the capacity to qualify for first stage criteria of meaningful use recommendations. Report has further highlighted 10 major obstacles for healthcare professionals in meeting meaningful use: Capturing and Recording Data Collecting and entering data in structured format is number one hurdle in fulfilling meaningful use criteria. Its collection and recording of data in such a way that it can be sorted and selected for reporting. |
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With increasing use and implementation of electronic medical records, issues like security, safety and privacy of important patient data are getting highlighted. Issues related to disclosure of information contained in medical records related to different patients need to be looked into. Though electronic medical records are very useful and assure handful of benefits, it is also important to maintain adequate privacy of the records while using EMR. Patients also expect to make informed choices when it comes to their own medical care and treatment. |
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Leading a paperless practice is not a new phenomenon in healthcare industry. Considering the amount of paperwork that doctors have to do in daily routine, this is a serious issue. Some of physicians and healthcare professionals tend to spend more time documenting and dictating than what they spend with the patient. This is exactly what Pauline Chen’s column on New York Times highlights that an average physician spends as much time doing the paperwork as it does with the patient. This lowers the efficiency of not just a particular practice but of the whole healthcare. So healthcare professionals have always been looking for ways to lower the amount of paperwork they have to do at their medical practices. |
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Opting for electronic medical records can ensure to increase the efficiency and profitability of the medical practices. However, the initial installation of the EMR systems may involve some costs which could have great implications of small and medium-sized medical practices. This is because there may be many medical practices which may not be able to afford the upfront costs. The money which may be required to fund the adoption on a full scale will actually be in billions and therefore it becomes unrealistic to expect the government to adequately assist practices with these costs. |
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List of EMR vendors is ever growing with more and more providers and big players like Microsoft, Google and IBM joining in. Therefore, finding the right EMR vendor has become quite tricky. Following steps should help you finding the right EMR vendor for your practice |
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