How Electronic Medical Records are Changing the Game
Electronic medical records, along with health information systems and other technologies, are revolutionizing how patients access and receive health care services. Below introduces four ways that electronic medical records are changing the health care experience.
Better Quality of Care
Electronic medical records (EMRs) are one of the best ways to increase the quality of patient care. Digital EMRs mean that physicians can make better clinical decisions because they have instant access to complete medical histories. In addition to this, physicians can also access different medical documentation, such as x-rays, lab results and the prescription history. For example, the physician will be
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For example, EMRs mean that hospital administration staff can quickly transfer patient data from one department to another. Additionally, less time and money is spent on data entry, transcription services and records management. In fact, a digital records system will save physical space and reduce clutter. EMRs means fewer errors and thus better results and quality of patient care. Finally, most modern EMR systems are flexible and can be scaled and customized according to the practice size and scope.
Big Data
Big data is a common business buzzword that is usually used in reference to concepts such as consumer data or marketing demographics. However, big data analytics has excellent applications for health care organization. Big data will allow health care companies to effectively analyze and understand health care trends and costs. It will also result in increased administration efficiency, patient satisfaction and operational processes. However, big data can only be understood through historic and current records. Since many health care organizations have upgraded to modern programs, they merely need to migrate their archived data into their new electronic management record (EMR)