Is your EHR missing patient data? Are you accessing multiple systems for every patient? This can be rough, but there’s a simple solution.
We live in a digital age and whether we like it or not – that includes all things medical. The days of file cabinets and bankers boxes are gone. This means electronic health records (EHR) are here to stay, so it’s time we learn how to properly utilize them.
If you’ve worked in the
healthcareprofession longer than five minutes it’s likely that you’ve heard a physician complain about some sort of digital obstacle they’re facing while trying to provide their patients with the care they deserve. Physicians will always be the happiest when they can do their job with as few roadblocks as possible. And unfortunately, EHR systems can be their biggest roadblock.
But it doesn’t have to be that way!
One of the biggest complaints we hear from physicians is that they want to access ALL patient information within ONE system. This seems like a simple request that could make everyone’s days go much smoother, but it’s not as easy as it sounds. In larger healthcare facilities it’s actually quite common to use one main EHR, along with several other ancillary systems because said systems don’t talk to one another. Needless to say, this wastes more precious time than we care to think about. Now that you already have to login to multiple systems to get all of your patients information, what happens if your facility adds in
one more change – like
switching their EHR vendor?
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