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Improve Workflow at Your Practice with Electronic Medical Records
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Article Overview: EMR can help the employees at your practice by increasing overall efficiency.
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Improve Workflow at Your Practice with Electronic Medical Records
While discussing electronic medical records with a colleague, I was asked about the customization of electronic medical records systems to increase overall work performance at a practice.
Some systems available today tout features like ease of use, or not needing templates. This modular approach to electronic medical records system features may be enough to work at some medical practices, but in general these solutions seek simplicity at the expense of functionality. Of course, it would be good to have patient records in a digital format, but this doesn't mean that it will be possible to derive more valuable meanings from the information, or use it more practically on a daily basis.
The field of ophthalmology requires robust electronic medical records systems - those able to document both high-resolution drawings and SOAP notes. A few years ago we spoke with an IT firm that was developing an electronic medical records system for ophthalmology; we ended up collaborating with them in developing a beta site, thinking that is this system would work for ophthalmology, then surely it would also work well within other medical specialties.
Unfortunately, at the time, the system was not ready to go live. As a result, we were immersed in a growing amount of basic programming work, without much of a benefit to the practice. At that time our EPM vendor wasn't offering another product for us to use - we were seeking something appropriate within the field of ophthalmology. This was the case at the time, even though the software company in question was a strong contender in the overall marketplace.
An important factor to consider when customizing is the need to spend time and effort to make modifications. Some systems come ready for basic set-up directly out of the box. However, the maximum potential of these systems resides in their power to change overall practice operations for the better. To change a basic system into one which enhances overall workflow at a practice, some modifications are necessary. We have found that the best way to plan for this is by using collaborative mind-mapping software.
Mind-mapping software lets group members think out loud, visually. Participants actually see the workflow diagram and the stages, from entering patient info, to choosing an open exam room - and on to billing and checkout. By looking at the overall flow of the exam process, we've been able to change the medical records to better suit our practice. The process has helped us locate places where our workflow can be improved, meanwhile streamlining the overall process to create a more efficient flow at our practice.
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