Electronic medical records (EMR) allow collection and maintenance of patient records digitally. A digital format helps in saving time spent in gathering past records. This is of significance in a developing country like India, which has a doctor patient ratio of 1:17001. Doctors are heavily burdened, and India is projected to fall short of 5 …
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What Google, Apple and Facebook are doing for Healthcare
The healthcare industry is a booming sector with many players getting involved each year with new ideas. With the exploitation of technology at its height, the Silicon Valley technology giants Google, Apple and Facebook are not far behind in the race of getting their share of this pie. It is really simple. Do you own a …
Do Electronic Medical Records Help Patient Recall?
It has become a common practice to help the patient get printed instructions and information after they leave an office. Before the introduction and implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHR), patient’s information materials were pamphlets, handouts, interactive computer programs, and videos. Patients’ medical records meanwhile can be interpreted through the EHR and clinicians are able …
Medical Software: Web-based or Offline?
Every medical office is required to run on a both cost-effective and well-organized medical billing software program. This software manages everything, from record-keeping of patients and planning appointments, placing payments, and distributing out weekly or monthly patient statements. Currently, billing is either paper or web-based. Paper-based consists of physical paper that has medical records in …
What is a Hospital Management System?
The IT system has revolutionised the field of medicine. In this fast-paced world of medicine, it is a daunting task to manage a multi-speciality hospital. A hospital management system (HMS) is a computer or web based system that facilitates managing the functioning of the hospital or any medical set up1. This system or software will help in making the …
Why Should Doctors Use a Medical Billing Software?
Modern healthcare is a complex system that integrates different services and activities not necessarily entirely pertaining to medical and by all means, not free of charge. Health costs money, so regarding medical side, practices must organize their finances and management. In this article Time Saving The medical billing process is an intricate interplay between the …
Medical Software for Doctors: Where is it Used?
As technology progresses, digitization becomes an indispensable need. In a healthcare organization, medical software, a form of digitization, is used for a wide variety of purposes. Its uses range from patient record keeping, insurance and billing to appointment scheduling and even electronic prescriptions. In this article Medical Management and Administration: Medical software use for managing …
Do Electronic Medical Records Reduce Patient’s Waiting Time?
Long waiting time is what upsets patients most. It wouldn’t be wrong if patient’s anxiety is directly related to the waiting time. Therefore, quick access to medical services is most appreciated and spending valuable time in front of the doctor’s office makes patients nervous and practitioners ineffective. In this article How can we optimise? The digitalization …
5 Mistakes Your Practice Should Avoid – Managing Patient Records
Until recently, Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems were actively being used by only some of the most sophisticated doctors and hospitals. However, at the moment, as a result of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act’s “Meaningful Use” inducements, portion of the American Retrieval and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), organizations are …
Do Electronic Medical Records Improve Profitability?
Electronic medical records (EMRs) play an integral role in improving profitability in healthcare organizations. Profitability refers to the condition of yielding a financial gain. In healthcare, profitability is achieved through increased ventures of revenue income as well as by reducing unnecessary expenses. In this article How EMRs Improve Profitability By Conserving Cost, Time and Resources …