Medical Record System

As medical practices throughout the nation are transitioning to electronic medical records (EMR), the demand for innovative electronic medical records programs is burgeoning. To take advantage of all the benefits of EMR, practices should look for a superior medical record system that can enable:

• Greater availability of comprehensive patient data at the point of decision
• More efficient and more accurate management of medical record data
• Easier ordering of prescriptions
• Improved patient safety through more thorough drug interaction and allergy checks
• More effective follow-up, education and communication with patients
• Improved coordination of care

With an electronic medical record system, practices may also qualify for financial incentives from the U.S. government, offered to practices that can demonstrate meaningful use of electronic medical record (EMR) technology.

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A web based medical record system offers a more affordable solution.

While the price tag for many medical record systems may be quite high, an online EMR system offers an affordable alternative. An online or web based medical record system allows users to access the software from any computer. That means that rather than needing to purchase, install and maintain expensive software and hardware, the medical practice can simply pay a monthly subscription fee. Upgrades and maintenance are handled automatically by the software provider, and since data is kept at a highly secure data center, patient medical record information is more secure. Additionally, since a web based system makes data available anywhere there is a computer and access to the Internet, physicians may access the medical record system from the office, the hospital or even from home or remote locations, making patient records far more accessible than with a system where the data is restricted to within the walls of the practice.

Centricity Advance offers smaller medical practices an affordable electronic record system.

Centricity Advance from GE Healthcare, one of the nation's leading EMR vendors, is a web based medical record system that gives the smaller practice and independent clinicians access to an affordable yet innovative EMR system. Centricity Advance combines an EMR system with a medical office management software solution and a patient portal, enabling smaller practices to:

• Use electronic medical record data to help enhance the quality of care. Centricity Advance makes a wealth of data rapidly available to the physician, including patient records, medical literature and drug interaction and allergy information.
• Operate more efficiently. Practice management tools allow administrators to streamline and automate administrative tasks, enabling more work to get accomplished with fewer staff.
• Improve financial management. Centricity Advance helps practices track, analyze and manage patients and payments more efficiently, which can improve cash flow management and smooth the revenue cycle.
• Give patients better access to healthcare and their medical information. The patient portal enables patients to interact with the practice more easily, going online to fill prescriptions, schedule appointments, view lab results, and consult their medical records.

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