As more practices seek to take advantage of the clinical and financial advantages of the physician electronic medical record (EMR), a wide variety of medical records management software solutions have entered the market. For the independent clinician or small practice, EMR implementation presents quite a challenge. Many electronic medical software solutions are costly to purchase and quite complex to manage, requiring more financial and IT resources than the small practice can afford. A practical small practice EMR solution would need to come at a more affordable price tag or, even better, at a cost that could be spread out over time. A practical small practice EMR would also need to be easy to implement and use, eliminating the need for an IT staff to maintain the system and handle upgrades. A small practice EMR system would nevertheless need to be highly secure, in order to help small practices comply with regulations concerning the security and privacy of patient information.
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Fortunately, a web based electronic medical records solution can satisfy these requirements for a small practice EMR system. A web based or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS EMR) system requires no upfront purchase of software or hardware to run the system. The application is available online, thus instead of a significant capital investment and costly ongoing IT expenses, the small practice pays only an affordable monthly subscription fee. Superior web based software is easy to set-up and use, enabling the small practice or independent physician to quickly transition to EMR technology. Since a web based system keeps all EMR and practice data on a server at a highly secure data center, patient information is far more secure than if it resided on a server within the practice.
When seeking a web based small practice EMR solution, more practices today are turning to Centricity Advance.
Centricity Advance from GE Healthcare offers the small practice a comprehensive solution for EMR support. With Centricity Advance, practices can be fully operational with EMR in as little as four weeks. Centricity Advance enables physicians and administrators to view medical records at the hospital or other remote locations – wherever there is Internet access – as well as at the office. In addition to EMR technology, Centricity Advance also includes physician practice management tools and a patient portal, enabling the small practice to operate more efficiently, manage the revenue cycle more effectively and give patients online access to their medical records, lab results, prescription refill requests and more.
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