| Below is a story that shows why installing emr | | | | on them. The hospital recently had electronic |
| software in any medical practice will really | | | | medical record software installed. With this new |
| improve how patients are treated. The healthcare | | | | emr software it only took him a few minutes to |
| industry has been slow to implement the | | | | check Derek's electronic medical record and |
| software and surprisingly only about 10% of | | | | realize that his patient was very allergic to Latex. |
| medical practices use it.let me make up a little boy | | | | Doctor Bill quickly checked on Derek to make |
| named Derek. Derek was a charming 3 year old | | | | sure that none of the nurses were using latex |
| that played with his older brother Joe. His mom | | | | gloves. The Doctor could also see how upset |
| and dad got Derek a bike for his birthday because | | | | Derek was so he told him not to worry. He told |
| he had been begging them for one ever since he | | | | Derek that he had broke his leg that Derek could |
| saw how much fun his brother was having with | | | | pick out the color of his cast. |
| his. Derek rode his bke everywhere. He loved it. It | | | | Derek picked a green cast to put on. Dr. Bill's |
| was hard to get him off of it. | | | | favorite color was also green. The Doctor also |
| At the end of the week, Derek's grandparents | | | | reassured Derek that he would be able to ride his |
| decided they would spend their time with their | | | | bike again no matter what his brother had told |
| grandsons in order to allow Derek's parents to go | | | | him. |
| away for a conference. Of course, the | | | | Derek was suppose to return to the hospital in |
| grandparents aren't as careful when watching the | | | | five weeks. The receptionist at the hospital used |
| kids as their parents are and an accident occurred. | | | | the hospital's practice management software to |
| Derek was racing his brother Joe on his bike and | | | | make an appointment for Derek. |
| his foot got caught in the pedal and he couldn't | | | | Derek's grandparents felt bad for Derek and his |
| stop. He crashed off the side of the sidewalk in | | | | leg so in order to make things better they |
| front of his house and hurt his leg badly. Luckily, | | | | decided to go get some ice cream. After the 5 |
| Derek's Grandpa was headed out the door as | | | | weeks were up Derek and his family rode back |
| soon as it happened and was there to try and | | | | to the hospital where Dr. Bill took his cast off. Dr. |
| comfort Derek. Unfortunately, there was nothing | | | | Bill was suprised to see how fast Derek's leg |
| he could really do because it looked like Derek | | | | healed and warned him to be more careful on his |
| broke his leg. They rushed him to their local | | | | bike. |
| hospital. | | | | Derek was so happy to get his cast off because |
| The hospital was scary to Derek and he was in | | | | he could ride his bike again and show his brother |
| alot of pain. He was also crying because he loved | | | | that he was wrong. His parents were so happy |
| riding his bike and on the way into the emergency | | | | that their doctor had electronic medical records |
| room his older brother had told him that if he | | | | software installed because his grandparents had |
| broke his leg he couldn't ride his bike ever again. | | | | no idea and wouldn't have been able to tell the |
| Doctor Bill overheard Joe telling Derek about not | | | | hospital. They made sure from then on to let |
| being able to ride his bike and knew that this was | | | | everyone know about Derek's allergy, but didn't |
| a patient for him because he remembered having | | | | have to worry about their hospital because it was |
| an older brother just like Joe. Doctor bill was a | | | | kept in a place that his doctor could easily find in a |
| very nice doctor and very thorough. He always | | | | matter of seconds. |
| checked his patients records before he worked | | | | |