| EMR stands for Electronic Medical Records but it's | | | | Companies like CureMD Corporation, NextGen, |
| definitely the new code for sustainability in the | | | | CERNER, EpicCare are some market leaders along |
| field of Medicine and healthcare. EMR Systems are | | | | with many others that are producing, EMR |
| making lives easy at medical transcription offices | | | | Systems, services and solutions. Services such as |
| and simplifying clinical procedures. On one occasion | | | | Electronic Medical billing, Health Business Processes |
| it costs about 7 stapler pins at least 15-25 A4 size | | | | Outsourcing, Online Patient Registration, Medical |
| papers, mailing/receiving and a lot of human | | | | Data Migrating/Compiling, and Electronic Physician |
| effort, while not using EMR Systems at healthcare | | | | Order Entry along with Medical Mobile Care are |
| facilities, for every visiting American Patient. EMR | | | | the new generation of EMR Systems. These |
| Systems are eliminating the hefty record keeping, | | | | products and services are not only developing |
| paper based demography, Medical insurance paper | | | | paper free environment at clinics and hospitals but |
| work, hand written test requests/results and | | | | also ensuring lesser visits to the practices for lab |
| prescription. Replacing them with the Green | | | | reports/ test results and lesser adverse drug |
| & clean Electronic Medical Record systems. | | | | events thus leading to a much efficient and |
| EMR Systems are not very old in USA; in fact a | | | | patient friendly scenario. |
| significant drop in the usage and sales of EMR | | | | On the other hand EMR Systems are making |
| Systems was recorded after the HIPPA act 1996 | | | | tiring and annoying insurance & claim |
| became effective. Practices and individual | | | | processes easier and faster as they can be |
| physicians were shy using EMR Systems to avoid | | | | performed with a few clicks. Benefits of EMR |
| any type of identity, and critical personal | | | | Systems are countless as they bring an evolution |
| information complications. Fortunately with the | | | | in the way medical practices work and reduce |
| CCHIT [certified electronic medical records] | | | | overtimes and errors along with file compiling and |
| backing and certifying these EMR Systems, has | | | | energy needs. I feel confident and hopeful that |
| encouraged sales and usage of EMR Systems at | | | | EMR Systems are the green turn that healthcare |
| hospitals and clinics. | | | | industry is taking. |