| The investment you make in acquiring electronic | | | | information, and access insurance information. |
| medical record (EMR) hardware and software is | | | | These features alone will cut in half the time your |
| significant-but the investment you make in | | | | staff spends on collections. These highly accurate |
| ensuring that the system works the way you | | | | reports provide valuable information on everything |
| want it to is even greater. How can you protect | | | | that is outstanding, the number of days that the |
| that investment? Physicians can easily spends | | | | claims have been out and which insurance |
| hundreds of hours ensuring that their EMR works | | | | companies are the slowest to pay, including how |
| as it should. Templates have to be developed, | | | | much each one owes. - Control over practice - |
| macros have to be created. But what happens | | | | With new database technology and practice |
| when these modifications are made to proprietary | | | | management systems that are linked to EMRs, |
| systems? They may not be transferrable to | | | | you'll be able to run a number of different practice |
| other applications. And if that's not a problem, but | | | | management reports to help keep you in control |
| what if you someday want a change? Many | | | | of your practice. There are a number of quick |
| doctors find the EMR they first selected isn't the | | | | reports that can be printed out daily that tell |
| one they want for the longer term. In fact, some | | | | practice owners things like the number of patients |
| industry data suggests that there's a nationwide | | | | seen on a specific day, total collections, new |
| de-installation rate of 30 to 40 percent. If this | | | | patients compared to old patients, reschedules, |
| happens to you and your data is "locked in" to | | | | cancellations, etc. all on one screen. - Practice |
| your first EMR, you'll have to recreate everything. | | | | automation - The total automation of the front |
| The solution is a Microsoft-based EMR. Not only is | | | | and back offices will drastically cut down on labor |
| it built on a robust system that offers stability | | | | costs. Scheduling, super-bill creation and |
| and security, it will also protect your investment | | | | management, document management, and |
| of time and resources by ensuring you can move | | | | integration with the EMR, will save your office |
| your data when and if you need to. Where can | | | | hours each day. New patient portal features give |
| you find a Microsoft-based EMR? It's not easy. | | | | the patient the ability to fill out their demographics |
| Today, hundreds of EMR providers tout an array | | | | online before they even come in to the office for |
| of products with many features-but most are | | | | their appointment, at a kiosk within your office or |
| built using proprietary technology. When you do, | | | | via their marking a bubble sheet will save your |
| you'll get the benefits of having an EMR system: - | | | | staff from having to fill this information out upon |
| Better collections - The best EMR systems on the | | | | patient check-in. Scheduling will also become |
| market feature dynamic accounts receivables | | | | faster, more accurate and will remind you to |
| reports which enable the biller to drill down on | | | | authorize a patient's insurance before they come |
| each line item on screen to re-bill, access patient | | | | in. |