| Is there an electronic medical record system | | | | Reminders- 72% Reports- 76% Tracking- 74% |
| ready for the 21st century? Is there an | | | | PCWindows/Mac compatible- 9% |
| affordable electronic medical record system? Can | | | | Which EMR Price is Right? |
| a good EMR help to reduce my business's medical | | | | The average set up cost of these 88 EMR |
| liability expenses? | | | | systems is around $870; however, the average |
| 21st Century Specs You Need for Your EMR | | | | annual maintenance cost is $2,254 per year. Does |
| This is a time of fast-paced business. To be blunt, | | | | this sound strange to you too? Many practices |
| if your current EMR does not keep up with 21st | | | | are getting knocked around by the potholes that |
| century needs, than your medical practice will | | | | their EMR systems create. But they are still |
| experience something similar to driving down a | | | | driving into them at full speed, and it is costly. |
| road filled with potholes. No matter how fast you | | | | The average number of active EMR users as of |
| try to move, you will keep getting your practice | | | | 2002 is 2, 225 users per EMR. That means that |
| knocked around until you finally have to pay more | | | | there is a large market for more effective |
| to repair it. | | | | electronic medical records systems. That also |
| Why not take a road without potholes? An EMR | | | | means that there are a lot of users that regularly |
| that can keep up with the needs of your | | | | run into these potholes as well, and they don't |
| practice? You can, but you must do your | | | | want to help pay for the repairs. |
| homework. Check the 21st century EMR specs. | | | | EMR, the Right Prescription for Reducing Liability |
| What does your current EMR have? | | | | Costs |
| This list, compiled by emrupdate.com, consists of | | | | Perhaps the reason there are so many EMR users |
| 24 EMR needs and how many of 88 current EMR | | | | is that is safe. Customers want to reduce liability |
| systems actually meet them. | | | | costs, as do medical practices. Pres. Bush toured |
| Office schedule module- 32% 3rd party | | | | the country after his reelection, from Downington, |
| scheduling- 57% Billing module- 24% 3rd party | | | | PA to Canton, OH to Collinsville, IL, talking about |
| billing- 63% Lab / HL7 interface- 57% | | | | liability costs and defensive medicine. |
| Prescriptions- 81% Drug interactions- 49% EM | | | | Small practices spend an average of $150,000 per |
| ASP- 27% Internet access- 48% Dial in access- | | | | year in liability costs. When medical records are |
| 75% Connection from separate locations- 77% | | | | kept the same way college dorm rooms are |
| Wireless- 77% Transcription compatible- 75% | | | | kept, this makes sense. Most practices are |
| Voice recognition- 69% PDA compatible- 42% | | | | smarter than that and are looking for an EMR |
| Handwriting recognition- 43% Digital imaging- 80% | | | | that works. The right EMR may be the best |
| Freeform sketches- 49% Practice guidelines- 61% | | | | defensive medicine. |