| You have probably known for a while that there | | | | maintenance so that you can focus on what you |
| is cutting-edge software for the medical | | | | do best, take care of your patients. |
| profession available. In fact, it's been available, at | | | | Data protection is vital in today's society and the |
| least since the early 1990's. What you might not | | | | vendor of the software system is responsible for |
| know yet is that such electronic medical record | | | | ensuring data is protected at all levels from |
| software has rapidly increased in technology in | | | | hardware malfunctions to software issues. All data |
| just the last several years. One of the most | | | | is backed-up by a sophisticated software program |
| outstanding features in the new age of | | | | as well. |
| record-keeping software is that of portability. | | | | You also do not have to worry about installing the |
| Years ago, the only way to store information | | | | program or upgrading your system yourself. This |
| was to save backup copies on a floppy diskette, | | | | and their associated tasks are handled by the |
| disc or hard drive. In contemporary times | | | | vendor of the web-based EMR software program. |
| however, it has become far more convenient to | | | | Finally, if you operate from more than one office, |
| store data from remote locations, and keep them | | | | travel frequently or volunteer your services, you |
| constantly accessible via a secure Internet | | | | can access your records and data from |
| connection. Furthermore, many physicians have | | | | anywhere you can access the Internet. No longer |
| found in advantageous to have their entire | | | | do you have to be tied to the office or worried |
| system (including software and database) | | | | that you may forget a file or won't be able to |
| accessible online. The most sophisticated electronic | | | | access your data. |
| medical records software is completely portable. | | | | The initial investment for web-based EMR |
| Security is one of the most important benefits of | | | | software is much lower compared to other |
| web-based EMR software. This software meets | | | | systems. This is because you do not have to |
| the requirements of the HIPAA while also offering | | | | purchase hardware, servers, or software that can |
| more security than many small clinics can provide | | | | be very expensive. The initial investment is very |
| themselves. | | | | low and the monthly fee incurred to utilize the |
| Provided server maintenance is also a huge | | | | system can be written off as a monthly operating |
| benefit to web-based software. The provider of | | | | cost. |
| the software program takes care of server | | | | |