Electronic Medical Records Software
Electronic Health Records (EHR), also commonly called Electronic Medical Records (EMR), is quickly becoming commonplace among hospitals and private practices. Electronic Health Records software offers several benefits, many of which center around the elimination of the paper chart:
- Chart Room. By opting to use a digital chart over a physical chart, a practice can turn the physical space of a chart room into offices or additional rooms for exams, procedures, imaging equipment, and labs, as well other revenue-generating spaces.
- Managing Paper. Many practices spend countless hours of staff time looking for, moving, and managing paper charts. By digitizing medical records, this process is streamlined and costs are lowered. Additional cost savings are realized by the elimination of the paper, printers, toner, and other physical costs of the paper world.
- Archived Records. Medical practices are required to keep their patients' medical records for 7 years in most states. Storing an inactive patient's chart offsite is a common practice, but the need to do so can be easily removed through Electronic Health Records. In addition to conserving space, switching to an EHR database also saves money.
A complete EMR software system offers additional features, which both ChartLogic EMR and ChartLogic iAchieve EMR include:
- Best Practices. By incorporating template-based medical office software, a medical practice can ensure that all providers meet the required points of documentation and procedure.
- E&M Compliance. ChartLogic's template-based EMR software allows the practice to match its template to an E&M consultant tool to ensure the code chosen matches the requirements for E&M coding levels.
- Increased Reimbursement. The E&M coding tool can also suggest ways to correctly up-code your note to a higher level, increasing reimbursement.
- Efficient Charting. Using templates allows doctors to complete documentation quickly. By incorporating common words or phrases, the documentation is fast, consistent, accurate and complete.
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