With the adoption of electronic health records, a significant transition is taking place in the healthcare industry where the physicians and the healthcare staff themselves are being made to record their services and procedures electronically with the help of technology. However, it should be remembered by all in the healthcare industry that mere deployment of […]
EHR Adoption and Things You Should Understand
According to some statistics, as of the year 2017, around 95% of hospitals have adopted electronic health records (EHRs) in their facilities. However, it is also seen that the facilities are not putting the EHR systems to full use. Yet, the facilities are using the data from electronic records for various purposes including – monitoring […]
Essential features ASCs must look for in EHRs
It has been observed that the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) across hospitals has reached more than 90% whereas the adoption of EHRs in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) is not even 10%. It is estimated that a less percentage of ASCs that are hospital owned or affiliated, use the hospital EHRs. The reason for […]
Get to Know How EHRs Aid Healthcare Industry
Electronic health records (EHRs) are patients’ digital records that are the electronic version of the patients’ paper charts. Since the EHR contains comprehensive data regarding a patient including the patient medical history, demographic details, ailments, diagnoses, treatment, and medication details. The electronic health records are very useful to the health care providers as they can […]
Understand the Advantages of Electronic Health Records
To meet the “meaningful use” requirements it has become necessary for healthcare organizations to implement electronic health records (EHRs) that are the digital records of health information of patients. The EHRs contain all the information that’s available in paper charts including medical history, diagnoses, medications, vital signs, info on allergies, and laboratory reports. The electronic […]
Things to Know Regarding EHR Implementation
The electronic version of patients charts are the electronic health records (EHRs) that facilitate the availability of patient information to the physicians and other healthcare providers. The electronic health records work on a real-time basis and are patient-centered that help in providing patient information instantaneously and securely. The EHR systems cover a broad spectrum of […]
Are Cloud-Based EHRs Beneficial?
Electronic health records have become essential for every healthcare facility and choosing an EHR system is a crucial thing. Healthcare providers have two options to choose from regarding the software – they can host the software on their own network or on an EHR system where it can be accessed through the cloud-based internet. The […]
Cognitive Design in EHRs Facilitate Physicians
Electronic health records are patients’ health records stored in a digital format that have comprehensive information related to a patient’s health that is collected from various healthcare providers including laboratories and specialists. Since the patient history is available online, it is accessible to any physician, specialist, or any other person, including the patient himself, who […]
Role of Technology in Transforming Healthcare
It is a fact that technology is being used heavily in the healthcare industry, although a bit later than other industries and health informatics is one evolving specialization. Health informatics is a term given to the process of acquisition, storage, retrieval and use of patient information by various healthcare providers of a patient with a […]
Some Common Myths about Healthcare Documentation -Avontix
Medical transcription or healthcare documentation is an interesting and challenging career option for people who are inclined towards the human medicine industry. Like any other thing in this world, healthcare documentation also has its share of myths. Let’s see here some myths related to medical transcription jobs that could be a hindrance to your career […]