EHR: 5 Whys for physicians
April 27th, 2008 by 
David E. Williams of the Health business blog
SoftwareAdvice.com has posted 5 Ways Physicians Can Profit from Using an EMR. The list is pretty good:
- Stop paying staff to manage paper –imagine being able to find information as easily as you can do on Google
- Reduce malpractice premiums –improved documentation helps the defense at trials and can also improve follow-up with patients
- Stop downcoding and submit claims with confidence –although it’s important to make sure what gets put into the EHR is truthful
- Participate in pay-for-performance programs –which are much more feasible with electronic records
- Get your EMR purchase subsidized –your local hospital may be willing to foot the bill: up to 85 percent
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3 Comments »
April 28th, 2008 at 10:52 am
The biggest thing, in my opinion, is increased efficiency. We have very much succeeded in being a profitable practice, in large part due to our EMR (not despite it).
Here is a post I made on this subject: http://distractible.org/2008/04/08/and-i-feel-fine/
April 28th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
100% agree with Rob — they left out the biggest opportunity with increased efficiency. You can’t forget about patients if you use the EMR correctly.
http://www.waittimes.blogspot.com
April 28th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Yes, I think Bob is right, efficiency is just very important.