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Electronic Health/Medical Records
Why is it important?
How is it going to improve efficiency?
They will be able SHOW offices how it will save them MONEY!
Health IT Definition
Technology to:
Store
Share
Analyze health information
Health IT
To improve PATIENT CARE
There are several areas of Health IT:
- Public Health
- Project Management
- IT, software installation and maintaince
- Electronic Health Record (EHR)
- Patient
- Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
- Clinic
What is Health IT?
EHR:
The Pulse of your Office
Efficiency...HOW?
Why is it IMPORTANT?
Workflows created:
When the patient arrives in the office, ask them if they updated their EHR with chief comlaints prior to arrival?
Yes
- Alerts the clinician that the patient has arrived and EMR is updated
- Clinician can review patient EHR/EMR for possible lab tests needed prior to consultation
No
- Have the patient sit at the computer kiosk to update their record
- Once complete, will respond with Yes
EHR/EMR
Can provide summaries of your patient
Create efficiency in time management
Less wait time for patient
Helps patient movement
Quicker Lab response
Assists with insurance claims
For further questions contact:
Gologan Consultations
designsbytrena@gmail.com
SHOW ME THE MONEY!
Thank You!
Thank you to:
Tristin Carmichael and Aise Cannon for assisting with vignette
Barri Dean and Tricia Reed for use of lab coat and rooms
Meghan DiRito for office space
http://healthit.gov/patients-families/basics-health-it
The EHR/EMR system will:
Give suggestions for possible diagnosis, helps lessen the diagnosis time=time efficiency
Gives patient summary, history which provides a better diagnosis= less labs required
Allow clinicians to enter diagnosis right into the system which will allow to process your insurance claims with less errors.
LESS ERRORS, ERRORS, ERRORS = MORE $$$