Off The Record
EHR Doctor Productivity
Off the Record:
From the Desk of Kendall Tant, CEO, iData Medical Documentation
Did the EHR system in which your practice invested live up to its promise? Did you enjoy increased productivity, profitability, accessibility to information, and patient satisfaction? We’re curious. Let’s get the conversation going!
Even if you haven’t made the significant investment into an EHR system, it’s likely you’re doing some research. In case you’re new to the industry, the EHR – or Electronic Health Record – is simply software that allows clinical data to be stored, retrieved, organized and edited on a computer. Sounds good, right? But at this junction in history, there are still plenty of bugs in the system.
The EHR system has been hailed by some in medical circles as the holy grail of data management. But we’re far from integrating the EHR across the industry as standard operating procedure. And there’s a reason for that. Investing in an EHR system requires significant money, time, and training. Privacy’s an issue too. Topics for a future blog post!
