THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Physicians are at a crossroads. Like the traveler in Robert Frost’s celebrated poem, “The Road Not Taken,” today’s providers must make a fundamental decision: whether to purchase atemplate-based EMR (which is what most electronic charting systems are) or to choose a
more innovative solution—the road less traveled. The decision they make will have aprofound effect on their practice of medicine.
The well-traveled road is littered with templates. The makers of template-based EMRs assume that medicine can be broken down into various
diagnoses and disease entities. But, medicine is not that simple. At issue is that template-based systems do not address the most critical
problem facing doctors: the time wasted on medical documentation. In fact, template-based EMRs slow down charting, increase malpractice risk, and lead to professional stress. Even worse, templates force patients into inflexible molds, resulting in lower medical quality. This
explains why doctors have been reluctant to adopt EMRs, and why templates are being given away for free.
Praxis EMR started on the road less traveled over twenty years ago. Throughout its development, Praxis has been guided by on
e goal: to develop a template-free EMR that empowers physicians to chart faster, better,and easier. Because Praxis EMR works with free
text rather than templates, doctors chart in their own words. And, because of its unique artificial intelligence engine, Praxis gets
smarter and faster the more it is used. The power of Praxis has attracted companionshipon the road less traveled. Praxis is certified
for Meaningful Use, has won prestigious awards, and enjoys the passionate support of thousands of brilliant physician-users, whose collective experiences continue to enrich Praxis EMR today. Readmore
