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Health IT Summit in San Francisco
2015-03-03 - 2015-03-04    
All Day
iHT2 [eye-h-tee-squared]: 1. an awe-inspiring summit featuring some of the world.s best and brightest. 2. great food for thought that will leave you begging for more. 3. [...]
How to Get Paid for the New Chronic Care Management Code
2015-03-10    
1:00 am - 10:00 am
Under a new chronic care management program authorized by CMS and taking effect in 2015, you can bill for care that you are probably already [...]
The 12th Annual World Health Care  Congress & Exhibition
2015-03-22 - 2015-03-25    
All Day
The 12th Annual World Health Care Congress convenes decision makers from all sectors of health care to catalyze change. In 2015, faculty focus on critical challenges and [...]
ICD-10 Success: How to Get There From Here
2015-03-24    
1:00 pm
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 1:00 PM Eastern / 10:00 AM Pacific Make sure your practice is ready for ICD-10 coding with this complimentary overview of [...]
Customer Analytics & Engagement in Health Insurance
2015-03-25 - 2015-03-26    
All Day
Takeaway business ROI: Drive business value with customer analytics: learn what every business person needs to know about analytics to improve your customer base Debate key customer [...]
How to survive a HIPPA Audit
2015-03-25    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Wednesday, March 25th from 2:00 – 3:30 EST If you were audited for HIPAA compliance tomorrow, would you be prepared? The question is not so hypothetical, [...]
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Oct 21 : Best EHR Systems to Storing Medical and Health Records

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As healthcare gets busier and busier practices need new software. Current technology elements cannot keep up with the patient load. Patients have a lot of data and incur many insurance claims. This means practices everywhere are becoming overloaded with data. For this reason, many medical practices seek new software programs. Electronic Health Record (EHR) is one solution to this problem.

Electronic health records companies provide a good software that manages patient data. EHR software is highly desired by practices all over the country. EHR is in such demand as it is a great way to record patient data. Patient data is inputted into the EHR software for easy access. Software has features to help doctors stay on top of medical issues. EHR has the ability to run reports on outstanding lab results. This helps doctors monitor which patients’ labs need to be reviewed.

EHR can also manage prescriptions and allergies to medications. This allows doctors to know right away which medications are suitable. The software allows doctors to submit prescriptions electronically. EHR systems are very useful for doctors who work with other doctors. Multiple doctors in a practice need access to all patient data. EHR systems allow this access to all authorized users of the software. Many firms offer several purchasing options for EHR systems. These systems can be purchased outright or leased for a time being. It is best to contact electronic health records companiesto see purchase options.

Of course, the leading electronic health records companies will help you find custom-made EHR systems that can significantly reduce costs used to maintain the old procedure of storing health and medical records. Nowadays, EHR software is used by medical offices and firms. This innovative software helps practices improve efficiency. This software has many beneficial features to doctors. Some features focus on medical billing and others on patients. Of course, it is dedicated in helping medical clients become more fast and efficient.

Today, with an EHR, patients can have direct access to their healthcare records. Under federal law, patients have the right to see their health records, to point out information that is wrong or absent, and to make additions or corrections. So, with the EHR patients can keep better track of their care, and find out information much more quickly than was possible with only paper records. The doctor and hospital will have all of the information they need when the patient arrives.

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