Electronic health records (EHR) refers to a paperless, digital and computerized system of maintaining patient data, designed to increase the efficiency and reduce documentation errors by streamlining the process. However, implementing Ehr is a complex process often considered to be an expensive investment by medical professionals as well as hospitals.
Implementation of electronic health records (ehr) involves costs as regards purchase, implementation, training and customer support. However, the benefits derived from the implementation are many - just like any other record keeping, moving patients' records from paper and physical filing systems to computers and their super storage capabilities creates great efficiencies for patients and their providers, as well as health payment systems.
There might be initial cost of implementation, however, looking into big advantages the amount spent on initial purchase looks very small. Money is saved by using electronic medical records (ehr); not just the cost of paper and file folders, but the cost of labor and space, too. In any business, time equals money. The efficiencies created by simply typing a few identifying keystrokes to retrieve a patient's record -- as opposed to staring at thousands of file folders, filing and refiling them -- saves a doctor's practice or a hospital many thousands of dollars. That's even taking the cost of the electronic system into account.
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There may be an initial cost of implementation but the long term advantages of EMR are huge.
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