What Is An EMR? Everything You Need To Know About Smart EMR

It's been ages since you’ve seen a doctor writing and noting down their patients’ data on a physical chart, haven’t you? That’s because the utilization of electronic medical reports (EMR) has been generalized in the medical field. Many doctors and hospital employees have been relying on EMR as a patient’s data storage to keep important information. This blog will visualize the term “EMR” and the benefits of it for doctors.  

What Is an EMR System? 

EMR system is a digital version of a patient’s medical record. This Healthcare Information System (HIS) will allow healthcare practices to create, store, and receive these charts from patients’ information, helping doctors to have an organized set of data for a better-analyzing experience.   

EMRs can house valuable information about a patient, including: 

• Demographic information 
• Diagnoses 
• Notes 
• Medication information 
• Lab test results 
• Immunization records 
• Allergy information 

In addition to storing and organizing patient data, EMRs can also be used to: 

• Give patients access to their medical data via online patient portals 
• Help providers prescribe medications 
• Be used to order certain laboratory tests 
• Code medical bills more easily thanks to built-in integrations with coding and billing software 

EMR vs. EHR: What's the Difference? 

While both EMR and electronic health records (EHR) are mainly used for data storage and collection, EMRs are not designed to transfer those data easily to other healthcare facilities and providers. EMRs are mainly used internally, within a particular medical office, rather than across multiple practices.   

Benefits of an EMR 

Among the digitalization era, the application of EMR can bring to healthcare department various of benefits: 

• Minimizing the rate of medical errors 
• Increasing efficiency of day-to-day operations 
• Better coordination of care between staff 
• Faster analyzing process but with better treatment solutions 

Types of EMR Systems 

There are different types of EMR systems that serve for different purposes in the healthcare industry: 

Cloud-based EMR Systems 

Cloud-based software gives people the ability to access information remotely. Doctors, therefore, don’t need to be physically at the office to see and retrieve files. Since the servers are stored and maintained off-premises by the software company, cloud-based EMR software tends to be less expensive than on-premises systems. 

Mental Health EMR Systems 

Certain EMR systems are geared toward therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals. These EMRs have specialized features that are specific to what mental health professionals need most, such as advanced note-taking and patient engagement. 

Certified EMR systems 

When it comes to both EMR and EHR systems, some are certified, and some aren’t. When a system has been certified, it means it meets the high functionality and security requirements set by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. 

Certifications are strict and taken very seriously. Any sort of violation or breach can mean a software provider gets their certification revoked along with other serious consequences, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. 

The future of EMR management 

In the era of artificial intelligence, AI has been dominating multiple fields, not only in business but also in the healthcare industry. With the integration of AI into the EMR system, multiple medical tasks can be automated by smart computers, assisting the doctors’ busy working schedule.   

DrAid™ for EMR Smart Analytics can help providers do three things: keep their time focused where it needs to be, help them keep and monitor patients’’ record sufficiency, and automatically analyze and generate patient information instantly.  

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