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EMR Implementation & HITECH Act Blog

A blog for doctors and medical office staff seeking assistance with EMR and the HITECH Act.

Category Archives: Web-Based EMR

11/02
2009

Family Practices Can Help by Offering Web-Based EMR in Tough Times

the famWeb-based electronic medical records (EMRs) can help moms and dads better manage their family’s health.  Health care professionals in family practices know that parents are strapped for time and are now realizing that making medical records available through a web-based EMR can ease some of that burden.  That’s one of the benefits of the “Safe and Sound” program at the Bon Secours Richmond Health System in Virginia, which seeks to help young families of child-bearing age.  By making a web-based EMR system accessible to parents, Bon Secours is helping to reduce the frustration and the loss of time and money that often occurs when busy parents try to keep on top of family medical records.  If your family practice is looking for a way to help busy families, a web-based EMR system may help to ease the strain they are under and make sure they have quick access to the information they need.

David Hill
PC Healthstop Blogging Team

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10/21
2009

Risk-Benefit Analysis of Web-Based EMRs

346885_old_creaky_bridge_1Have you been researching web-based electronic medical records (EMRs) to determine whether it would be the best choice for your medical practice?  If so, then you’ve probably spent some time considering the advantages and disadvantages, reading different reviews, and trying to gauge from company descriptions if online, web-based EMR software is the right route.  As an alternative to the pro/con debate framing this choice, it might be more helpful to consider a risk/benefit analysis in the decision-making process.

Web-based EMRs carry with them a certain amount of risk, which includes both real and perceived risk.

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