Electronic Medical Record

An electronic medical record (EMR) is a computer-based record of an individual's medical history. In the technological age we are living in today, the trend is leaning more and more toward medical practices keeping an electronic medical record of their patients rather than a paper record.

The way physicians, hospitals, clinics, and other medical professionals are able to maintain and keep track of these records is with office and billing management software. AdvancedMD provides the #1 Web-based medical billing software for physician office and billing office management whether you have a solo or group practice or operate a third-party billing service.

Advantages of Web-based Management Software

A Web-based system makes extra equipment like in-house servers, backup tapes, etc. unnecessary which means that you're getting the management capabilities you need at a fraction of the cost. Some estimate that you'll save as much as 75% in total costs versus the traditional, in-house medical record storage approach.

Another one of the great features of an entirely Web-based system is that you can access all your electronic medical records anytime, anywhere. So if you relocate your practice to a different office, you don't have any unnecessary equipment to move and you don't have to worry about vital information getting lost in the transfer. Instead, all of your data is safe and secure on backed-up, protected, HIPAA-compliant servers, and it can be accessed at anytime, from anywhere, by only those users you authorize.

Electronic Medical Record Features

With AdvancedMD, you can begin with a starter set of basic electronic medical functions. These functions include:

• Document scanning and management: Any paper document can be scanned and attached to patient records for access from anywhere that an authorized user has Internet connectivity.
• Dictation/Transcription module: Allows a practice to manage dictation tapes and transcribed documents. Transcriptionists can create and edit documents, and associate them with patients, while office staff can batch print, review, and lock documents.
• Custom data fields: Practices can set up custom online forms for collection of vital signs, labs, prescriptions, etc. right within the patient's online record.
• Tablet/ PocketPC solution: Remote charge capture in a Tablet or PocketPC lets you use the same device for either AdvancedMD or third-party electronic medical record functions.

AdvancedMD also has full-featured Electronic Medical Record capabilities and provides full HL-7 and XML web service connectivity options.