Benefits of Electronic Medical Record systems were only apparent to quality improvement initiatives and financial benefits when a greater number of physicians used patient EMR’s in the physician’s day to day activities. The key factor that affected EMR implementation and adoption was the amount of time that it took physicians to learn how to enter data and use EMR’s effectively in their day to day activities. The study shows that physicians’ benefited and patient care improved with the implementation of EMR Systems (“Study Results,” Physicians’ Use of Electronic Medical Records: Barriers and Solutions, 2004). The study by Robert Miller list viewing as a benefit of EMR adoption and use by physicians within a health care facility. Benefit of
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The study also shows that documentation and care management is improved with physician adoption of EMR’s. Adoption of EMR’s showed an improvement in progress notes availability and legibility and also increased the access and availability to patient pertinent medical conditions and allergies. Financial benefits were also apparent in documentation and care management of patients by decreasing medical records and transcription staff and eliminating under coding of services provided. EMR adoption also streamlined the ordering process for …show more content…
Physicians at sites that adopted EMR’s would have immediate access to patient drug interaction and possible drug allergies as the physician electronically ordered a prescription or test for a patient. Thus decreasing the likelihood of errors and decreasing the time a physician would have to spend on ordering the correct treatment or drugs for a patient. Immediate processing of physician orders by nurses, lab facilities, and pharmacies is vital to patient outcomes. The study listed messaging as a benefit of EMR’s because the less time test results take to deliver, nurses orders are accessed, and the less time it take to fill a prescription, the better the outcome of the patient. Decreasing physician order errors is vital to patient recovery. Decreasing the time it takes to access patient lab results after a physician’s order is vital to treating any patient. Analysis and reporting benefits are also increased by EMR adoption. EMR analysis and reporting benefit track feedback on physician performance and quality improvement directives that can improve patient satisfaction and
The study also shows that documentation and care management is improved with physician adoption of EMR’s. Adoption of EMR’s showed an improvement in progress notes availability and legibility and also increased the access and availability to patient pertinent medical conditions and allergies. Financial benefits were also apparent in documentation and care management of patients by decreasing medical records and transcription staff and eliminating under coding of services provided. EMR adoption also streamlined the ordering process for …show more content…
Physicians at sites that adopted EMR’s would have immediate access to patient drug interaction and possible drug allergies as the physician electronically ordered a prescription or test for a patient. Thus decreasing the likelihood of errors and decreasing the time a physician would have to spend on ordering the correct treatment or drugs for a patient. Immediate processing of physician orders by nurses, lab facilities, and pharmacies is vital to patient outcomes. The study listed messaging as a benefit of EMR’s because the less time test results take to deliver, nurses orders are accessed, and the less time it take to fill a prescription, the better the outcome of the patient. Decreasing physician order errors is vital to patient recovery. Decreasing the time it takes to access patient lab results after a physician’s order is vital to treating any patient. Analysis and reporting benefits are also increased by EMR adoption. EMR analysis and reporting benefit track feedback on physician performance and quality improvement directives that can improve patient satisfaction and