Benefits of EMR Adoption
Electronic medical records provide physicians and medical professionals with a range of clinical, operational and financial benefits. EMR implementation has the potential to enable physicians to see more patients per hour as a result of an optimized operational workflow within their practice. Additionally, successful EMR implementation qualifies physicians to receive reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid for demonstrating meaningful use of an EMR.
Benefits of EMR adoption for physicians include:
- Financial benefits
- Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements of up to $44,000 and $65,000 for successful EMR implementation
- Increased billing as a result of more accurate coding of patient conditions
- Optimization of operational workflow leading to increased patient throughput
- Improved patient outcomes
- A more comprehensive view of patient data as a result of increased data exchange between primary care physicians and specialists
- Increased ability to query and read notes of patient encounters
- Superior management of patient visits and follow-ups due to automated alerts, messaging and reminders
- Increased employee satisfaction
- Fewer chart pulls, scanning of incoming faxes and paper management
- An optimized and more seamless operational process between the check-in and check-out of a patient
- Increased patient satisfaction
- Increased patient ability to communicate with providers
- Increased access to patient data
- Improved patient outcomes as a result of provider access to more comprehensive patient data
Related Information
May 2010:Set-up for Success: Selecting the Right EMR System for Your Practice
April 2010:Meaningful Use: A Moving But Attainable Target
April 2010:The 25 Stage 1 Criteria for Meaningful Use of an EHR/EMR