| Searching for the Right EMR Solution | | | | Medical Billing Specialist Support |
| The electronic medical record, or EMR, is a | | | | Diagnosis Code Directory |
| standard electronic database solution used by | | | | Finding the right EMR Online |
| medical practices and medical service providers. | | | | Search engines are one of the most popular tools |
| The EMR solution technology effectively manages | | | | for finding the software you need, but finding the |
| medical histories, records, and notes; however, all | | | | right EMR online presents its own challenges. For |
| EMR solutions are not created equal. Before | | | | example, typing "EMR system" into any of the big |
| adopting an EMR solution, medical practices and | | | | three search engines will yield results similar to the |
| medical service providers must search for the | | | | following, which I looked up the day I posted this |
| EMR solution that meets their specific needs. Two | | | | article: Google 566,000; Yahoo 547,000; MSN |
| important needs common to most medical | | | | 242,835. This means that hundreds of thousands |
| practices and medical service providers include | | | | of indexed pages claim to have what you are |
| medical transcription and SOAP note management. | | | | looking for. So how do you sift through them all? |
| Sifting through EMR Software | | | | Sometimes searches have to be narrowed by |
| The best way to find what you're looking for is | | | | using the listed items above as a part of the |
| to "begin with the end in mind," as Steven R. | | | | search. Since medical practices and medical |
| Covey says. Companies may have a small staff, | | | | service providers need to control SOAP notes |
| or they may still be using a transcription machine. | | | | and medical transcription, use these terms to |
| A practice may need more security, more | | | | begin to narrow down the search. |
| automation, and better control of SOAP notes or | | | | EMR Benefits |
| other medical transcription information. In order to | | | | An earlier article on EMR benefits lists |
| find what you need, you need to list them out. | | | | characteristics of an EMR system that a medical |
| The list may look similar to this: | | | | practice or a medical service provider might enjoy |
| Medical Transcription and SOAP Note Management | | | | with an EMR. In the Information Age of business, |
| Document Scanning Attachments | | | | speed and efficiency are paramount to success. |
| Customized Data Fields | | | | And when it comes to medical services, success |
| Medicare or Medicaid Billing Software | | | | is not only measured by a fiscal year but by a |
| Procedure Code (HCFA 1500 forms, CPT code | | | | satisfied customer. An EMR system can make an |
| books, ICD.9 codes) | | | | office run smoothly, so that the customer always |
| Medical Billing Software | | | | comes first. |