EMR Survey Shows Slow Adoption
Despite all the benefits of Electronic Medical Records, most physicians have not yet taken the plunge because of one thing -- cost. These results were found in a recent survey by the New England Journal of Medicine, summarized here.
The survey reports that only one in 5 (20%) of our nation's doctors use an EMR, with the main reason given for the slow adoption being cost. Especially for small physician offices, the costs of implementation are proving a barrier to entry, at least for now.
The good news? For those doctors who have adopted an EMR, the results are positive, offering such things as increased efficiency and more space to be used for patient care.
The survey was supported by the Health Information Technology branch of the Department of Health and Human Services.
The survey reports that only one in 5 (20%) of our nation's doctors use an EMR, with the main reason given for the slow adoption being cost. Especially for small physician offices, the costs of implementation are proving a barrier to entry, at least for now.
The good news? For those doctors who have adopted an EMR, the results are positive, offering such things as increased efficiency and more space to be used for patient care.
The survey was supported by the Health Information Technology branch of the Department of Health and Human Services.
posted by Silverchair at
11:57 AM
2 Comments:
Cost is definitely an issue for smaller providers, but you would be surprised at how many EMR vendors are finding ways of meeting our needs. For example Sigmund Software who provides an EMR for Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse treatment providers was able to create a fee strategy which allowed me to purchase a robust piece of software at a very competitive price. I can add functionality as my revenue grows and now I am using the same software as much larger well respected organizations.
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M, At
August 26, 2008 1:13 PM
Quite frankly, there ought to be a high-end EMR that combines affordability with usefulness. I think one should be coming out within the next few years.
All providers are supposed to store patient's records, bill, interface with labs, read imaging studies, prscribe and also schedule appointments. You don't have to have a large practice to do all those things. Moreover, a good EMR should be intelligent enough to aid you in your work, not just act as a repository of data. You should also have access to patient's records at home, in your hotel and on the road. And the EMR should be able to notify you of critical values, especially when the patient's life depends on it.
That is why I am going to develop a rock-solid EMR in the coming year that has all those features at the outset and costs less than $10000 to implement.
I will keep the medical community posted.
David (physichart.com)
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October 22, 2008 7:21 AM
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