{"id":1421,"date":"2017-11-06T09:15:29","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T01:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/?p=1421"},"modified":"2017-11-06T10:54:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T02:54:15","slug":"electronic-medical-records-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/electronic-medical-records-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronic Medical Records Examples for Different Purposes"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve met a lot of doctors over the past years and I get asked this pretty regularly:<\/p>\n

\u201cCan you show me examples of electronic medical records in use? I want to understand how it can benefit me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m still surprised by the number of new doctors that ask this.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve met doctors who have trained overseas: they saw how doctors use systems to easily communicate, retrieve information and coordinate. I\u2019ve met with doctors who trained under consultants who used an EMR system so they saw the great benefits of electronic records.<\/p>\n

A big majority though, have never even touched nor seen one and it\u2019s amazing that it\u2019s not even a standard.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a misconception in the industry that EMR\u2019s will slow you down, make things impersonal and so on. Yet if you think about it, the \u201ccons\u201d of having an EMR system are trivial and have been addressed by today\u2019s technology. In short, the benefits greatly outweigh the cons now.<\/p>\n

This post aims to show just a glimpse of how an EMR system can help you in your medical practice.<\/p>\n

Patient History<\/h2>\n

\"Patient<\/p>\n

In one glance, you have a summary of your patient\u2019s most important information even before he comes into the room to see you. This allows you prepare, diagnose more accurately, prescribe medicines based on their allergies, figure out the right dosage and more. You’ll even have time to remember who they are by looking at the picture.<\/p>\n

Patient\u2019s Historical Lab Results<\/h2>\n

\"SeriousMD<\/p>\n

Easily review the lab\/diagnostic results of your patients without the piles and piles of records. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve encountered the need for this and asked why there\u2019s no better solution. There is and you are looking at it.<\/p>\n

Patient\u2019s SOAP\/Notes<\/h2>\n

\"SeriousMD<\/p>\n

Review your notes with ease. Are you the type of doctor who loves to see your complete SOAP notes? Then you can add as much information as you want to! Are you the type who likes to keep things short but prefer things to be organized? Then you really need to switch to an EMR.<\/p>\n

Patient\u2019s Prescriptions<\/h2>\n

\"SeriousMD<\/p>\n

Create and review prescriptions when you need to. Ever forgot what you prescribed to a patient last time he visited? Ever wanted to just prescribe it again? Did your patient just lose their prescription and they are now asking you for a copy but you are outside your clinic? You have an answer for all of those if you are using an EMR system. See how cool, useful and convenient it is?<\/p>\n

Explaining to Patients<\/h2>\n

\"SeriousMD<\/p>\n

Ever wanted to explain something to a patient easily by showing a diagram? You\u2019ve probably encountered a patient who would self-diagnose<\/a> and even go against your advice. Having an EMR can easily help you show your patients what you are talking about and get things done faster without offending the other patient. Win-win.<\/p>\n

Examples Can Only Do So Much<\/h2>\n