Digital patient charts, or electronic medical records (EMR), have replaced their paper counterparts in modern healthcare. The scope of an electronic health record (EHR) system is much greater. Electronic prescriptions, laboratory order entries, and telemedicine are just some of the areas where these systems excel.
What is the difference between EMR and EHR systems?
An EHR enables healthcare providers with integrated information management tools. These tools help to manage, interpret, and respond to data beyond a clinic or hospital setting. A clinic primarily uses an EMR for managing patient records internally. EMRs include all the patient chart data in digital form for supporting a patient. EHR also includes digital records of the patient but provides capabilities beyond the patient charts.
EHR systems focus on the patient’s overall health. EHR software helps authorised people outside of your clinic access and update the patient’s medical records. Through the software, the patient and everyone involved in a patient’s care across healthcare centres can access the information. This coordination in the healthcare ecosystem enables the experts to provide better care to patients.
Understand the use of electronic health records
You can use EHRs to do several important things in medical practice from one interface.
- Access a patient’s medical history digitally and write prescriptions for important drugs quickly.
- Talk to other experts using electronic health record software at the point of care for patients.
- Get daily updates on the treatment of a patient. This data view helps practitioners working on a different day to plan for a patient’s treatment.
- Monitor the health of patients with access to data from the personal wellness devices of patients.
- Update patient profiles in the system using interactive EHR systems that prompt patients to enter information.
Advantages of electronic medical records
An EMR lets authorised doctors create and manage digital patient histories. The system enables sharing of information with other doctors and nurses. Thus, EMRs make it easier for doctors, hospitals, diagnostic and imaging centres, specialists, and pharmacies to talk to each other.
EMRs provide important patient information including treatment progress and vital signs of the patient. You can even access the diagnoses and treatments for the patient’s medical condition. Additionally, the EMR system provides details of the patient’s vaccination dates, allergies, scan reports, and other test results.
How to get an electronic health record system for your clinic
Invest in an EMR or EHR system to automate workflows in your clinic. For a modern hospital setup, a comprehensive EHR system can help to provide better healthcare services.
The cost of software varies as per the features and the number of users. In general, you will have to spend a few hundreds to a few thousands per month for basic plans of EMR software. For advanced EHR software, the license can cost more than Rs. 35,000 per month. Your software cost will increase if you include customisations or optional add-ons in the software.
Once you decide upon the vendor and the pricing that works for your setup, you will need funds. You can make the purchase with a doctor loan from Bajaj Finance.
Purchase HER or EMR software for your clinic or hospital with the availability of loans up Rs. 80 lakh. You can repay the loan over a term up to 8 years.
If you are an existing customer of Bajaj Finance, you may already have a pre-approved offer. Check your offer online or apply for a new loan for doctors with Bajaj Finance.
