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The Importance of Electronic Medical Records

The face of healthcare is changing. Like the rest of the world, the medical profession has become caught up in the whirlpool of ever advancing technology. Everything is becoming digitised, from recordkeeping to diagnosis, allocations and referrals.

A key area of development has been recordkeeping, with electronic medical record systems increasingly gracing the networks of everywhere from hospitals to GP surgeries, chemists and dentists. Offering an efficient, reliable and easy-to-use alternative to traditional pen and paper methods, they’re taking the profession by storm.

Here are just three of the many reasons why every medical practice ought to invest in one…

Benefit #1: Electronic Medical Records are Safe and Reliable

Electronic medical records have many advantages over their more traditional counterparts, one of them being their reliability. Many of those who cling to pen and paper methods cite their security as an advantage over newer technology, but the opposite is actually true. Glitches are incredibly rare, and almost all systems are backed-up so that losing records is almost impossible. Additionally, records are protected from hazards such as fire and water damage, and they have the added safety net of a password to protect them from prying eyes.

Benefit #2: Electronic Medical Records Make Filing Cabinets Redundant

Electronic medical records have the added advantage of being a great space saver. All medical professionals will be familiar with navigating their way between cramped filing cabinets and overcrowded desks. Medical record systems make the need for such office relics redundant, freeing up space to move around. Additionally, information is much more easily retrieved: rather than having to manually locate it, it’s a simple matter of typing in a keyword and receiving the information you need in an instant.

Benefit #3: Electronic Medical Records are Environmentally Friendly

Electronic medical record systems are also environmentally friendly. Traditional methods of recordkeeping are very paper heavy, and we all know that this isn’t good news for the globe. Newer alternatives, on the other hand, mean that it’s possible to reduce your paper usage to almost nothing, which minimises your carbon footprint, cuts your stationary bills, and sets a good example to everyone that visits your surgery, earning you a few brownie points for altruism along the way.

Could it be time for you to join the crowd and switch to an electronic medical record system today?

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by TNT Business Solutions .