Electronic Medical Record Software Pros and Cons

An electronic medical record, often referred to as EMR, is an electronic version of a patient’s health records. It contains the patient’s medical history allowing health care specialists to track their health, to determine details like the patient’s blood pressure or the vaccinations that they’ve taken over time.

This EMR is a part of veterinary management software that makes it easy for healthcare providers like doctors, nurses, and even vets to conduct check-ups more thoroughly, delivering better care within the practice.

 

When it comes to veterinary clinics, practice management software has different advantages and disadvantages:

Pros

1. Software offers a more efficient record-keeping system to compile and categorize doctor’s notes, lab results, patient history, and other documentation. 
2. Professional software that use EMRs has tons of privacy features incorporated to allow only authorized individuals to access private patient information. 
3. Through EMRs, clinics can forget about errors through misinterpretation, handwriting, and transcription, as all data is digitally available. 
4. It provides all authorized veterinary employees direct access to patient information, making it easily accessible at the push of a button. 
5. Templates on the EMR software can help save time when creating a patient’s medical record. 
6. Patient portals help save the clinic time and boost user engagement. Through a portal, patients can enter information like their own medical details, which allows the staff to save time. This portal also allows the patient to access their medical records for lab tests and doctor’s prescriptions.

Cons

1. The cost of EMR software opposed to its benefits is debatable. Clinics usually find that these services come at a hefty price that not all private service providers can pay. 
2. When using EMR software, employees tend to spend time training to be familiar with the software in its initial stages. This means that employees will spend less time with their patients. 
3. If an EMR software linked to the cloud to store its client data isn’t secured with sufficient layers of security, it may be prone to hacking, putting all the patient’s private inflation at risk. 
4. In the event of technical errors on remote EMR software servers, there’s a possibility for all the client’s data to be lost if this information is not backed up.

 

As clinics evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of EMR software, they should always put their patient’ health and privacy first. A cloud-based system usually brings multiple opportunities to health care facilities and carries numerous risks for patient confidentiality. 

 

 

AIS Inc. is veterinary management software solution provider in Australia. They deal with the most recent and cutting-edge technology, tailoring every software add-on to the exact needs of their clients.

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