The switch to electronic medical records is not without headaches for some healthcare providers, according to the Charlotte Observer.
Currently hundreds of vendors are offering more than 1,000 EMR programs. As bigger companies acquire smaller ones, some software systems may become redundant or obsolete.
As physicians make the transition, they will be billing fewer patients and working longer hours to become proficient with their EMRs. Experts say overall the electronic records will be better for patients and practices, but the implementation will not be easy.
On the positive side, patients will only receive one bill from the streamlined process and won't have to give their medical history multiple times, as systems will communicate with each other.
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Currently hundreds of vendors are offering more than 1,000 EMR programs. As bigger companies acquire smaller ones, some software systems may become redundant or obsolete.
As physicians make the transition, they will be billing fewer patients and working longer hours to become proficient with their EMRs. Experts say overall the electronic records will be better for patients and practices, but the implementation will not be easy.
On the positive side, patients will only receive one bill from the streamlined process and won't have to give their medical history multiple times, as systems will communicate with each other.
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