Are you considering a transition from paper charts to emergency medical records (EMR) in your medical practice? If you are still using paper charts, you may have thought the switch to EMR would be too expensive or interfere with your relationship with your patients. Both the setup costs and the implementation can be highly challenging in some cases. Below we cover why medical practices sometimes keep using paper charts in lieu of switching to an EMR system.  Danlee Medical Products, Inc. offers an array of products to help you with your cardiology
medical practice, including medical recording chart paper.

1. The Cost of an EMR is Too Great

Purchasing and implementing an EMR, particularly in the early phases can involve a large
financial investment. A small practice consisting of three physicians may spend $25,000 to $30,000 or more. However, the investment can lead to significant cost savings over time, with a drop in overhead and transcription costs as two important benefits. You can save thousands of dollars per year just on the raw medical chart paper. An EMR also increases storage space, time savings when accessing records, and more accurate coding.

2. An EMR Won’t Help Me Be a Better Doctor

An EMR won’t enhance your medical knowledge, but it can help you function more accurately and efficiently as a doctor. EMR software provides you with a visit summary and patient
education information. The templates that accompany and EMR system can remind you of
important questions you need to ask patients. EMRs can also warn you of dangerous
interactions between prescriptions and existing medications a patient is taking.

An EMR can help doctors communicate with patients more effectively. Within a patient portal, patients can send messages to your office, get patient education materials, have prescriptions refilled, schedule appointments, and check lab results, among other capabilities. A basic
medical chart paper system cannot provide all of these benefits as quickly and efficiently.

3. No Time Change to an EMR

Time constraints are often an issue that needs to be managed and overcome in order to make a change in business. In order to make the switch to an EMR, organization and working with the right professionals are vital. Investigate which EMR software package will work best for your
entire staff through preliminary software demonstrations. Use a vendor that has the training
of your staff as its major priority and does so with the utmost quality.

For information about the medical recording chart paper and other items we offer for your
cardiology practice, give us a call today at 800.433.7797 or leave us a message through our
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