EHR & Healthcare Automation: Are patients better off?

1. EHR & Healthcare Automation: Are
patients better off?
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2. Healthcare Automation
• Information Technology has completely
revolutionized the way healthcare is being managed
by providers nationwide
• From a point where EMRs were just used to record
patient vitals, the technology has expanded to
include cross-platform information sharing,
meaningful use of patient data, patient portals,
electronic prescribing and many others

3. Benefits of EHRs
• Access to good care
– By using EHR, physicians, hospitals and healthcare
providers are able to improve their workflows and reduce
inefficiencies from their systems. As a result, the ultimate
beneficiary of the healthcare system – patients, now has
access to superior healthcare and Improved services
• Time saving
– Using EHRs helps all the entities involved in healthcare to
save plenty of time

4. Benefits of EHRs
• Quick retrieval of vital stats
– With the help of a few clicks, physicians and healthcare
providers are able to access patient data whenever they
want
• Less billing errors
– Because EHRs conveniently integrate with practices’ billing
solutions, they are able to file claims quickly and in an
error-free manner. This also results in fewer claims
rejections and improved cash flow for the practices

5. Benefits of EHRs
• Patient portals
– One of the biggest advantages of using EHR systems is that
patients are able to communicate in real time with their
practices
• Interoperability
– Another huge advantage of using an EHR system for
patients is that the systems are interoperable – meaning
that whatever information their physician has, can be
meaningfully shared with other entities in the healthcare
delivery model

6. Benefits of EHRs
• Identify safety problems
– EHRs are able to see all the issues at a glance that a batch
of population sample is suffering from. This allows for
better usage of data to identify safety/health related issues
for any area and for people with any demographics
• Detect epidemics
– Another usage of EHRs is that they are able to predict and
address epidemic issues for any area using historical data
and other factors

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