Medspas are usually smaller than regular clinics so electronic medical records would significantly lessen the room required for storing patient medical files. Also, medspas need to be run like a business, which means that saving money and promoting your business are among your top priorities. Electronic medical records can save you both time and money and allow you to focus more on your customers. Since medspas cover a wide range of services, you’ll need to handle a large number of patient files and folders. EMRs can significantly ease your work load and offer you advanced technical support in filing, storing, sharing and updating your database.
Paper-based records will eventually be replaced by computer-based records, because these are faster, more secure and can be virtually stored forever. Plus, you will be able to eliminate the human errors (e.g. misspelling, illegibility, differing terminologies etc.) and prevent data from being lost. Also, EMRs allow you to automate and structure your medspa workflow, keeping your staff happy for not running back and forth for a ton of paperwork.
If you own a website where you promote your services, EMRs will also give you the chance to update your page continually and even encourage customers to try out your new medspa services. You can add discounts, updates and even create a customer area where each patient can monitor their progress with their treatment. The good news is that most of the set up costs for adopting electronic medical systems are reduced to monthly usage fees, which allow you to place your costs at specific intervals.