Electronic medical records refer to a type of clinical information system, which is dedicated to collecting, storing and making available relevant information to an efficient health care. An EMR system can add significant value to your skin rejuvenation practice by dramatically reducing the time spent on paperwork, which allows you to allocate more time for your patients. Also, consider all the space you could save just by storing your data electronically or the number of patients you can help with a more accurate system. You can pull up medical records for old patients with the click of a mouse, saving you both time and money. Plus your staff will be happier since they’re not running back and forth all day anymore.
Doctors running a skin rejuvenation clinic would also find EMRs useful for tracking health and medical history of their patients. For example, some electronic medical records automatically monitor clinical events, by analyzing data to predict, detect and potentially prevent possible accidents. Plus, patients can access their information at any time, by logging in the doctor’s website. They can also learn about new skin rejuvenation programs, new treatment opportunities, schedule their appointments online, etc.
The initial investment on implementing electronic medical records will create long-term savings making the EMRs well worth it. In any business, time is money. The advantages created by a few simple strokes to retrieve a patient’s record, as opposed to looking into thousands of files, save a doctor’s practice many thousands of dollars that can be better spent advertising and driving more cash paying patients to your office. An investment worth considering.