Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

About Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Electronic medical records (EMR) software stores, processes and displays all patient information online on a computer network. Physicians notes, X-ray images, prescriptions, and any other medical information on the patient is available in real-time, all the time. This allows doctors to access medical records remotely from another computer, makes searching and retrieving medical data easier, and improves medical practice efficiency and accuracy.

Both electronic medical records and medical billing software systems are major purchasing decisions costing many thousands of dollars (up to $50,000). Because of this expense, it is recommended to purchase a software package from a single vendor that handles both functions well if it meets your specific needs.

The industry-standard HL7 protocol allows medical software systems to share data with each other, so make sure the medical billing and records software package implements this. You shouldn't have to export data and then import the data into another system.

Electronic medical records software vendors