Wednesday, 11 June 2014

Web Based EHR provides many benefits to all stakeholders

Primary vaccination plays very important role in the well being of young children by keeping them stay strong against contracting any of the identified serious diseases.  However, during the initial phase frequent visits are required to hospital at short intervals so that vaccination is administered properly. Parents of young children find web based EHR System very helpful in keeping them staying updated about the hectic schedule of vaccination.
Web Based EHR System performs different functions by integrating the data base that may comprise of thousands of patients medical records.  A patient medical record as we know may carry the information such as personal particulars, medical history, past lab tests, family history etc. 
This database of patients’ records besides serving other useful purposes also helps health care professionals who are involved in research and development work on medicines or different diseases.  They use this database to study any underline connections between different viral diseases and seasonal fluctuations.  They are able to issue timely warnings to different communities about the onset of any epidemics.
While for the health care industry it may be deplorable to indulge in high profit taking yet a certain level of profit earnings are necessary to be able to remain in business.  With the help of Web Based EHR System better management of revenue cycle can be achieved by automating the medical billing function. 
Appointments scheduling, re-scheduling and cancellations are the daily routine tasks of the hospital support staff that may take sizeable portion of time in case of busy hospital where on average hundreds of patients visit on daily basis.  These routine tasks can be better managed by the new system.  All the information about appointments gets updated in real time in the system.  Patients can know about their appointments status by simply logging into the system.

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