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5.Reduction in costs for the patient.
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Furthermore, the integration of EMR systems enables for a more consistent application of medical protocols. As a result, the availability of information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, helps to contribute significantly to reduced errors, better decision-making, lower malpractice risk
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Furthermore, the integration of EMR systems enables for a more consistent application of medical protocols. As a result, the availability of information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, helps to contribute significantly to reduced errors, better decision-making,
improved outcomes, and
lower malpractice risk
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== Better Sharing of integrated information ==
== Better Sharing of integrated information ==
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EMRs help improve medical practice management by increasing practice efficiencies and cost savings. A practice can be made more efficient by using integrated EMR systems that can be used for scheduling, automate coding, and managing claims which save time as well. Communication is enhanced among clinicians, labs and health plans as information can be accessed from anywhere. EMRs save money by reducing redundancies in medical care, by eliminating costly tasks of creating paper charts and labor intensive management of paper charts.
EMRs help improve medical practice management by increasing practice efficiencies and cost savings. A practice can be made more efficient by using integrated EMR systems that can be used for scheduling, automate coding, and managing claims which save time as well. Communication is enhanced among clinicians, labs and health plans as information can be accessed from anywhere. EMRs save money by reducing redundancies in medical care, by eliminating costly tasks of creating paper charts and labor intensive management of paper charts.
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There is significant evidence to show that while initial costs remain an issue, switching from paper records to EHR systems will ultimately reduce overall health care expenses. Research indicates that Medicare and private payers could save tens of billions of dollars every year. To incentivize EMR adoption, the federal government has established a plan to provide $44.7 billion during 2010-2019 to financially assist health care providers in the EMR implementation process [4].
== Return on Investment (ROI) ==
== Return on Investment (ROI) ==
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==Research==
==Research==
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The EMR allows researchers to efficiently search patient medical information by medical condition, date of treatment, physician name and test category. Researchers can quickly focus their attention on medical information that will support their research efforts, develop databases to study patient outcomes, and cross-check complex medical information.
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Researchers can use the EMR to analyze large amounts of patient data more efficiently, quickening the use of new research findings to improve patient care [5].
* EMR's increase the quality of medical data by recording coded rather than textual data. This, alongside the application of UMLS coding, will facilitate processes like data mining, data warehousing, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_silico in silico]'' clinical trials, predictive modeling and any other mainstream research which requires data analysis. Also, by paving the way for automating data acquisition from other systems (like lab machines, imaging devices, barcode/RFID readers, bio-data sensors) error resulting from duplicate data entry procedures, manual file search and patient identification will decrease.
* EMR's increase the quality of medical data by recording coded rather than textual data. This, alongside the application of UMLS coding, will facilitate processes like data mining, data warehousing, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_silico in silico]'' clinical trials, predictive modeling and any other mainstream research which requires data analysis. Also, by paving the way for automating data acquisition from other systems (like lab machines, imaging devices, barcode/RFID readers, bio-data sensors) error resulting from duplicate data entry procedures, manual file search and patient identification will decrease.
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* Genome-wide association studies have become commonplace for the identification of risk and causative genetic variants. The power of these studies is highly dependent on accurate phenotypic classification of both control and test populations. Application of natural language processing algorithms to free-text clinical narrative, in addition to structured data, can significantly benefit these studies. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2995686/?tool=pmcentrez Kullo IJ, Fan J, Pathak J, Savova GK, Ali Z, Chute CG. Leveraging informatics for genetic studies: use of the electronic medical record to enable a genome-wide association study of peripheral arterial disease. ''J Am Med Inform Assoc.'' 2010 September, 17(5): 568-574.]
* Genome-wide association studies have become commonplace for the identification of risk and causative genetic variants. The power of these studies is highly dependent on accurate phenotypic classification of both control and test populations. Application of natural language processing algorithms to free-text clinical narrative, in addition to structured data, can significantly benefit these studies. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2995686/?tool=pmcentrez Kullo IJ, Fan J, Pathak J, Savova GK, Ali Z, Chute CG. Leveraging informatics for genetic studies: use of the electronic medical record to enable a genome-wide association study of peripheral arterial disease. ''J Am Med Inform Assoc.'' 2010 September, 17(5): 568-574.]
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==Barriers of EMR Implementation==
==Barriers of EMR Implementation==
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Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine. "Front Matter." ''Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century''. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2001. [http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309072808 Full text]
Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine. "Front Matter." ''Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century''. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2001. [http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309072808 Full text]
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