The idea of having Electronic Health Records is to collect and store the patient medical information at some centralized location or cloud that can be shared with clinics and other health centers. The medical records are stored in a digital format and are usually more detailed than paper based records.
One reason that is driving the use of EHRs is that it allows the practitioners to go paperless. Having an integrated EHR system offer financial gains in the long run. EHR Software offers communication via phone, text messages and fax, other benefits and features include practice management, billing and coding, automated patient reminders and much more.

The quality of care the patient gets at any healthcare or medical centre depends on the features of EHRs that are utilized. If a practice is more organized and stress free than the office can offer better medical care. The ability to access the patient records remotely is another benefit of an EHR. For example if a patient needs a prescription. The provider can simply use tablet or iPad and utilize the e-prescription feature of EHR and prescribe the medicine to the patient, while still socializing with his family or friends.

 Many providers assume that EHRs are best suited for larger practices but solo or single practitioners can have strong benefits as well. Smaller practice can find larger benefits of using EHR system. Practices that have a small number of patients have an advantage of increased efficiency and reduced cost of integrated system. The system can be used to assign tasks to the office staff.

Having an integrated EHR system would improve the customer and job satisfaction. Patients can use patient portal to schedule an appointment from the ease of their home. EHRs help practice stay up to date with compliant regulations, improve efficiency and provide better care to the patients.
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