Advantages of Electronic Medical Records

With an EMR, you should never perform services again and not get paid because it was left off of the billing. Your services will automatically be sent to the biller. The biller can double check or modify the encounter, but will have no "data entry" to do.

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Here are some of the general advantages of EMR records.:

• Increased revenues ranging from 10% to 20%
• Decreased costs
• Eliminates or minimizes dictation costs
• Frees up paper chart storage space
• Eliminates or minimizes paper chart handling and supplies
• Improved quality of life – some EHR doctors have realized time savings of 1.5 to 2 hours per day
• Protection from audits
• Fee Justification
• Improved communications
  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  There have been many articles written about the advantages of EMR's.
  
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