Arizona State University's Department of Biomedical Informatics will be switching the medical files housed in the department to electronic medical records (EMR) in an effort to reduce the amount of paper used by the department as well as improve the efficacy of patient file-sharing.
According to the school's website, the move is being funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which gave the institution a $1.5 million grant. The EMR system will allow specialists in the department to share and upload patient information in a local area network.
At the same time, the grant will also fund the purchase of digital dictation devices and software that will make it easier for healthcare providers to conveniently transcribe audio recordings of patient evaluations or any other notes. The transcribed data can then be transferred into the EMR for quick access and reference in the future.
The school adds that incorporating an EMR system into the institution's infrastructure will help reduce the possibility of medical errors due to misread data, and the technology can eventually make healthcare more efficient as it's adopted around the country.
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Electronic Medical Record Software can be used to record everything about the patient. This makes for easier record retrieval.This software can also be optimized depending on the functionality that is desired.
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