Features of the EMR Its easier to use and you can do MUCH MORE
with it
General
Intuitive user
interface, logic and definability
Integration with imaging systems and practice
management systems
HIPPA compliant Information sharing (Referrals)
intelligent reporting
Better
technology
Use available web
technology
Web 2.0 technology allows us to perform every
function on the web
Limited cost
No hardware cost
beyond access to the internet
No software cost since business model is not
making money from users
Free 90 day trial after which it will either
remain free or a nominal fee may apply
Limited cost afterwards and you can either print
or electronically save the work that you did on
it
Advanced
clinical search engine
Search your own patients or compare your patients to
a general pool (anonymous) of patients
Web 2.0 (You can use available web
technology to customize the EMR to your liking)
Because the EMR is web browser based, any software
designed to enhance browser will work to enhance the
function of the EMR.
This means that you do not have to rely on the EMR
vendor to enhance the EMR and allows This gives the
user an unprecedented freedom to modify the workflow
Clinical/Reseach benefits (Its all about
sharing information but within privacy guidelines)
Once large number of clinical data pool is
available, real-time clinical research can be
performed both by individual clinicians and
pharmaceutical companies
Imagine querying the database after entering
the available clinical information on a patient
Ex: “I have a 56 year old-woman with X,Y,Z symptoms.
What are other patients with similar characteristics
being diagnosed with?”
