Evaluation
When evaluating an EMR system for your facility it is important to know
all the facts. There are different types of EMRs, different Levels, and many different
capabilities. Not all EMRs are HIPAA compliant, not all contain complete data from
which research can be performed, and not all can interface with your hospital's
EMR. Intellicure is a benchmark for all wound care EMR systems to reach, and you
can find all the information you need on evaluating EMRs in the following document:
How to Evaluate an EMR system
(PDF)
Further Reading
EMR Definition: An electronic medical
record (EMR) is a medical record in digital format. An EMR facilitates:
- Access of patient data by clinical staff at any given location
- Accurate
and complete claims processing by insurance companies
- Building automated checks
for drug and allergy interactions
- Clinical notes
- Prescriptions
-
Scheduling
- Sending to and viewing by labs
HIMSS Definition:
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a secure, real-time, point-of-care, patient
centric information resource for clinicians. The EHR aids clinicians’ decision
making by providing access to patient health record information where and when they
need it and by incorporating evidence-based decision support. The EHR automates
and streamlines the clinician’s workflow, closing loops in communication and response
that result in delays or gaps in care. The EHR also supports the collection
of data for other uses than direct clinical care, such as billing, quality management,
outcomes reporting, resource planning, and public health disease surveillance and
reporting.
HIMSS Essential Requirements:
- Provides secure, reliable, real-time access to patient health record information
where and when it is needed to support care.
- Captures and manages episodic and longitudinal electronic health record information.
- Functions as clinicians’ primary information resource during the provision of patient
care.
- Assists with the work of planning and delivering evidence-based care to individual
and groups of patients.
- Captures data used for continuous quality improvement, utilization review, risk
management, resource planning, and performance management.
- Captures the patient health related information needed for medical records and reimbursement.
- Provides longitudinal, appropriately masked information to support clinical research,
public health reporting, and population health initiatives.
- Supports clinical trials and evidence-based research.
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