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Your practice will
realize improvements in every phase as a result of utilizing one of the most comprehensive Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
systems available.
Although each practice/clinic will see different results, the average ROI in a quality, properly
implemented and utilized EMR system is about 12-24 months. The major focus of any EMR should be the providing of better and
more complete patient care.
The following are some of the most visible benefits you will receive by installing meridianEMR™
in your practice or clinic. The percentages may vary, but you can expect significant improvement in all these areas:
Overall
Documentation Improvement
- Legibility of your patient charts will increase from 75% to 100%
- Chart
format consistency will increase from 90% to 100%
- Recording of Chief Complaint should increase from 65% to 80%
- Recording
of detailed patient care plan should increase 80% to 95%
- Maintains history of changes made to the record
- Eliminates
record keeping redundancy
- Generates customized referral letters
Other areas you can expect
significant documentation improvement:
- Review of test results
- Supervision of nurse visits
- Counseling/talk
time with patient/family
- Addressing previous visit concerns
Improved Access to
Information
Our system allows secured HIPAA compliant access to your patient charts from anywhere in the world
where you have access to the Internet. There is no other system that allows you and your partners to access patient
information as easily or securely.
Eliminates risk of misplaced records or test results and improves the continuity
of care for patients that are seen by multiple physicians from the same practice or clinic.
Turnaround Time
Turnaround time for patient phone calls will increase dramatically, as there is no longer a delay in locating and pulling
the chart. All the information is at your staff’s fingertips.
For physicians that dictate their charts, there no longer
will be a lag time for chart completion.
Proper Coding
This is an area that can provide substantial benefits
for your practice. Most doctors do not select the proper code because of the concern that their documentation
cannot support it. During an independent audit our client was told after only ten charts were reviewed that these were the
best documented charts they had ever seen.
Our unique software and advanced template design has allowed us
to build artificial intelligence into our templates based on HCFA rules. The result is a detailed explanation of how the
billing code is supported by the documentation that is generated. As your exam work with the patient increases, our system
continues to build the supporting documentation for this code. What is the “peace of mind” of proper coding worth to your
practice?
Time & Cost Reductions
The reduction in cost of chart pulls, chart preparation and maintenance,
and searching for missing charts should be significant.
Transcription will be phased out, eliminating this huge cost
to a practice.
The reduction in time to create referring physician letters and other correspondence will be significant.
The
recording of prescriptions will be done easily and with fewer errors. The connection to the latest drug information on the
internet, including drug interactions, will always provide the physicians with the latest medication information. Patient
information sheets on their diagnosis, medication or treatment can easily be printed and handed to the patient at the time
of service.
Labs
Lab work submission as well as the results reporting can be electronic with our system.
Not only will you get your lab results quicker, but they will automatically be inserted into the correct patient chart.
The system will alert you that you have lab results waiting to be reviewed for specific patients. These results can be graphed
with the previous results to quickly show you trends. Cost and time savings in this area is outstanding.
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