Pressroom

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. He has promised to computerize all of America's medical records within the next five years. President Obama said this upgrade will be a life-saving advantage for Americans. "This will cut waste, eliminate red tape and reduce the need to repeat expensive medical tests," President Obama said. "But it just won't save billions of dollars and thousands of jobs, it will save lives by reducing the deadly but preventable medical errors that pervade our health care system."

So what does this mean for doctors & physicians? A more productive practice workflow. Doctors & physicians can improve the way their practice operates fiscally while increasing your practice’s security, productivity and quality of care.

With a new electronic medical records system, health care facilities can:

- streamline structure & order process
- performa drug interaction check
- supply patient data
- calculate and adjust doses based up age, weight etc.
- suggest brand to generic subs
- improve clinical messaging & workflow
- improve billing (accounts receivable)
- improve patient communication & service
- analyze cost & savings
- exchange data
- monitor who has access to medical records and when it was accessed
- consolidate medical histories
- track immunizations
- and MUCH MORE.....

The new electronic health records allow doctors & physicians to focus their work on patients rather than paperwork. Because the EHR system provides an extensive scheduling & billing platform, it allows opportunities for health care facilities to cut back on human resources and administrative work hours.

An EHR system will not only save you time, but will also save you money. Under the HITECH Act – a provision of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – physicians who implement EHRs and meet HHS “meaningful use” criteria in 2011 may be eligible for HITECH incentives of $44,000 or more.

To learn more about the savings & benefits of implementing an EHR system in your health care facility, contact NCG Medical today. NCG Medical is your source for electronic health & medical billing software. 1-800-959-1906. http://www.ncgmedical.com