Below is a story that shows why installing emr software in any medical practice will really improve how patients are treated. The healthcare industry has been slow to implement the software and surprisingly only about 10% of medical practices use it. let me make up a little boy named Derek. Derek was a kind 3 year old that liked to play with his older brother Joe. Derek was jealous of his brother's bike. His parents decided to buy him a bike that looked similar to Joe's. Derek showed off his new bike to all his friends and loved to race them.

One weekend Grandma and Grandpa came to watch Joe and Derek while their mom and dad went away for a conference. While their Grandparents were there Derek and Joe decided to have a race to show off for Grandma and Grandpa. Derek rode around a corner too fast and crashed on his bike. Derek cried and cried and told his Grandparents that his arm hurt where he landed on it. Derek's Grandma and Grandpa decided to take him to the emergency room at their local hospital. Derek was crying alot because of the pain. He was also gloomy because he loved riding his bike and on the way into the emergency room his older brother had told him that if he broke his leg he couldn't ride his bike ever again.

Doctor Bill overheard Joe telling Derek about not being able to ride his bike and knew that this was a patient for him because he remembered having an older brother just like Joe. Doctor bill was a very nice doctor and very thorough. He always checked his patients records before he worked on them. The hospital recently had electronic medical record software installed. With this new emr software it only took him a few minutes to check Derek's electronic medical record and realize that his patient was very allergic to Latex. Doctor Bill quickly checked on Derek to make sure that none of the nurses were using latex gloves. The Doctor could also see how upset Derek was so he told him not to worry. He told Derek that he had broke his leg that Derek could pick out the color of his cast. Derek desired to have a yellow cast, so Dr. Bill put it on his leg. The Doctor also reassured Derek that he would be able to ride his bike again no matter what his brother had told him.

In five weeks Derek needed to return to get his leg checked and possiby remove the cast. The receptionist at the hospital used the hospital's practice management software to make an appointment for Derek.

Derek's grandparents felt bad for Derek and his leg so in order to make things better they decided to go get some ice cream. After the 5 weeks were up Derek and his family made their trip back to the hospital where Dr. Bill took his cast off. Dr. Bil was happy to see that Derek's leg had healed and warned him that he needed to ride his bike more carefully.

When Derek arrived home from the hospital the first thing he did was ride his bike around the driveway. Derek's parents were very happy to watch their son riding his bike around. They knew that if the Doctor at the hospital where Derek's Grandparents had taken him hadn't had an electronic medical record installed he could have had a bigger problem than just a broken leg. They were very thankful that the emr system was installed at their local hospital.

Andrea Martin is a writer for ioVentures. Install an emr system to add valuable time to your practice. See the exciting features that an electronic medical record has at ChartLogic.com. Better your office productivity with a medical practice management system.

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Andrea Martin is a freelance writer for ioVentures, Inc. For the most user-friendly emr system go now to ChartLogic.com