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since he started. There are 35 or 40 different kinds of reports I can do like that.
I just look down the list, see 'patients by provider,' entered his name and the
date range, and click, it gave me the number."
And there's always room for improvement. Several upgrades are coming
soon at Saginaw Valley, says Ms. Tafoya. "If a patient has been here within the
previous 30 days, the system will automatically transfer their data from their
last visit to their new record," she says. "Then we can just make adjustments if
needed. Currently we have to enter all that data again. The EMR will also be
able to generate a BMI where we just had height and weight previously. It's
also going to be able to report on the yearly audits for Medicare."
Hate it or (at least eventually) love it, EMRs are here to stay. "We have to
keep up with advances in technology," says Ms. Wilson. "That's the way we're
going. We need to be able to keep up with other facilities, both in our area and
nationally."
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