chart, bill or schedule (most physician offices still fax us a schedule
request). We purchased a separate module to enable remote access
for one of our groups, but HIPAA compliance is a concern. Expect a
small pocket of resistance from old-school creatures of habit who'll
insist on dictating and having a transcriptionist type out their op
reports and H&Ps.
How much data capture? Do you want the EMR to capture
data from monitors and anesthesia? That will likely cost a pretty
penny for every monitor that gets hooked up. Although recording the
BP and heart rate is efficiency at its best, it's also an added cost. If
you want your scope towers to talk with your EMR system so you can
wirelessly download pictures into the EMR, involve your vendor that
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