{"id":13236,"date":"2020-01-22T17:34:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T17:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrfinder.com\/blog\/?p=13236"},"modified":"2020-01-22T17:45:01","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T17:45:01","slug":"pros-and-cons-of-investing-in-a-telemedicine-ehr-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrfinder.com\/blog\/pros-and-cons-of-investing-in-a-telemedicine-ehr-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Pros and Cons of Investing In a Telemedicine EHR System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Healthcare services provided through the use of technology is becoming mainstream. Clinicians have been using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emrfinder.com\/all-emr-software\/\">Electronic Health Records (EHR)<\/a> for quite a while, but telemedicine provides remote access to patient-physician encounters through HIPAA Compliant secured communications channels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Telemedicine Software technology has had a profound impact. While adoption rates weren\u2019t very impressive initially, but demand for virtual care has increased rapidly as practices realized the convenience and benefits of Telemedicine. Regulations and standards for EMR Software models involving telemedicine technologies, as stated by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fsmb.org\/siteassets\/advocacy\/policies\/fsmb_telemedicine_policy.pdf\">Report of the State Medical Boards\u2019 Appropriate Regulation of Telemedicine (2014)<\/a> include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Determining when the relationship was established between physician and patient<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Assuring patient data privacy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Proper evaluation and treatment of the patient must be guaranteed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Controlled and limited prescription and dispensing of certain medications<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why do you need a Telemedicine EHR Software?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some important cases that require virtual solution and hence come under the umbrella of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emrfinder.com\/telemedicine-software-emr\/\">Telemedicine EHR Software<\/a>\u00a0include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>On-Call Consultations<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 In-case of a patient being bedridden or unable to show up a live call.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Remote Assessments<\/u> <\/strong>\u2013 In-case expert opinion is needed to send images of an affected body part that can be sent through <em>HIPAA compliant<\/em>\u00a0channels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Real-Time Monitoring<\/u> <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0In-case of emergency, real-time access of vital medical data through a mobile medical device with internet access.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Advantages and Disadvantages of a Telemedicine EHR System<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Advantages:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are some advantages of Telemedicine EMR Software<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Increases access to care by overcoming geographic barriers to healthcare<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Improves patient engagement and satisfaction by improving face-to-face encounters<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reduces expenses of inpatient, caring for patients and transportation costs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reduces burnouts by scheduling remote for follow up check-ups<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Specialist and Physician Access regardless of location or increasing staff<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Getting patients educated about warning signs for early reporting becomes easier<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Better Patient Care Quality with real-time consultations<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Preventing the risk of exposure to a new disease<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Virtual waiting rooms eradicating crowded Waiting Room<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Improved patient care through remote encounter so patients don\u2019t have to take special time off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Disadvantages:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some technical and practical problems for healthcare providers.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Staffing requirements may reduce by Technical Training is crucial<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>On-demand\u00a0telemedicine services can result in Healthcare providers receiving incomplete patient history for the patient<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Technology limitations e.g. poor broadband connections, lack of interoperability, etc.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lacks \u201cpersonal touch,\u201d in quality care as encounters are done digitally.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>State policies and reimbursement rules becoming a common stumbling block for healthcare providers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Regulatory barriers and healthcare industry being constantly in flux<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>inadequate patient record security<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here we observed some of the advantages and disadvantages of Telemedicine health IT systems. Many experts are of the opinion that with the improvement of technology, the US Health IT industry will be dominated by the Telemedicine systems in the years ahead as systems are steadily becoming more secure and the internet is reaching the furthest rural corners of the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Considering the latest advancements, one can be quite certain that most of the cons listed above may eventually disappear in the future. Regardless of the forecasts and predictions, we think that it is always better to have an expert opinion on the perfect Health IT systems such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emrfinder.com\/electronic-medical-records-software-emr\/\">Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Software<\/a>\u00a0because it\u2019s an investment that can affect your business significantly. Therefore, if you need any guidance regarding the matter at hand, the experts at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emrfinder.com\/\">EMRFinder<\/a>\u00a0will be more than happy to help you out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Healthcare services provided through the use of technology is becoming mainstream. Clinicians have been using Electronic Health Records (EHR) for quite a while, but telemedicine provides remote access to patient-physician encounters through HIPAA Compliant secured communications channels. Telemedicine Software technology has had a profound impact. 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