Setting the Record Straight: Choosing the Right EHR System for Your Practice

摘要

Is your practice paperless yet? The answer is probably yes if you work in a large ENT practice, with Veterans Affairs, or at a major hospital. The idea of transition-ing to electronic health records (EHRs), can be daunting for many audiologists in a solo or small group practice. Is an EHR system a must? What are the benefits, and how difficult is it to make the change?First, let's dispel a few myths. The government does not mandate that all healthcare providers must adopt EHRs by 2014. Rather, Congress, as part of the 2009 federal stimulus package, enacted incentives for healthcare providers to put EHRs in place swiftly.