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Increases revenue |
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Allows you to see more patients without
decreasing face-to-face encounter time |
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Increases collections through improved
management of referral and eligibility
data |
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Optimizes coding and improves managed
care payments/bonuses |
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Promotes practice growth via re-dedication of office space previously devoted to paper records that can now be utilized for patient care activities |
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Enhances revenue through disease management functionality—EMR reporting functions track patient follow-up and compliance with health maintenance protocols |
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Reduces
expenses |
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Minimizes transcription costs |
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Reduces supply, storage and chart
access costs related to the maintenance
of paper records |
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Increases employee productivity |
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Reduces
risk |
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Improves quality of documentation |
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Increases accuracy of shared information |
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Maintains security and integrity of
data |
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Improves patient safety by checking
for possible drug interactions |

Improves quality |
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Increases access to patient information
at the point of care, including adminstrative data within practice management systems |
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Improves outcomes through patient
health tracking and clinical alerts |
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Speeds responses to patients and increases
patient satisfaction |
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Promotes proactive care management
and increased collaboration among providers, including sharing of electronic medical records |
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Provides diagnosis support, clinical
reference information, and patient education |