{"id":1971,"date":"2018-11-06T19:28:20","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T19:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emrsystems.net\/blog\/?p=1971"},"modified":"2018-11-06T19:28:20","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T19:28:20","slug":"emr-systems-in-2019-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrsystems.net\/blog\/emr-systems-in-2019-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"EMR Systems In 2019 and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have come a long way in the digitization of healthcare records<\/em>, but have yet to see an EMR Software<\/em> with a revolutionary design or doctor-focused philosophy. Most healthcare providers using Electronic Medical Records software systems<\/em> today have become accustomed to their existing EHR Software<\/em> platforms and given up on the search or hope for more suitable EMR Systems<\/em>. This is simply because every\u00a0EMR Software vendor\u00a0<\/a>today aims to outsell the competition rather than outsmarting it. The HITECH Act<\/em> did indeed inspire a technological revolution in the world of Healthcare IT<\/em>, but the lack of compassion in the measures of the \u201cMeaningful Use<\/em>\u201d program has meant that the whole exercise was destined to be meaningless from the start.<\/p>\n

Practice Management Software Systems (PMS)<\/a> have been around for a long time with practices using scheduling and basic medical billing features to make their practice workflow more efficient. However, the adoption of Electronic\u00a0Health Records Software systems<\/em> to private medical professionals on a larger scale has only started to happen as a result of the ARRA<\/em> (Meaningful Use) or MIPS\u00a0and\u00a0MACRA<\/a> as it is known today. Standalone EMR systems<\/em> companies started developing software to meet these regulatory requirements and started to attract the surge of the impulsive buyer in the healthcare market.<\/p>\n

Soon thereafter, a stand-alone EMR software package was not enough for the medical provider and thus the integrated EMR and Practice Management software<\/em> package was born. This too quickly became old news and medical providers now wanted specialty-specific EMR software<\/em> to manage their clinical documentation requirements.<\/p>\n

With all of that now in the past, customer retention and EMR<\/em> user satisfaction have now become the paramount concern for EHR software vendors<\/em> across the health IT industry<\/em>. This is ultimately a great news for existing and potential EMR systems users, as more providers have now actively used EHR software<\/em> for the past few years.<\/p>\n

What to look for in 2019?<\/h4>\n

If you\u2019re a medical provider looking to start your private practice or an established healthcare provider feeling uneasy with your current EHR system<\/em>, 2019 may be the year you finally find what you need in an EMR and Practice Management software\u00a0systems<\/em> platform. If any of the following is on your wish list of features in your current or prospective Electronic Medical Records software solution<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0you may finally find the answer in 2019.<\/p>\n