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Infographics: Physicians Going ‘Tabletized’ to Access EHRs

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The E-gadget Backdrop

The mobile gadget revolution in the healthcare arena is at the cusp of ‘tabletization’, according to a string of new reports. Clinicians are increasingly using their mobile devices, especially tablets at practices for the rapid, secure and amicable electronic health records’ (EHRs’) usage, storage and exchange.

Insights into the Penchant for Tablets

It’s a trendy ‘spectator sport’ among new practices and the mobile purveyors to fathom why physicians are utilizing their tablets. Two recent reports, “Mobile Usage in the Medical Space 2013″ and “Tablet Usage by Physicians 2013″ from American EHR Partners based on the survey of about 1,400 physicians, underscored that tablets are more useful than smartphones for doctors using EHRs.

The doctors use their tablets in the clinical settings for performing the following activities :

  • 1. Sending and receiving e-mails (52.4 percent);
  • 2. Accessing electronic health records (EHRs) (50.6 percent);
  • 3. Retrieving diagnostic information (41.7 percent);
  • 4. Research data about drugs (33.3 percent);
  • 5. Keeping abreast with medical field through journals and articles (29.8 percent).

Snapshots on Tablet Usage in Healthcare Space

  • 1. Physicians use Epocrates®, Medscape®, Up To Date®, MedCalc®, and Skyscape® as the top five tablet apps in their medical practices.
  • 2. Smaller enterprises, with three doctors or less, are expected to carry out an extensive range of bustles on their tablet, such as banking, patients’ correspondence, or taking snaps for medical research, etc.
  • 3. One-third of EHR users and one-quarter of non-EHR users prefer a tablet gadget in their clinical practice.
  • 4. The users of EHR are hanging about 25 hours per week on their tablet device, with a better portion of time used up on business (59 percent) than for personal points (41%).
  • 5. With an increased clinical and healthcare research funding, the research about medications is escalating. About 33 percent of EHR users employ a tablet to research medications every day.
  • 6. About 70 percent of the physicians are tablet users who access EHR through password.
  • 7. More than 32 percent have installed device tracker apps on their tablets, so as to remotely clear all data on their tablet – if misplaced or stolen.

 Tablet- Benefits Overwhelm !

  • A. Though smartphones and tablets are competitively used by physicians, most physicians are feeling convenient with the EHR access on a portable, wider screen as in tablets.
  • B. Making video calls to interact with patients for research, feedback and patient services is much easier and pleasing with this device.
  • C. During business meetings and even during special patient encounters, this is a great instrument to scribble upon.

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Focus on Patients to Run a more Profitable Practice

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Are your Patients Happy?

What do CQMs, recent Medicare updates and the health center down the road have in common ? An increased focus on the quality of patient care and better patient communication ! There’s been a lot of dust raised in recent times about physicians who rush through appointments.

             Being Sidelined and Neglected…

Patients repeatedly complained in local tabloids and social networking sites about long waits and unfriendly staff. Physicians groaned about the constant need to stay on top of evolving guidelines and frequent updates. It is never easy for anyone during a period of transition.

Towards a Patient Centered Practice…

A Medicare program announced recently is going to push physicians to make that follow-up call ! Doctors will be paid for following up on their services after a patient discharges. Phone calls and other forms of communication and management activities will be reimbursed by Medicare.

A Carrot and Stick Approach…

A value based payment modifier is also in the offing. It could either penalize or reward healthcare professionals based on the quality of their patient care. These updates and changes again emphasize on practices becoming more patient centered. The pressure on physicians to report more meaningful and patient centric services is escalating.

Attainable of Course !

Is it possible for medical providers to reach the benchmarks set for them ?

The upside is that ehr and emr are set to pave the way for better clinical documentation. There are more softwares and tools to track down and store information.

But the flipside is that practices need to hire additional workforce to handle data management tasks to help physicians concentrate on patient care. Working with a third party biller or data management firm can help practices contain costs. And give physicians the time and space they need to focus on what matters, patient care.