Support for scanned documents. Full imaging capabilities allow paper prescriptions, reports, and historical paper records to be scanned, bar-coded, and stored. Clinicians use the methods most comfortable to them, while tapping into the inherent benefits of trackable, searchable electronic data.

A hybrid of paper and electronic processes. Doctors can continue to write paper prescriptions, orders, and reports, or can use a combination of paper and electronic ordering and reporting depending on which option feels most comfortable. Intuitive interface design, icons, and alerts help staff learn the new system quickly for a better chance of adoption.

Structured and free-form data entry. To enhance clinicians’ comfort level, free-form reports can simulate the kinds of reports doctors are accustomed to writing on paper. But by increasing how structured the data is—using fields and menus that allow the input and storage of discrete units of information—data becomes more standardized, accurate, and usable, adding incentive for clinicians to transition to electronic data entry.

Interfaces with third-party systems. A built-in HL7 engine permits easy interfaces with most other healthcare technologies, so hospitals can continue pulling data from legacy systems throughout migration and beyond.