Electronic Medical Record and Clinical Information System Solutions for Healthcare Providers
A typical United States hospital has more than 200 different information system applications, few of which work together. In addition, an estimated 70 percent of healthcare transactions are paper-based. These challenges make it difficult for healthcare professionals to offer efficient services. Physicians, nurses, and other healthcare staff need to be able to access and share information smoothly and quickly, to enable them to work more efficiently and make better decisions.
Microsoft and its partners can assist healthcare providers in developing electronic record storage systems that help integrate data from a wide range of systems. These solutions improve collaboration between workers, which ultimately leads to increased productivity and the quality of service. Through these solutions, physicians and other staff can make full use of data quickly and easily.
University of Minnesota Physicians Eliminates Paper-Based Medical Records
A Microsoft Windows-based electronic medical records solution built by Allscripts Healthcare Solutions helped University of Minnesota Physicians eliminate paper-based medical records by putting 500 wireless Pocket PCs into the hands of physicians for dictation and reviewing patient medical records. The solution helped improve the accuracy of transcriptions and reduced the administrative burden of managing paper forms.
