Healthcare IT Update

EMR 101 for Newbies

Feel like you’re babe in the woods when it comes to EMR? Here’s a quick-start guide for small providers. Thinking about scrapping your paper documentation and plugging into electronic patient records? You’ve got a lot of things to consider. Our Rehab Report editor talked to the experts about EMR questions that PTs, OTs and SLPs should ask before they buy EMR systems, and a lot of the advice we got applies to other small providers as well. Integrating new electronic medical record (EMR) or documentation software is a critical step into the future, experts contend — yet it’s not a walk in the park. Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to upgrade your current system, get the straight-up facts of what to expect and how to survive the process. Get Started on the Right Foot The minute you decide to move forward with an EMR system, take time to…

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Occupational Therapy Gets Its Own EMR Tool

Occupational therapists are getting some special electronic medical record attention. For a while now, speech pathologists and physical therapists have had the option to use tailored electronic medical record and documentation programs from their national associations — and now it’s occupational therapy’s turn. The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) announced in early November a licensing agreement with Cedaron Medical, Inc. to develop an electronic patient record and documentation system for the occupational therapy profession.

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