How does an EHR system provide improved connections and communication?
The following are some examples: 1) Easy connections with pharmacies for e-prescribing (allows you to be certain that the prescription that you are providing to your patient is available in the pharmacy, is within your patients insurance plan’s formulary, and is affordable for your patient); 2) Allows you to connect directly with laboratory and radiology facilities; 3) Allows lab results to automatically populate your patient charts; 4) Allows you to have abnormal laboratory results flagged automatically, alerting you to issues which need to be addressed immediately; 5) May allow you to connect directly with ECHN’s health information systems for ordering and results reports and other clinical information; 6) Ability to send and receive clinical data to and from other physicians; 7) Most EHR systems have optional “patient focused” features that can improve communication and service for patients (refer to Q4); 8) Allows you to incorporate findings from ‘ancillary’ equipment, such as ‘sco
