tors were trained to record their findings
using pen and paper, the CHS team knew
that the ideal EMR system needed to be
easy to use, provide connectivity and al-
low physicians to write, type or speak,
directly to the system. More importantly,
it had to be mobile. Studies were show-
ing that the desktop computer/keyboard
combination was not only costing doctors’
20 percent more time than mobile tablets
but it is also very difficult to type and listen
effectively at the same time.
“…that’s why they’re starting to ban lap-
tops from university classrooms,” Dr.Tyson
explained. “However the brain has evolved
over millions of years, it seems that people
are able to listen while holding a chart and
jotting a few notes but they can’t give you
their full attention and capture the context
of a case while typing actively.”
TABLET-BASED SYSTEM
EASY TO USE
EMR Advantage by CHS is a fully-inte-
grated, tablet-based EMR system that is
easy to use without sacrificing the more
sophisticated tools needed to run an ef-
ficient medical practice. Its features pro-
vide options for billing, chronic disease
management, EMR dictation, consult re-
quests, electronic lab results, prescription
management, hospital reports and much
more. Ultimately, by helping medical prac-
tices improve the bottom line, doctors
have more resources that can lead to im-
provements in patient care.
The system also allows for existing patient
charts to be captured electronically, cutting
down on the amount of storage needed
for paper records. When physicians switch
to the tablet, they discover an electronic
chart designed similarly to the paper ver-
sion. There’s no need to spend time learn-
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