EMR wishlist again

[LGrant]

Why would you want to buy an EMR, what are your goals, here is a few thoughts:

a more accurate & legible medical record
reduce chart pulling costs
compliance with Uncle Sam

[Kursk]

Office efficiency
Interoffice messaging
Prescription writing, routing, refilling
Better preventative care tracking
Reuse of previously entered information
Better communication with referring/consulting docs
Reuse of office generated patient info by ER/inpatient
Staff satisfaction
patient satisfaction
Doctor satisfaction
Payor review

[BigDoc]

secure messaging to other physicians
health maintenance
up to date patient education

[Mike]

Medication Formulary by insurance plan
CPT & ICD coding