A chiropractic physician at Florida Orthopaedic Institute
Electronic Medical Records
A few months ago, Florida Orthopaedic Institute moved over to an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for every patient. Soon, I will be moving from my laptop EMR to an iPAD which will allow even greater mobility and ability to interact and engage the patient with their health information. As a physician, I love the ability to have a patients full health history, treatments, x-rays, etc all at my fingertips. What are your thoughts on Electronic Medical Records? Have you been able to see the benefits in your doctors visits?
steve cox
3:51 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
A good direction. Many kinks still to be worked out. How are they addressing security concerns and privacy laws?
steve cox, dc
Dr. Jeff Langmaid
4:56 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
Hello Steve, great questions. Our IT Department certainly knows more about the in's/out's of the network infrastructure than me. My understanding is that housing all information on a centralized server, with proper security, allows a very reliable and secure environment. Personally, I have found that EMR's allow greater patient record privacy, coupled with the ability to share information in a far more effective manner. I could not be happier about the new EMR platforms which are available. Dr. Jay Parkinson is a great person to look up regarding the future of health information and how it has the potential to make health care more effective and efficient.