Medical Records
Augmenting EMRs
Providers that have implemented an EMR still must deal with externally generated documents that cannot be managed through their EMR. Because of these documents, providers must continue to maintain a paper chart, albeit smaller, for every patient.
OnBase provides the necessary bridge between externally generated documents and the EMR, which allows providers to achieve a true electronic health record for their patients. Supporting a variety of integration methodologies, including HL7 as well as API, OnBase enables clinicians to work with virtually any EMR as a single, seamless interface to all patient chart information. Examples of EMRs that OnBase integrates with include EpicCare from Epic Systems Corporation and Logician® from GE Healthcare.
Paper documents, traditionally stored in a paper-based chart, are scanned and stored in the OnBase system. OnBase notifies the EMR when new documents are stored, what type of documents they are and for which patient. This information is used then by the EMR to "map" the document location in OnBase to the appropriate location in the EMR interface (e.g., orders, results, etc.). Scanning can be done in batch-mode to create economies of scale. Or, if supported by the EMR, a "point of care"-scan can be performed, allowing the user to scan "in context," thus alleviating the need for indexing the scanned documents. OnBase supports the updating of an EMR regardless of the method (COLD, document import, scanning, etc.) used to bring documents into the OnBase system.
Key Benefits for Augmenting EMRs
- Provides electronic storage and presentation of documents unable to be managed by an EMR
- Presents single, seamless interface to patient information through EMR interface
- Automatically updates EMR when documents are added to OnBase
- Facilitates HIPAA compliance
- Allows provider to fully leverage EMR capabilities
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