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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
nycguyDec 15th 2008 2:44AM
Since there is already one system of EMRs that has been working very well for the last 12 years, why not develop a nation wide system following that particular system, which is our CPRS at the VA?
Form what has been expressed here, it seems that various EMRs used in the private sector are NOT well designed as they seem to cater the need of insurance companies more than the clinicians. However, that is not to say that EMRs are inherently inferior. Furthermore, the original purpose of EMRs was not for printing volumes of records for the insurance companies, but rather the ability to instantaneous review any note, any radiograph studies (not just reports), any lab, any medication lists, AND reduce the risks of mistaking illegible hand written records, with the added benefit of knowing when a specific note was looked at, when it was signed, when an addendum was made and signed, etc, etc.
I encourage anyone who thinks EMRs as inherently cumbersome and offers no added benefits to check out how our system works... A well designed EMRS indeed makes patient care safer, reduce medical errors, decrease possible delay of proper treatments, provide better communication between all clinicians and administrators, and reduce cost in general.
baronDec 15th 2008 1:53PM
I have heard nice things about how the VA system works from the IT side since it is all one product. What I have not heard though is people that have used it on specific applications liking it better than other products. i.e. using it as your cath lab system vs using a system designed specifically for the cath lab. Instead of using a system that is integrated like the VA system, we allow our users to work with many systems on the market for their specific function, let them find the best system, and we make it seamlessly integrate on the back side. You get the best of both worlds like that. I totally understand why a government institution with such far spans as the VA would need to use a system that is so integrated like the one you currently have. I can only imagine the headache that would ensue from changing a piece of such a system if it was setup like we have here.