Quintont Wimberly Professor Sistrunk MIS MWF 11- 11:50

1. How is the delivery of medical information and services changing because of digital information technology? Quintont Wimberly Professor Sistrunk MIS MWF 11- 11:50

2. Table of Contents • The Age of the Electronic Record • Purpose of Electronic Records • Avaz MD • One-Step Solution: Easy • Web Enabled • Customized: Flexibility • Dictation Capture and Household Devices • Work Types and Templates • Patient Information Security • Interview • End Notes • Bibliography

3. The Age of the Electronic Record • The electronic patient record is changing patient documentation. “Basic typing no longer suffices. The modern practice requires fast, accurate patient documentation as well as the ability to quickly share the patient data among providers, various information systems and departments.”1

4. Purpose of Electronic Records • “Electronic patient recorders were created to deliver an easy-to-use, yet flexible service of high-quality transcription and computerized patient record management tools to physician while keeping cost low and efficiency high.”1

5. Example of Provider - Avaz MD • Avaz MD – digital medical transcription allows for convenience, flexibility, and power. “It also incorporates everything needed for quality, digital patient documentation into one integrated and convenient web-enabled system.”1

6. One Stop Solution: Easy • No extra hardware and software to buy. • No maintenance contracts • No lengthy, interruptive implementation. • And no endless training requirements

7. Web-Enabled: Anytime, Anywhere Access • Secure national data centers allow your staff instant access anytime, anywhere. Dictate 24/7 by phone PDA or PC. Review, edit, sign, print or forward reports as soon as they have been completed.

8. Customized: Flexibility • Fits into established work-flow • Integrates easily with your clinical information system.

9. Dictation Capture and Handheld Devices • Toll free phone number for dictation • Multiple dictation devices: touchtone phone, dictation station with a hands free microphone, and handheld dictions devices such as digital recorders, the pocket PC; and PC direct dictation

10. Work Types and Templates Accept pre-defined work types and associated templates for standard report formats and efficient dictation and transcription.

11. Patient Information Security • The security of patient data is required by HIPAA. “From user Ids, passwords, to patient information and data access, all reports and access to our system is tracked.”1

12. Interview Kimberly Frazier – RNA Medical Information Center of Middle Georgia Q: How has electronic record keeping helped your company? A: It has allowed nurses and doctors easier access to patient documents. Q: How long has your instruction used electronic record keeping? A: We have been on line with digital patient documents for almost a year now.

13. End Notes • http://www.avazmd.com/articles/001_age_emr.html

14. Bibliography • http://avazmd.com/articles/001_age_emr.html • Kimberly Frazier