EMR Integration Paying Dividends For All Types of Healthcare Practitioners

The following is a guest blog post from the team at Fullscript, a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene. Follow and engage with them on Twitter: @FullscriptHQ

It would not be a stretch to say that EMRs have been both a blessing and curse for healthcare practitioners. There is no doubt that EMRs have improved the safety of care and the mountain of data that has been collected is now powering the renaissance of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare. However, EMRs have also increased the workload on clinicians which in turn has negatively impacted the overall patient experience and has contributed to burnout. It would not be a stretch to say that EMRs have been both a blessing and curse for healthcare practitioners. There is no doubt that EMRs have improved the safety of care and the mountain of data that has been collected is now powering the renaissance of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare. However, EMRs have also increased the workload on clinicians which in turn has negatively impacted the overall patient experience and has contributed to burnout.

To help practitioners, HealthIT vendors need to ensure their products can be:

  • Tightly integrated with EMRs so that data can be shared easily
  • Seamlessly incorporated into existing workflows
  • Tuned to fit the specific needs of the practice

Fullscript, an online e-prescribing platform helps integrative medical practitioners dispense supplements without the need for physical inventory. This saves valuable office space and improves the overall safety of practices. The company offers over 20,000 professional-grade supplements. Key to the company’s success has been the integration of their platform with existing EMRs coupled with their user-friendly workflow features.

Dr. J. E. Williams, a highly respected integrative medicine clinician who treats and revitalizes patients across a spectrum of illness, implemented Fullscript in order to provide his patients with a streamlined experience and to improve the performance of his practice.

Prior to Fullscript, Dr. Williams, used a non-integrated e-prescribing system. That system was difficult to use and his patients frequently complained at how confusing it was. The result was that patients were not filling their scripts and were not following the prescribed regimen. After switching to Fullscript, Dr. Williams could seamlessly e-prescribe what his patients need, directly from within his EMR. In addition, the easy-to-use nature of the system has made it less confusing for patients. The net result is that Dr. Williams has experienced 100% patient compliance by using Fullscript through his EMR.

“I can write a recommendation when a patient is in front of me, or immediately afterwards. ​Patients want to see their recommendation in their inbox right away, and that’s what Fullscript provides. My patients love it.” – Dr. J.E. Williams

Dr Williams is on a mission to bridge complementary as well as alternative therapies with evidence-based clinical science. Although some would see this as controversial, Dr. Williams firmly believes that there is growing evidence of improved patient outcomes when melding ancient wisdom with modern science. The ultimate goal is to use the most efficient therapies with the least side effects for patients.

The success of Dr Williams demonstrates the power of tight integration with EMRs for all types of clinicians. Gone are the days when clinicians had to tolerate clunky stand-alone systems. Today, they can and should expect their HealthIT partners to provide systems that seamlessly integrate with their existing applications.

Fullscript embraces this vision and has worked with over a thousand practitioners just like Dr Williams to provide the ability to e-prescribe nutraceuticals in as little as 4 weeks.

To learn more about Fullscript’s EMR integration or to read more about Dr. Williams, click here.

   

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