Personal Health Records

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The adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR) has not only revolutionized the healthcare domain, but also made the job of documenting patient information easier for Providers. In addition, EMR software has allowed Providers to make important clinical decisions and take patient care to the next level. While this software enhanced the comfort level of Healthcare Providers, a new variant is the PHR (Personal Health Records). These kinds of electronic medical records have been specially designed for patients. Here are the salient features of PHR:   

Principle: Like how Providers keep a record of their patients’ information, patients can also keep a record of their clinical reports, lab results, radiology images and more in the digital form in the PHR. This software came into being because Electronic Health Records are accessible only to Healthcare Providers and Facilities.

Importance: Why do patients require PHR? There are several reasons that justify as to why patients need such electronic medical records:

·         When patients happen to migrate from one place to another, they tend to change their Healthcare Providers or Facilities. In such instances, PHR medical document management software comes in handy, which helps in uninterrupted medical information flow between patients and the Providers at the new place.

·         Sometimes, Providers refer other healthcare specialists to treat their patients based on the severity of the health condition. Personal Health Records will help healthcare specialists learn patients’ medical history for further treatment.

·         Replacing the paper-based PHRs, electronic- and web-based PHRs emerged with a wide array of benefits. Patients can now store their health information in a handy mass storage device like USB flash drive, Smartphone, DVD, and more. Also, they can maintain online PHRs, which have been implemented in many companies recently.

Recent Developments: As many people showed interest towards the PHR medical document management software, reputed companies started providing PHR services. They gained great popularity among the patients and general public. Some of the PHR service providers include, Microsoft HealthVault, Dossia, and Google Health (discontinued effective Jan 2013).  Since the data is stored in the ‘cloud’, the data can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection.

For Providers: PHRs are not only used by patients but can also be downloaded by Providers into their Electronic Health Records for future reference and accurate medical insurance billing. The documentation and the accuracy of it plays a major role in correct medical insurance billing.  Accurate billing can also achieved by outsourcing a part of medical billing services to a medical billing company like MGSI.

About MGSI:

Based in Florida, MGSI has been providing exceptional medical billing services to its clients for over 20 years. It can help Healthcare Providers and Facilities in managing and utilizing patient records without a hitch for precise medical insurance billing. For more details, log on to www.mgsionline.com.