Many practices have made the switch from paper to electronic health records (EHRs). Yet, the applications and benefits of an EHR for dental practices often go unnoticed. In fact, the use of electronic dental patient history forms, dental health history forms, and other dental forms and records can be a determining factor in how well a dental practice does, especially in an increasingly digital world. Take a look at three considerations for EHRs in the dental setting.
The Privacy Rule within the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides provisions for how health care practitioners and practices use, store, and release protected health information (PHI). However, PHI does not necessarily mean the information can never be released, nor does it imply all information within a patient’s chart is defined as protected health information when separated. Yet, not understanding the differences between the “what if” scenarios could lead to a penalty for the inappropriate disclosure or use of…
In the health care environment, protecting personal health information (PHI) is crucial. Although the integration of electronic health records can help with PHI collection, obtaining and recording patient information can still be cumbersome and time-consuming. As a result, there are a number of issues that usually occur.
The Affordable Care Act has a number of different requirements¹ surrounding the application of Electronic Health Records (EHR) depending on the healthcare specialty of the provider. For example, primary care providers have significantly different EHR requirements than those of an outpatient surgery practice. That’s because the latter has a far more limited scope and predictable workflow requirements. Similarly, a dermatologist will typically perform several procedures in a single visit, while a dental practice will require a different approach to capturing…
During our short existence, we have learned that many offices use email to transmit patient records. Some offices communicate with patients via email while others share patient information with other doctors offices.
We are excited to introduce Practice Sense and our electronic patient forms. Practice Sense was created to streamline patient registration and improve office workflow.
We work hard to make sure you don’t have to. We’ve done countless interviews and focus groups to ensure that we deliver a tool that will make patient registration much easier for both parties involved.
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