Unique Features for a Cardiology EMR System

The Clinic Information System (CIS) Cardiology EMR is a customized EMR solution.

Cardiologists have high demands for their EMR systems from specialty-specific tests to OHIP & RAMQ Billing and work flow challenges. Cardiologists need a system that works the way they do.

Our Cardiology EMR answers those demands by offering Cardiology-specific forms, quality reporting, and configurable work-flows.

There are many electronic medical record (EMR) choices on the market today; doctors may find it a challenge to select the right solution for their practice. Knowing what to look for in an EMR solution for your cardiology practice may make it a simpler process. The choices for a cardiology practice are few, with only a handful of vendors capable of building one with cardiology in mind.

Simpler Healthcare Managment

Our solution makes it easy to share patient information across your clinic and other healthcare networks and facilities. By using CIS you will have a clear view into your referral operation, control lab an hospital data,  allowing your staff makes fewer calls and focus their time on patient management.

One Cardiology EMR Solution

With our all-in-one solution, your cardiology practice can improve efficiency at every step, from managing referrals to reporting on quality measures.

How to find the right EMR for your cardiology practice

• Look for a solution that is designed with cardiologists or a similar specialty in mind. Cardiology EMR systems need to be flexible and customizable to deal with the unique needs of treating heart conditions and heart disease.

Can CIS meet this need? Yes

• Cardiologists rely on the latest medical devices to monitor and detect abnormalities of the heart, so your EMR software choice should be able to communicate with echocardiograms, ECG machines, Holter Monitors, and other devices.

Can CIS meet this need? Yes

• Cardiologists rely on analyzing large amounts laboratory and hospital data. Your EMR solution should be able to handle large amounts of patient data. Plus, your patients may be suffering from time-sensitive or life-threatening conditions, make sure your cardiology EMR solution has a strong alert system capable of providing the appropriate emergency notifications.

Can CIS meet this need? Yes

• Some cardiologists prefer client-server based software since they feel more comfortable with PHIPA compliance and the company is ISO certified when it comes to controlling all the underlying data on their systems, despite the need to maintain and upgrade these systems periodically.

Can CIS meet this need? Yes

Core features to consider when looking for a Cardiology EMR

Cardiologists must be aware when purchasing a system that is geared toward a cardiologist’s specific practice needs. Some of the features to look for in EMR for Cardiology

Billing

Make sure your EMR Billing software is able to:

• Bill cardiology-specific OHIP billing codes
• Customize and group codes for quick entry
• Add Fee multipliers to create “hot” codes
• Reconcile bills easily and quickly

Connectivity

Make sure your EMR software is able to connect to HL7 and HRM sending facilities to connect with local labs, hospitals, and other healthcare professionals

Interfaces

Make sure your EMR software is able to communicate with:

• ECG machines
• ECHO cardiograms and other ultrasound machines
• Holter Monitors
• X-ray/MRI equipment
• Cardiac catheterization equipment

Custom Templates and Forms

Make sure you are able to customize your EMR to fit your specific needs. A cardiology EMR should offer a variety of templates tailored for:

• Cardiology SOAP note templates
• Cardiology procedure specific templates such as:
• Hypertension templates
• Cardiac exam templates
• Cardiac catheter templates
• Pacemaker templates
• Cardiologist referral letter templates

e-Prescribe

Make sure your EMR software is able to prescribe medications by having a:

• Good prescription writing module
• Cardiology-specific drug database to check for interactions and history
• Ability to create custom compounds
• Create drug regimens for medications commonly prescribed together
• Easily track renewals and stopped prescriptions

Certification

When selecting your cardiology EMR, you should make sure that a provincial certification body such as OntarioMD has certified the EMR.

Remember the more customized your software is to the needs of your cardiology practice, the less customization and re-training you will have to do once your EMR software is in place. A good EMR will also ease the migration between your current paper system or stand-alone computer system and an integrated EMR and medical billing system.

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