Electronic lab orders can save practices 90 minutes a day

As the adoption of certified electronic health records (EHR) continues to increase, the number of clerks setting electronic lab subscriptions for the purpose of improving operational efficiency is increasing more and more. Electronic labordering at EHR saves time, improves ordering accuracy, promotes better patient care by eliminating the manual process associated with paper orders

According to data from the US Medical Research and Quality Authority, electronic lab ordering has been speeded up by 50% after replacing paper labor intensive orders with computerized medical order entry (CPOE). In 2012, the National Health Office of Health Information Technology Coordinator surveyed nearly 1,800 physicians who demonstrated the effective use of EHR and found that 75% of physicians got the test results faster.

Dr. Daniel Singleton of Marion Family Medicine in Buena Vista, Georgia saves 5 hours a day by ordering a lab test to EHR. He said: "I can not imagine that it is simpler."

Until last October, Dr. Singleton sent handwritten orders to employees and employees manually entered orders into the system. However, it is difficult to keep up with his way.

"I do not have time, nurses have no time," Dr. Singleton said. However, after you enable electronic laboratory order with EHR, you can send most laboratory orders directly from the patient's medical record.

According to reports published in the Health Technology and Informatics survey, changing from paper order to electronic lab order can reduce the error by 90%. EHR's electronic laboratory order eliminates errors in handwritten readability, lost orders, and double entry

When you order an electronic lab from EHR, you can incorporate past orders and results into the patient's medical record. You do not need to search paper charts or switch different lab systems. You can quickly display blank orders and track patient compliance.

You can also use flow charts to evaluate each value in relation to past results to make it easier to track the patient's health condition and chronic condition.

Please visit our Resource Center to find out all ways to e-order streamline practical lab workflow and learn how to easily request e-order through the lab.

You can also read our lab ordering guide to make the most of EHR. Please spend 10 minutes to save up to 8 hours per week using this guide

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Customizing customized electronic order sets saves time and creates value to the physician by directly applying the way they practice the medicine. Sales representatives can cooperate with clinical administrators to customize specific disease states and medication order sets. For this purpose, doctors and practices will require personalized assistance. Think of it as a personalized macro adjusted according to its practice and patient portfolio needs. Specialized organizations such as NCCN have developed templates that can be easily customized. Many hospitals have a series of orders that are triggered automatically by certain programs (sometimes called regular orders). Of course, as new medical conditions and treatments are decided, customization will be a process that continues to evolve. This creates an effective and useful reason for continuous physician interaction.

As the adoption of certified electronic health records (EHR) continues to increase, the number of clerks setting electronic lab subscriptions for the purpose of improving operational efficiency is increasing more and more. By eliminating the manual process associated with paper orders, EHR's electronic lab ordering saves time, improves ordering accuracy and promotes better patient care. According to data from the US Medical Research and Quality Authority, electronic lab ordering has been speeded up by 50% after replacing paper labor intensive orders with computerized medical order entry (CPOE). In 2012, the National Health Office of Health Information Technology Coordinator surveyed nearly 1,800 physicians who demonstrated the effective use of EHR and found that 75% of physicians got the test results faster.