EHR software development is designing and developing electronic health records software for healthcare organizations like hospitals and clinics. In addition to implementation, an EHR development company would also integrate the electronic health records solution with other medical platforms like practice management, healthcare management systems, and medical informatics to facilitate fast and seamless hospital operations. By acting as a central repository for patients’ health data, EHRs enable doctors to access important medical information with a few clicks and make informed decisions regarding patient care.
Comprehensive health systems at hospitals must facilitate seamless electronic data exchange among constituent medical solutions. This is called healthcare interoperability, enabling all departments to work cohesively to streamline operations. Ensuring this integration with other healthcare software is the cornerstone of EMR software development. OSP can build EHR/EMR solutions with custom APIs to integrate them with existing medical solutions at hospitals and clinics to ensure the speed and efficiency of everyday operations.
Broad, integrated healthcare solutions at hospitals enable senior administrators, pathologists, radiologists, healthcare providers, and payers to work together better. This means that all departments at a hospital can exchange vital information to carry out their workflows and serve patients better.
Software solutions installed on devices stored on-premises require a significant investment in hardware and IT infrastructure. But advancements in cloud computing in healthcare have reduced or even eliminated the need for software installed on-premises. EHR development of a cloud-based solution enables all the clinical and administrative staff to access relevant patient information over the internet. OSP can develop HIPAA-compliant solutions for EHRs hosted from the cloud for hospitals with appropriate APIs for integration with other solutions. This facilitates the secure exchange of healthcare information. EHR system development of cloud-based solutions is especially beneficial for medium-sized clinics since they won’t have to invest in IT overhead or a dedicated IT team.
Data security is one of the primaries focuses of every EMR/EHR development company. Accurate patient data is one of the cornerstones of quality medical care, and EHRs store this data. So, ensuring the privacy and integrity of this data is an integral part of EHR development. OSP has the experience and know-how to develop highly secure electronic medical records software with features like access controls and audit trails to prevent unauthorized access. This is in addition to the secure means of exchange among other providers and payers to prevent data leakage.
We ensure that our EHR software complies with the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Affordability Act (HIPAA) regulation.
This is one of the clinicians’ biggest advantages of EMR/EHR development. Healthcare analytics solutions can assess patient data stored in medical records and offer useful insights and predictions to identify high-risk patients. By knowing which patients are at risk, providers can begin treatments when diseases are in their early stages. Doing so is known to result in better clinical outcomes for patients and reduce the cost of care since the disease won’t be as severe. OSP can build EHR platforms with analytics functions to analyze historical and current medical information. In addition to improving the quality of care, analytics will also improve the effectiveness of population health management.
For telehealth solutions to be effective, the providers seeing patients virtually need to be able to access patient records. EMR development must go hand in hand with integration with telehealth solutions. If a doctor can access a patient’s records during a virtual consultation, he or she can learn more about the patient’s health. This is especially useful as EHRs contain important medical information like immunizations, allergies, medication history, existing diseases, etc. Knowing this enables the doctor to make informed treatment decisions without endangering the patient’s health. OSP can develop EHR solutions that seamlessly integrate with telehealth platforms to help boost the effectiveness of virtual care.
EHR or EMR is patients’ medical data stored in electronic format. This means that providers can access it during consultations with a few clicks on a screen. Moreover, it also means that the information can be shared with other providers immediately and securely to enable better care coordination. OSP can carry out custom EHR development to enable providers at one or more hospitals to share patient information and collaborate on care for rare or chronic diseases.
When multiple physicians can share access to patients’ medical records, they can share insights, exchange notes, and deliberate on effective treatments. This improves the quality of care and the efficiency of medical records management since the data can be adequately updated.
Since electronic health records contain all a patient's medical and demographic information, they are a vital tool for effective treatment. This is especially true in the case of medical emergencies and chronic diseases, where a person's medical history can be the difference between recovery and worsening of the disease. Knowing if a person is allergic to something, has a history of substance abuse, or suffers from certain diseases helps physicians make informed treatment decisions.
Having an EHR platform also incentivizes the use of e-prescription software. This software enables patients to receive their prescriptions in digital format and avoid medication mistakes due to illegible handwriting. Pharmacists can directly obtain the prescription from the providers and cross-check the same with patient records. OSP can design and develop E-prescription solutions for providers, which patients can access for clarifications. In effect, this acts as a type of patient engagement system.
As mentioned earlier, electronic medical records contain patients' entire medical history. This means that a person's EHR would have his age, weight, medication history, previous treatments, history of substance abuse (if any), and so on. Having all this information in one place paints a complete picture of a person's health situation. As a result, doctors can know the right medication and determine which drugs to avoid.