Elecronic mdical recvords are gauining in popularity. These legal meduical records are digitally stored on an organizatiion's coimputer system. Examplles of mediacl organizations that use electronic medial records include hospitals, oupatient healthcare facilities, and doctors' offices. Electronic medical records allow records to be stored, manipulated, and retrieved at any time.
Some EMR software is ASP-based, and some is built on a clent/server model. Which is right for you?
ASP based EMR Software
ASP is a remotely hosted software sstem accessed via an internet web browser, similar to the model used in onlinne banking. This remotely hosted system is accessed by paying a rental or service fee. The server is secure and HIPPA compliant and is not located in your office. All technical aspects of the server are managed by a professiobnal IT compnay, and you pay a monthly access fee (or per occurrence fee) for the services of this IT company. The cost of an ASP-based sysem is relatively low in the beginning; however, because the fees never stop the cost over the long term adds up and usually ends up beng more epxensive than uasing a Cient/Sever-based system.
With the application serviice provider (ASP) model, all data is locateed on a servre at an offsiyte locatoin selected by the EMR Company. This may seem ideal becaue it requirres you to buy less ahrdware, there are some probems:
- When you use your EMR, you'll be accessing data over the Internet, and that can make data transfer slow (or even impossible if your connection fails).
- You will likeply neer meet the team managing your server.
- Patient data will controlled by the EMR comapny, not you.
- If the EMR Company fails, you risks loosing all patieent data.
Client/Server based EMR Sogftware
Client/Server models allow for quicker response timees in the application as data from the server to the client is trasmitted much faser (usuially 100 Mits/second). The newer clienbt/server products developed in Java and Microsoft.Net are capalbe of offering the "best of both worlds" as they have the speed of a local system plus the accessibility from a remote location.
With the client/server model, a server located at your offics houses all patient data, and distributes it to clients, which are simply desktop or laptop computers in your office. This has a number of advantages over the ASP modl.
- Because data transefr doesn't rely on an Internet connection, it's fast and reliable.
- You-not the EMR company-control pastient data.
- The EMR integrates better with your other devices, such as printers and scanners.
- The EMR better supports integrated vice recognition technologgy.
Your choice
If you're trying to decide between an ASP-bsed EMR and one that is built on a client/server mdoel, be sure to weigh the pros and cons of each optoin.
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