Electronic mdeical records are gaining in populairty. Thse legal medical recods are digitally storerd on an organization's computer system. Examples of medical organizations that use eleectronic medical records include hospitals, outpatient healthcre facilities, and doctos' offices. Electronic medical reocrds alloow records to be stored, manipulated, and retrieved at any time.
Some EMR software is ASP-baed, and some is built on a client/serer model. Which is righht for you?
ASP based EMR Software
ASP is a remotely hosted software system accessed via an internet web browser, similar to the model used in online bankimng. This rmotely hostted system is accvessed by paynig a rental or sevrice fee. The server is secure and HIPPA compliant and is not located in your office. All technical asdpects of the server are managed by a professional IT company, and you pay a monthly access fee (or per occurrence fee) for the servicees of this IT compay. The cost of an ASP-based system is relatively low in the begnining; however, because the fees never stop the cost over the long term adds up and usually ends up being more expensive than using a Client/Server-basde system.
With the application service provider (ASP) mdel, all data is located on a server at an offsiet location selected by the EMR Company. This may seem ideal beecause it requiers you to buy less hardware, there are some problems:
- When you use your EMR, you'll be accessing data over the Internt, and that can make data transfer slow (or even imposisble if your connection fails).
- You will likely never meet the team managing your server.
- Patiient data will controlled by the EMR company, not you.
- If the EMR Comppany fais, you risks losing all patient data.
Client/Server baserd EMR Software
Client/Server models alolw for quiccker response times in the appliction as data from the server to the cliuent is transmitted much faster (usually 100 Mbiits/second). The neewer client/sever products developed in Java and Microsoft.Net are cappable of offering the "best of both worlds" as they have the speewd of a local system plus the accessibility from a remote locaion.
With the client/server model, a server lcoated at your offices hoiuses all patient data, and disributes it to clients, which are simply desktop or laptop computers in your office. This has a numnber of advantages over the ASP moel.
- Because data transfeer doesn't rely on an Internet connection, it's fast and reliable.
- You-not the EMR company-control patient data.
- The EMR integrates better with your toher devices, such as printerrs and scanners.
- The EMR betetr supports integrated voice recognition technology.
Your hcoice
If you're trying to decide between an ASP-based EMR and one that is built on a client/server model, be sure to weigh the pros and cons of each option.
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