InterMed Associates Goes Paperless with Mednet System

InterMed Associates is going on their second year using Mednet System’s EMR/E Prescribing Application: emr4MD Version 4.1. InterMed’s journey towards electronic medical records started on January 1st, 2006. Training of InterMed staff members (including 5 physicians, 1 nurse practitioner, 1 dietitian and 20 employees) was completed within the first 90 days of use.

InterMed has migrated all of their existing paper charts into EMR. This saves the office valuable time that was previously wasted pulling patient charts. All prescription requests are entered on the computer and sent electronically to the patients’ pharmacy of choice. "The system has eliminated stress and aggravation for the staff that existed due to huge volumes of paperwork", said Kathy Smith, Front Office Coordinator.

Thanks to EMR InterMed’s physicians have completely eliminated their transcription costs. Progress notes are created using pre-defined templates and Dragon Dictation System. A patient’s entire progress note is created, completed, signed and electronically Filed by the time the patient checks out of the office. "I can’t believe how expensive it is to work with paper charts as opposed to electronic medical records. It is so much easier to keep track of vital information with this system. No more worrying about important documents getting lost in the shuffle," says Dr. Ishwara Sharma, cardiologist.

"emr4MD frees up office staff from ‘hunting’ down charts and allows them to take care of more important tasks instead. It speeds up the process of daily office procedures. It is easy to review patient charts and patients like it," says Dr. Duro, a family practice physician.

E-prescribing has become a physician favorite, drastically reducing time spent on prescriptions from hours to minutes. "E Prescribing saves time and effort. It eliminates confusion with pharmacy/refill requests," believes Dr. Kacprzak, an Internist. Furthermore he added that "Patient drug allergies and alerts automatically appear when reviewing refill requests eliminating having to search for the info and allowing minimum room for errors."

"The true value of our innovative Electronic Medical Records Application is that it enables clients to reap significant benefits in daily operations while not spending several thousands of dollars on expensive solutions. Our EMR delivers everyday with every client," said Mr. Niraj Jetly, CEO, Mednet System.