The top EHR system must have optimal usability and simplicity

By design, EHR systems are made to improve both the patient and provider experience.

Thus, a well-designed EHR system must be user-friendly to ensure users are able to reap the plethora of comprehensive EHR benefits. Surprisingly, however, many EHR users today feel hindered due to navigation and search difficulties. Therefore, it's important to thoroughly consider the usability features of the most common EHR brands today. For example, Praxis EMR-ranked #1 in EHR usability and Customer satisfaction for the past four years-is built on the philosophy that an EMR is not a “computer application” but rather a medical tool. Praxis provides users with the information they need when and where they expect it by following a simple yet effective formula.

Information = Data - Noise

Data is everything you see on your computer screen; Information is the data that you need now; and noise is everything else that you are forced to filter out. Praxis eliminates noise because it replicates your medical thoughts, expressing your medical concepts in the words you are used to and in the order you are used to seeing them, with each bit of information exactly where you would expect to find it.

When considering EHR systems, we strongly recommend reviewing the mission, philosophy, and usability features of your selected EHR systems.

The top EHR system must be fast and efficient

As hospital systems continue to become ever more occupied and healthcare professionals face unprecedented busy schedules, EHR systems must be fast and efficient to use. The EHR software should be designed to decrease administrative tasks and enhance a physicians' ability to provide high-quality patient care by allocating more time to the development of the doctor-patient relationship. Many template-based EHR systems today require healthcare professionals to spend more than two hours a day charting-quality time they should be spending with their patients. A top EHR system must not demand such a sacrifice.

Praxis eliminates this sacrifice with its unique template-free model and AI driven engine that redirects the two hours normally spent charting to the cultivation of the important provider-patient relationship. With Praxis, it takes less clicks to finish a full chart than with any template-based system. With only a few mouse-clicks you complete entire complex chart notes. In fact, Praxis clients report that it takes them less than 45 seconds to complete a chart. Praxis is that fast. This is because with Praxis, you are literally charting as fast as you think. How is this possible? Praxis learns directly from you as you chart in your own words, in free text. Therefore, in Praxis, you are interacting with your own words and medical concepts. In effect, instead of you having to adapt to templates developed by an EMR vendor (that presumably knows more about treating a certain condition than you do!), Praxis adapts to you, getting smarter and faster the more you use it. Before you know it, you are charting at the speed of your mind!

The top EHR system must distress and protect against medical malpractice

As physician burnout becomes an ever-growing problem, EHR systems should be designed to lower physician stress and protect from physician burnout. More than 40% of present-day providers report burnout, and many EHR systems are not conducive to provider health and peace of mind. When considering EHR systems, it's incredibly important to select the EHR system that not only has the health of patients in mind, but also the health of its users and the heroes of our society.

For example, at Praxis, our EMR works with the mind of the physician, helping the doctor every step of the way. Praxis reminds you at the point of care of how you treated patients with similar conditions in the past, so that you may ask the present patient the same questions and give them the same advice. What is more, if something new pops into your mind, you simply document it this time, and it will be there as a reminder for all subsequent encounters. With Praxis, doctors have more time to spend with patients and need not spend time after-hours finalizing charts. Doctors also won't wake up in the middle of the night, suddenly realizing they forgot to tell a patient something important. Praxis will give you peace of mind.

Additionally, Praxis EMR's template-free model consistently lowers common human errors that lead to malpractice. No template does this. Additionally, Praxis helps defend you legally because your notes are protected by physician-patient confidentiality because they are not the creation of a template software, but rather are based on the examination of actual patients. Templates, in contrast, may be introduced as evidence by a prosecution in a court of law. Imagine how pleased a plaintiff's attorney would be to find that your entire practice could be reduced to a series of simple statements. Suddenly, your art of medicine is diminished, and you appear to be a mere technician forcing all your patients into a single mold.

The top EHR must improve medical quality and care

A mission to improve medical quality and care is at the heart of every EHR system. EHR systems were designed in themselves to improve the state of medical quality and care, and in the past few years, we can see the outcomes of this admirable mission in full force nationwide, as medical care is more advanced than ever. However, it is well-known that some EHRs are better suited to improve medical quality than others. Thus, when browsing options, it's necessary to review the EHR system's attributes to ensure it is indeed successful in improving medical care.

At Praxis EMR, we not only make improving medical care easy. As providers, you inherently wish to practice at your very best under any situation. With Praxis EMR, you are constantly refining your approach to medicine. Ask a patient a question once and Praxis will remind you to ask that question every time a similar case is seen. This helps ensure that you deliver the highest quality of medicine to all patients, at all times. Praxis EMR ensures that you maintain your own personal level of excellence at all times, no matter how many patients you are seeing, or how many hours you've been working. Like no other system, Praxis EMR constantly improves the quality of medicine you provide to your patients, and helps make you a better doctor.

The top EHR must improve clinical capacity and drive revenue increases

As the healthcare enterprise continues to attempt to meet the growing demand of healthcare services across all populations, an EHR system must be prepared to assist and support an institution through growth and change. An EHR system should also work as an institutional partner, and not simply a tool. These are incredibly important to consider when seeking a suitable EHR for your practice, as the best EHR system should be one that supports your growth, not one that inhibits it.

By equipping your team with an EHR system that is fast, intuitive, and efficient, your practice can better meet the demands of the community by seeing a larger volume of patients, without compromising medical care quality. With Praxis saving you more than two hours' worth of charting a day, there is no other EHR better suited to help you grow than Praxis!

Not only is Praxis prepared to assist you in clinical and workflow optimization, but also in financial growth. Most Praxis EMR customers see increases in revenues of 10% - 15%, with some Praxis EMR clients reporting bonuses of $120,000 to $150,000, solely related to using Praxis EMR on a daily basis. This is because the increase in medical quality from using Praxis directly improves productivity and the practice's bottom line.