15 Reasons to Switch to Electronic Medical Records

Does it take weeks for your staffing agency to complete the steps to place a candidate in a hospital position? If so, unnecessary paperwork may be slowing down your placement process. A switch to electronic medical records (EMRs) might be just what your agency needs to manage the piles of papers that come with candidates’ pre-employment exams. Also known as digital medical records, EMRs will save you the time and cost of tracking down outstanding paperwork, so you don’t miss valuable placement opportunities.

Below we offer 15 reasons why your organization needs to switch to Digital Medical Records. And if you like what you read, you can get more time-saving advice in our book, Winning the Placement Race, available by clicking below.

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Benefits of Digital Medical Records

Here are 15 great reasons that your organization needs to switch to digital medical records.

1. Electronic medical records (E-records) are much easier to replace.
2. With E-records, you will receive and understand your candidates’ test results quicker.
3. You can easily transport and store digital records.
4. E-records are key to expediting the placement process.
5. At your fingertips, electronic medical records are easy to locate, which makes your business run faster.
6. E-records are always consistent and easy to understand.
7. Because they’re available from anywhere, electronic medical records allow your business to grow geographically.
8. Storage on a secure HIPAA-compliant server makes e-records safer and more secure than paper records.
9. With a few keystrokes, you can address any errors or issues arising from a candidate exam.
10. In the case of a client audit, e-records allow you to track down any document, record or exam test result.
11. E-records make things easier on your candidates by keeping all candidate records and results in one digital location.
12. Online e-records are always accessible 24/7.
13. Does a client have a concern? Search e-records with a few keystrokes and address any issue.
14. E-records speed the arrival  and availability of candidate’s test results.
15. Did a hospital just update its medical clearance form?  No problem. E-records ease your transition into new versions of forms.

Not only do you get your candidates’ test results back faster with digital medical records, but Mobile Health will digitally fill out hospital forms for you! Those are just some advantages you experience with Mobile Health’s digital medical records.  Why would any agency prefer an overstuffed file cabinet to the ease of E-records?

Contact us today to learn how Mobile Health’s unique brand of occupational health and technology platform help staffing for hospitals run as smoothly as possible!