Integrate with Labs
With electronic lab orders and results the integration between the lab and the emr has never been more seamless.
Orders are made in the EMR and then can be automatically sent to the lab regardless of whether or not the lab is in-house or through an external party.
This reduces the possibility for lab errors quite substantially. Not only does this remove and eliminate potential lab order errors but it also saves the practice labor and money. The largest benefit to a electronic lab interface is receiving the results back electronically. If you were to compare this to receiving a paper copy of the lab results you would see where a paper copy is sent to a fax machine and then the hunt begins to get that result to the right paper chart/person.
Thus by electronically receiving the results into your system and not dealing with paper fax results, one can see the obvious time savings awarded to the practice. Also with an electronic lab interface, you no longer have to file the lab results in the paper chart (or scan them into your EMR). The results are automatically available in the EMR and can be routed to the ordering provider for review and then approval. The doctor can even sign the lab electronically.