In general, moving from prints to electronic charts is just a bit faster. Of course if one happens to type in the wrong patient number add several minutes to delete pictures on patient record and then save again on the correct patient record. Plus some data bases are more friendly to us adding pictures, OCT, HRT, Octopus, etc. others require several steps which then takes longer then just providing a paper print. It helps if the photographer gets involved in the whole changing over to EMR process. These comments are from my private praxis experience. My hospital has not switched me to EMR yet. Thank you Peter Peter L. Breit, CRA. Director Ophthalmic Services The Lankenau Hospital & Bryn Mawr Hospital 484-476-3338 484-476-8206 fax 484-437-3262 mobile page 3707 ________________________________ From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lisa Breayley Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 10:34 PM To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [optimal] Workload Demands Quick question for those of you who went from a paper/print system for results to a totally on-line system – i.e. Drs can see patient results “instantly” in clinic. Did your workload go up? Did having results straight away meant the clinicians asked for more? More patients? More tests? More views? We’re looking at a system now and I’m curious… Lisa L.M.Breayley Senior Photographer MedPIC The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 32 Gisborne Street East Melbourne, Victoria 3002 Ph 61-3-9929 8335 Fax 61-3-9929 8217 www.eyeandear.org.au<http://www.eyeandear.org.au> ______________________________________________________________________ Attention: The information in this e-mail message may be confidential, and may also be subject to legal privilege, public interest or legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this e-mail is unauthorised. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been checked for the presence of computer viruses. The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital however does not warrant the message is free of viruses. It is recommended as a prudent business practice the recipient perform a virus scan of any message received. ______________________________________________________________________