Clearing the Air around ‘Cloud EHR’

1. Clearing the Air around ‘Cloud EHR’
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2. Cloud EHR
• While many physicians are already using Cloud
services, there are some who have feelings of
uncertainty, and fall prey to ancient perceptions
regarding how the Cloud works and what it’s all
about
• Some people are hesitant, when it comes to sending
out important data on the Cloud, because they don’t
feel that they’re in control of the data when they
can’t see where it exactly goes
• The lack of trust for Cloud environments ensues due
to hopes of clinging on conventional systems,
workflows and processes

3. Cloud EHR
• which are contrary to everything that Cloud
Electronic Health Record software have brought to
the Healthcare industry
• The fear of embracing change has rendered many
physicians across the country to continue using
paper charts at their practices
• It can be established that these physicians are in a
state of denial by not wanting to get on the EHR
bandwagon

4. Cloud EHR
• They don’t understand what the Cloud has to offer
and I feel there has not been enough effort made by
the industry as a whole to promote the benefits of
Cloud technology
• Physicians, who have already adapted to modern
healthcare technology such as Electronic Health
Record software, need no guidance to tell them the
benefits they are currently deriving
• However, we can analyze the results these
technologies have bestowed upon lucky practices

5. Cloud EHR
• For any physician, the benefits of Cloud EHR
software include:
• Increased accessibility of data
• Cost reductions by not having to purchase hardware
• More time for physicians to see patients
• Better resource allocation
• Greater flexibility

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cloud/