The use of electronic medical records (EMRs) is a virtual mandate for Canadian medical practices. They increase efficiency, save lots of money, and help doctors and medical assistants do their jobs better. However, the growing prevalence of EMRs also means that a new set of government policies have inevitably arisen. This means that you will have to change the way that you manage your EMRs in order to comply with these new policies.

If you have decided that you want to upgrade your medical practice's logistical operations to include electronic medical records (EMRs), then you need to stop, breathe, and take a step back. While you are making the right decision switching from paper medical records to EMRs, making this change will be a headache if you do not use the right methods - the wrong methods for electronic medical records implementation can cause a lot of serious issues, including:

Is your business meeting all of the record retention requirements that it should be? Records are critical for every business' operation, so if your answer to the above question is no – or you are not sure – then you have some work to do. You need to be 100 per cent sure that your business is handling its records the right way by making certain that you are meeting all of the record retention requirements for businesses like yours. To make sure that you are doing everything that you need to do in order to effectively manage records for your business, we are going to look at the record retention requirements that you need to follow.     

You have probably already heard that paperless medical records are the future. Your peers in the medical industry may be discussing them right now. What you may not be aware of, however, is why they will be so pivotal for the way that health practitioners operate. Let's take a look at the reasons why:

Our increasing dependence upon computers has mandated that the government take action to protect us. As a result, there has been a great deal of records management legislation passed over the past few years. There has been so much legislation enacted, in fact, that it can be overwhelming for anybody whose career doesn't involve politics to try and sift through. That is where we come in. In order to make sure that you are fully prepared for the latest changes in the law, we are going to provide you with the following ultimate cheat sheet on records management law.

Badly managed hospital records can cause a bevy of problems, including mixed up patient medical records, bad scheduling and even malpractice. Needless to say, if your hospital record management efforts are failing, then you need to act right now to fix it. Fortunately, it is possible to resuscitate your failing hospital records management system. Here is how to do it: 

Your business has taken the leap into the modern era by using more digital files. However, you likely face a new qualm: where to store all of your digital data. Finding the best digital storage solutions for your business can be difficult to do if you don't know what's available. To help you make the right storage solution decision, we are going to take a look at the best ones out there and how to choose the right ones for your company.

Records management legislation is a critical factor to consider when determining what records management best practices your company should engage in. Managing your records the right way will require a team effort from your entire company, so everyone will need to know how to handle your records according to the law. That being said, your boss will want to know some very specific things about current records management legislation so that they can implement the right internal best practices. Here is what he or she needs to know:

By now, you and the rest of your hospital should know about most of the benefits of electronic medical records (EMRs). That being said, there are five little known benefits of using EMR systems that you should know about as well.

One of the biggest qualms 21st century organizations face is what to do with all of their digital data. Much of it is important, so it cannot be deleted, but too much data can overwhelm internal systems, slowing down computers and leaving little room for new data. That is why you need to seek out a good long term digital storage solution. But where do you look? Let's take a look at the best long term digital storage solutions out there.