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SEND US YOUR Cover Story: iCare: An Advanced EHR Delivered in the Cloud
MEDICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Continued from page 1 environments, available to give users peace of mind. It’s also
This powerful cloud platform provides fully integrated EHR tech- affordable. In fact, it costs less to operate than any solution on the
nology at a fraction of the price of installed traditional software. market.
“The vast majority of health record systems out there were “Another great benefit is that it’s universal,” explains Kesti. “It
developed by engineers that really didn't understand how a physi- can be used for all different areas, from a large hospital to a multi-
cian and the physician practice operates,” explains Kesti. practice to a small practice, and in different departments in the
“Doctors were trained to follow a certain protocol or procedure as hospital. It can cover a broad range of disciplines as well. For
they see a patient, called SOAP notes. They take notes and go example, cardiologists can use it because they can easily adapt
through a system. Most EHRs don't follow that type of system so these. They have templates that they can pick from that are car-
it forces the doctor to do patient encounters differently than they diac specific and then they can adapt them to what they want.”
were trained or used to, or that just comes naturally to them. Healthcare providers should be reviewing their EHR systems on
With the advanced technology that we have, doctors should be a regular basis, notes Kesti.
able to have up-to-date and very accurate information at their fin- “You should be reviewing your EHR every six to twelve months
gertips on any given patient and be able to maneuver around very to make sure different factors are being met,” he says. If you’ve
quickly. iCare has basically taken the clunkiness out of the elec- had your system for more than three years, you should assess it.
tronic health record system and made it more intuitive.” You should take a look at what else is out there if it’s not meeting
There are several primary benefits of iCare’s EHR system, your needs. Most EHRs do update themselves. It’s like your phone
• News Tips according to Kesti. or laptop. When do you know when you need a new laptop? You
“It’s ease of use, the ease of learning how to use it, and so very can't wait until it stops working. You’re always assessing it to
• Letters To the Editor little or limited training time needed,” he says. “There's also very make sure your needs are met. Can you imagine, if you're in a
little implementation which is key when you ask a physician to hospital and your EHR stops working? You can't wait until it
• Announce New Hires switch their system. The iCare system takes the physician’s data stops working, but before it even starts getting slow, it’s probably
and populates it into the right locations and spots. So it takes a sign that you need an upgrade or a new system.”
and Promotions away that headache of changing.”
iCare is also reliable. It leverages secure and innovative cloud For more information, visit www.icare.com.
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