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Children have specific needs, and when they require medical attention, their pediatricians must be well equipped. Thanks to pediatric emr, pediatricians can now keep track of their patient’s growth, calculate growth patterns and compare each child’s growth and body mass index. With an EMR, a pediatrician can now speed up their patient encounter as well as the completion of chart notes, so every visit to the doctor becomes a pleasant experience for the child. It also reduces the time spent on normal procedures such as prescription refills. In essence, a pediatric emr allows the doctor to increase his/her productivity as well as improve patient care. With a lab interface, pediatricians can also send orders directly to Quest, Labcorp, etc so that the patient can be tested, diagnosed and treated immediately. Some of the standard features of a pediatric emr includes: client/server or ASP based (so it can be accessed through any computer terminal), coding assistance (for easier chart notes), PDR-based prescription writing (for more accurate prescriptions), decision support (wherein the software makes an initial assessment of the patient’s condition and suggests a number of tests and treatments), billing/scheduling interface (for easier generation of bills), document and image management (to organize the patient’s file), and tablet pc enabled (for greater mobility). Here are some of the features you should look for in a pediatric emr: 1. Chart notes should include age and gender specific growth charts. 2. It should track what immunizations have been given to the child, as well as what needs to be given. It should also show care reminders so as to improve patient care. 3. It must generate consent forms with a single click as well as capture the parent’s signature electronically for storage in the patient file. 4. It should offer pre-populated intuitive learning software so that it pediatricians no longer need to type the same instructions over and over. 5. It must document developmental milestones. 6. The EMR must document the child’s birth history and prenatal records. 7. It has to provide a detailed (and up-to-date) dosage calculator, drug checking and alert system to ensure that the pediatrician is appropriating the right medicine to the patient. 8. It must have on-the-fly capabilities such as voice and handwriting recognition.
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