The health technology sector might be growing at a faster rate than any other sector of this particular business. Part of the reason the sector is growing so much is because there has been such an explosion in the number of different ways that mobile health technology has been put to use. As both the medical and technological fields continue to advance, more and more uses are popping up that make it easier for patients to get top notch treatment while doctors have more information at their finger tips. One northern New York state community in particular has found a way to put technology to great use when it comes to medical records.
Dr. Steven L. Lyndaker has been working for more than eight years in order to make medical records more accessible for his patients in northern New York. The electronic medical record program that Lyndaker has come up with, will help patients who are having problems getting access to their medical records when they go from one office to another.
“I think the benefits from that, from my standpoint, were front-office efficiencies with scheduling and messaging,” he told the Watertown Daily times.
The move from paper to electronic record keeping is sometimes one that a medical facility is hesitant to do, simply, because paper files is something they’ve known for decades. Still Dr. Lyndaker says the move to electronic filing simply makes sense. The doctor says that patient records are better organized and accessible and a secure line, meaning that there is always a digital backup and that patients can access their own records through patient portals.
Using these patient portals is more than just satisfying basic curiosity. Using these connected patient charts, a patient can not only look up their medical history, but they can also look up doctor’s notes and certain requirements from their last visit before their next one. These connected patient histories mean that the primary care doctor’s office acts as a central hub of information, while making it easier for the patients to see other doctors if they need to.
Edited by
Brooke Neuman
