Your EHR system should help you to spend more time talking to your patients instead of entering data. The best dermatology EHR software will streamline the entire patient visit and improve communication opportunities.
Schedule Patient Appointments
Prepare for your visit by scheduling patient appointments in the EHR system. With appointment setup, you may change the time allowed for each appointment to reduce the chances of overloading your schedule on any day. If a patient cancels, quickly reschedule the appointment within the EHR. For no-shows, record the data to keep track of any similar events in the future.
Prescribe Medications Electronically
Secure e-prescribing prevents common medication errors such as unreadable paper prescriptions. The pharmacy gets a clear, easy-to-understand prescription from your office with all the required information on it. Plus, the system is faster so patients don't have to make repeated visits to pharmacies to drop off paper prescriptions and come back later to pick up their medicine.
Take Notes with Ease Using Customized or Pre-set Templates
Templates make note-taking faster and easier. Plus, you have a lower chance of repeating the same data across all your notes for the same patient.
For more flexibility in notetaking, make customized templates that allow for freeform notetaking or other forms of jotting patient information during a visit. When you streamline notetaking during patient visits, you spend less time typing and more time examining and talking to your dermatology patient.
Keep Your Patients Informed with Educational Material
Part of your job as a dermatologist is educating your patients. You can do some of this during the visit, however, your patients may not remember everything that you said. Therefore, having a patient portal where patients can later access visit summaries and educational materials you provide is vital in keeping them informed.
Another benefit of the patient portal is its security. You and your patients can message each other on a HIPAA-compliant platform. Your patients have a way to get medically accurate answers to questions about their condition or visit from you. You can send and read messages at any time you find convenient, making this system an easier way to stay connected to your patients than phone calls during office hours.