The expected benefits of any EHR systems are to improve patient care, lower administrative costs and improve billings and collections. The primary measures of effectiveness are:
- The claims collection rate;
- The number of patient visits per day;
- The amount of time spent managing faxes and paper charts and
- The direct costs of paper charts (cost of materials, storage, destruction etc.).
EHR system costs will vary widely and depend primarily on the size of the physician
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