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SCENARIO D: Already have an EMR with an OB module, but STILL printing
out and sending paper records to L&D
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are EMRs that have a "usable" OB component, even though it may
not automatically identify risks/problems or let you create risk-specific
care plans like eNATAL, but your electronic records are literally trapped
on your office network. Even though you work with the records electronically
in your office, the L&D units do not have access to your network to
retrieve prenatal information without your intervention. So, in order
to get your records over to the hospitals, your office staff has to periodically
print out the records and tranport them to L&D, or you have to do
it all yourself at 3AM. As a consequence of this "electronic"
prenatal record system, you'll be spending money again shuffling paper
and you'll end up with missing and outdated prenatal records in L&D,
and calls from L&D asking for results - just like with paper prenatal
records.
"Usable" does not equal "optimal". Without giving
L&D units easy access to your prenatal records, you might as well
be using paper prenatal records and scan them into your EMR later. That's
the eNATAL difference - truly optimal prenatal care and easy access 24x7.
Just as in Scenario C, you should transition your prenatal care and your
prenatal records to eNATAL even though your OB module is "usable".
Other Scenarios
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