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Urgent Care EMR Software
Urgent care clinics and emergency medical facilities need an electronic medical record (EMR) / electronic health record (EHR) solution that facilitates the fast-paced high-volume workflow of the urgent care facility. This means expediting patient check-in and wait times, workflows that can chart simple complaints quickly while still offering the robustness needed for more complex problems, and specialized billing and coding designed to maximize revenues and profit margins at urgent care clinics and emergency rooms.
Consider the following features when selecting your urgent care EMR solution:
| Electronic & bubblesheet intake forms | Many EMR solutions include patient intake forms designed to expedite the check-in process and reduce wait times. Electronic check-ins can tie directly to physician’s notes, digitally verify insurance, and track the amount of time spent in the waiting room for quality assurance. |
| Custom urgent care SOAP note templates | Most patients come to urgent care clinics with simple complaints, so an urgent care EMR should make it easy to chart these visits quickly. However, the EMR also needs a clinical database sufficiently comprehensive to handle even the most complex cases. Ensure the templates fit the workflow needed for your facility. |
| Medical equipment interface | Your EMR program should connect to the full suite of diagnostic tools used in urgent care facilities and emergency rooms, including Holter monitors, EKGs, radiology, X-ray, laboratory results, and more. |
| Urgent care e-prescriptions | Electronically send prescriptions directly from the EMR device to the pharmacy on-site or at the patient’s preferred location, reducing paper and administrative costs and reducing the risk of error. |
| Urgent care E&M billing assistance | An EMR designed for an urgent care clinic will have specialized codes—like emergency/after hours services and specialized procedures like fracture treatment and laceration repairs. They will also support the facility in billing to a variety of different payers, including employers (for services like physicals and drug screening), worker’s compensation claims, group health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay. |
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MediTouch EHR Electronic Health Record Software
Compatible on both Mac and Windows-based operating systems, MediTouch EHR software is a completely web-based solution is designed for the fast and efficient usability needed in Urgent Care. Customizable, touch-screen based.
NueMD Complete
NueMD has made a name for itself as a leading Internet-based system for medical practices and medical billing services. The system is accessed over the Internet and hosted by the company - an increasingly popular model.
Allscripts EHR
Allscripts has developed EHR features and templates to support urgent care facilities. They have templates for physical exams and work accidents, and features to track intake forms, referral letters and workers compensation forms.
eClinicalWorks
Urgent care doctors like eClinicalWorks for it's flexibility. The system allows them to create custom templates to replicate their own individual T sheets. It also offers several other features including drug and allergy alerts.
ADP AdvancedMD EHR Software
Due to its modular offering, AdvancedMD is a popular option among urgent care clinics since buyers can implement only the applications they need. The web-based system is easy to implement at single and multi-location clinics.
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CareCloud Charts EHR
CareCloud Charts is a web-based or cloud EHR program that supports the feature requirements of many sizes and types of medical offices, including urgent care. It's 2011 / 2012 ONC-ATCB certified and has a modern user display.
Greenway PrimeSUITE 2011
Due to the depth of its support for general medicine and so many specialties, we often recommend Greenway's EMR and practice management system to urgent care, walk-in, and occupational medicine clinics.
Aprima EHR (formerly iMedica)
Aprima is an ONC-ATCB certified EMR. It is an ideal solution for urgent care facilities, with features to improve efficiency, such as e-prescribing, tablet integration, and flexible data entry options to mirror your workflow.
MedLedger
Med Ledger is an affordable ONC-ATCB compliant EMR system for urgent care facilities. With specialty-specific templates, you can design the system to fit your practice. The ePrescriptions feature helps expedite patient visits.
PrognoCIS by Bizmatics
PrognoCIS is an ONC-ATCB certified, cloud-based EMR option that works for a variety of specialties, including urgent care. It supports unique templates and content and has significant reporting capabilities.
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