Complete Solution
IssuesTinTtheTHybridTrecord
HybridTrecordsThaveTmanyTissues,TincludingTHealthTInformationTManagementT(HIM)Ts
taffTmorale,TPatientTrisk,TlegalTissues,TandTRevenueTcycleTdisruption.TAThybridTrecordTcausesT
lowTHIMTstaffTmoraleTbecauseTpaperTrecordsTareTrequiredTtoTbeTconvertedTtoTdigitalTrecordsT
requiringTmanyTstaffTmembersTtoTinputTtheTdataTfromTpaperTrecordsTintoTelectronicTrecords.T
AsTaTresult,THIMTstaffTfeelToverwhelmedTbecauseTtimeTisTtakenTawayTfromTotherTimportantT
duties.
WithThybridTrecords,TthereTisTmoreTriskTinTkeepingTpatientTinformationTprotected.TPati
entsTlikeTtoThaveTpeaceTofTmindTknowingTthatTtheirTsensitiveThealthTinformationTisTonlyTacce
ssibleTtoTpeopleTwhoTneedTaccessTtoTtheTinformation.TWithTaThybridTrecord,TlawsuitsTareTmor
eTcommonTforTsecurityTbreachesTofTpatientThealthTinformation.TItTisTharderTtoTkeepTupTwithTc
hangingTlegalTrequirementsTandTupdatesTwhenTusingTaThybridTrecordTbecauseTallTrecordTentri
esTcannotTbeTupdatedTallTatTonceTtoTcomplyTwithTnewTlegalTrequirements.
Finally,TaThybridTrecordTcausesTdisruptionsTinTtheTrevenueTcycleTofTtheThealthcareTfacil
ity.
ForTexample,TwithTaThybridTrecord,TitTtakesTlongerTtoTdetermineTfeesTforTservicesTbecauseTth
eTservicesTprovidedTareTnotTimmediatelyTsentTtoTtheTrevenueTdepartment.TAsTaTresult,Tpatients
TwaitTlongerTtoTreceiveTbillingTforTservicesTandThealthcareTwaitsTlongerTforTreimbursement.
FullyTDigitalTandTHybridTRecord
TheTfullyTdigitalTrecordTwillTaddressTtheTpoorTmoraleTofTHIMTstaffTbecauseTthereTwill
TnoTlongerTbeTtheTneedTtoTmanuallyTscanThealthTrecordsTintoTtheTsystemTonTshortTdeadlinesT
orTtrackTdownTmissingTrecords.TTheTriskTtoTPHIT(ProtectedTHealthTInformation)TandTlegalTiss
uesTwillTbeTresolvedTbecauseTdigitalThealthTrecordsTwillTbeTpasswordTprotected.TThisTwillTgre
atlyTdecreaseTtheTlikelihoodTofTHIPAATbreachesT(PHITbeingTusedTinappropriately)TandTassocia