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Judy, come on in. We're ready for you.
Thanks.
Since we have electronic medical records,
it has made a huge impact on my health.
I have had many health problems:
mental health, diabetes, Conn's Syndrome.
My most frustrating is when you get blood work
and it's not given to all four or five specialists.
An electronic medical record, or EMR,
is a place that we store all the information,
the health information, that we have about a patient.
It's where I record the things that the patient tells me
about their concerns or their health symptoms,
it's the place that we record the findings,
for instance the blood pressure or weight in the patient.
It's a place where we record things like the laboratory tests
or diagnostic imaging results, all there together.
The ability for all the doctors to work as a team is huge.
It's just working together to all look at the same thing.
And that's not just like your health or your diabetes
or your high blood pressure,
but it also affects your mental health.
It's a fantastic way to be able to capture
all of the information about the patient,
track their care over time,
make sure that we're got good reminders in place
so that we're able to work proactively for the patient.
And it's a place that the patient knows
that they can feel confident that their healthcare
is understood by all of the people that are involved
in the healthcare team.
I think the first thing that really jumps out
is it really eliminates the need for paperwork,
having to mail and fax things back and forth between offices.
All of our files, all of our tests,
and the tests that are done at the hospital,
are sent to us electronically.
We're looking at the future.
And I can tell you, not only has my health improved,
my personality has improved, my energy has improved.
It affects your work, your family, your--
It's actually been dynamic.
I feel like I've been given life back.