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EMR & Clinical

Articles on emr & clinical for clinic owners, clinicians and practice managers in the GCC.

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EMR & Clinical

E-prescriptions, lab and imaging orders in one review pass

Ordering is where documentation turns into action. Here is how UAE clinics can make prescriptions, lab tests, imaging and referrals faster to place and safer to sign.

· 6 min read
EMR & Clinical

Closing the loop: results inboxes, critical values and referral tracking

Every result and every referral needs an owner. Here is how clinics can make sure nothing ordered goes unread, and nothing decided goes unbooked.

· 6 min read
EMR & Clinical

Digitizing the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in a day-surgery center

The checklist works when the team stops and talks. Software can support that pause, or turn it into a tick-box exercise. Here is how to digitize it without losing the point.

· 6 min read
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Running a multi-specialty clinic on one EMR: referrals, shared records, one bill

Polyclinics grow one department at a time, and so does their software. Here is how to run many specialties on one record without losing referrals between doors.

· 6 min read
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Specialty EMR templates vs generic notes: why one-size charts fail specialists

A generic SOAP note is fine for a sore throat. It fails the ophthalmologist, the periodontist and the obstetrician. Here is why, and what good specialty templates do instead.

· 6 min read
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Physiotherapy clinic software: PROMs, packages and home-exercise plans

Physiotherapy clinics sell progress, not appointments. Your software should show patients, referrers and insurers that progress, and make sure every session is booked, delivered and billed.

· 6 min read
EMR & Clinical

OB/GYN EMR: antenatal, partogram and fertility workflows

A pregnancy runs across a dozen visits and a fertility cycle across weeks. An OB/GYN EMR has to treat each as one continuous record, not a stack of unrelated notes.

· 6 min read
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Dermatology and aesthetics EMR: lesion maps, photos and packages

Medical dermatology needs lesion surveillance. Aesthetic practice needs doses, lots and photos. Most clinics in the GCC do both, often in the same room, and their EMR should too.

· 6 min read
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Dental charting software: odontogram, perio and treatment plans done right

A dental chart is a map, a measurement record and a financial plan at the same time. Here is what good dental charting software does with each, and what to test before you buy.

· 7 min read
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Ophthalmology EMR guide: what an eye clinic really needs, from the slit lamp outward

Eye care produces more numbers per minute than almost any other specialty, and each one belongs to one eye. Here is what an ophthalmology EMR has to get right, from laterality and IOP to injections and the surgical day.

· 8 min read