On the contrary the benefits which were associated in using EMR for a certain time period was about $ 86400 (US) per provider. This became only possible by using an EMR with accurate and timely charges levitation and using it in an effective billing. It is yet to be known that electronic medical record system’s financial benefits in primary health care organization are highly assertive. In actual the market of EMR is highly fragmented; mean to say in that field there are little companies but on the contrary market also have giants like McKesson Corp.
whose assets worth is more than $93. In that field the selling trend is also scattered some companies are only associated to provide just a billing systems for some special types of hospitals and clinics, some provide a complete piece of system for general sale or some other companies are creating software for some special health concerns. This thing is quite interesting, although the market is very diversifying; the growth rate is about 7. 5 % per annum.
This clearly shows that the health care industry has found the potential for an effective electronic medical record system. With the help of this survey it is clear that 32% of United States hospitals are using a complete or semi operational EMR. This percent decreases to 10% to 15% in case of private physicians and further decreases to 5% in smallest practices. According to the study conducted by HIMSS, 24% professionals have reported that they have a fully functional electronic medical record system in their organization.
36% individuals informed that there organization is currently in process to implement an electronic medical record system in which 4% has the report that they have an active contract with some company to develop the EMR for them. Another survey regarding implementation of EMR in group practices conducted by Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) shows only 24. 2% of group practices has an implemented electronic record system.
24% has a plan to implement it in next 2 years but on the contrary other does not have any active plans or contract to implement an electronic medical record system or electronic health management system in or after next 2 or 3 years. The lack of any effective electrononic medical record system in group practices has two major reasons. One is the lack of capital resources to develop an electronic medical record system. The other reason behind that is the lack of concern about the physician’s abilities to use electronic medical record system efficiently.
These group practices uses document management system which is much cheaper then implementing a complete EMR and much faster to deploy and normally requires no extra technicalities. Although the potential benefits in implementing EMR is quite eminent but still there is a long way to develop a complete system of electronic medical record system. It is expected that from next three to five years an average of 15000 professionals may adopt electronic medical record system. The major factor which is affecting the market in implementing electronic medical record system is the pressure from the governmental side and insurance companies.