Baldwin Bone & Joint, P.C. - Paul Canale, M.D.
Physician’s Perspective
SRS
is revolutionary. It eliminates the feelings of despondency,
helplessness, and paralysis that managing overwhelming amounts of paper
creates. I compare SRS to having a cell phone—all of a sudden you have
convenience that enables you to do your work so much more efficiently
and effectively.
SRS dramatically enhances
quality of care and patient flow in a number of ways. Having immediate
access to charts and all relevant documents allows me to answer
patients’ calls in real time. Without SRS, my medical assistant had to
write me a note and I had to have someone find me the chart before I
felt comfortable calling my patient back. Now I just pull up the chart
on the computer and I am up to speed.
The same is true of my ability to respond to physician calls. With SRS,
I “remember” the patient and my recommendations instantly, and can talk
with the referring physician on the spot. The benefit for me is that I
no longer have a pile of notes and messages to handle at the end of the
day and I can go home earlier. Also, as soon as a report or test result
has been received, I know that it will be in the patient’s chart. I
have the confidence that my charts are always complete.
There is no comparison with the paper world, and I cannot imagine
practicing medicine without a fully digital office.
