Why does Technology matter?

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Technology benefits a practice by enhancing efficiency, increasing patient convenience and most importantly reducing errors and improving patient care. We believe in using technology to enhance our patients’ experience. 

Let’s start with electronic medical records (EMR).  We believe in utilizing EMR for a few essential reasons:

• The level of patient care is improved.  With greater access and accuracy, there is less potential for medical errors and improved safety and quality of care.
• There is increased access to important information – anytime and anywhere.
• Providers can spend more time with patients – less time searching for paper-based records.
• Having good and accessible information helps improve patient communication which leads to better collaboration.

SureScripts

Electronic prescription is a platform we use to provide you with your medications safely and efficiently. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) responding to a 2006 study on medical errors is encouraging physicians to adopt electronic prescribing by 2010. Using this service offers you more convenience (your prescription is sent directly to the pharmacy so you don’t have to drop it off nor wait for it to be filled) while simultaneously working to prevent medication errors.

Patient Portal

Communicate directly with your provider, schedule appointments, request prescription refills, review or request lab tests, check on billing statements, receive reminders or easily provide a change of address.

Office e-mail

Communicate directly with the office at your convenience.  You will spend less time on hold and more time communicating about your concerns.

Practice Newsletter

Allows the practice to communicate directly with our patients with regards to relevant medical news, potential drug recalls, practice announcements, and changes in practice policies.

Secure Encrypted Data with easy Backup Saves Lives

We learned a major lesson from Hurricane Katrina where tens of thousands of patient's medical records were destroyed. It's just as important that your records are safe from local disasters such as building fires and lightening storms, and inadvertant sprinkler systems.  In a post Katrina world, it's vital that your health records are stored safely in secure, encrypted electronic format.  Your life may depend on a doctor needing to know your medical condition at anytime.   That's why Signature Medicine has partnered with Carbonite, a leading U.S. based critical backup company.   As a patient of Signature Medicine, you can sleep peacefully knowing that your medical chart is safe and secure should the unthinkable happen.