From increased rates of inflation, the costs associated with health care have risen astronomically. Physicians, nurses, hospices, hospitals, pharmacists, intensive care units and clinics would be in a position of maximizing their care if the costs for medical care are reduced.
Some of the implementations that can help in reducing the costs are the electronic medical records. To significantly reduce the medical costs, an efficient integrated approach is required.To be specific, technological advancements, efficiencies, and effective patient care management strategies are also needed in the following medical areas.
- Duplicate testing protection
- Service volume payment procedures
- Electronic medical records management
- Patient cares coordination
Evidence-based care
Information technology plays a major role in the integration of electronic data applications. It also facilitates the transfer of various information required between the providers who need patient informati
on.
The accuracy of flow of the electronic data is a critical component when it comes to the success of reducing costs. Companies design and develop online forms having the patient’s information. Such online forms help to maintain accuracy and quality about each patient’s case. Improved payment and patient care management reforms must be implemented to make the patient’s data more valuable.
Evidence-based care
Most people have a tendency of ignoring some flu signs when they appear. Another population never bothers returning to the doctor if the symptoms experienced turns not to be a flu. Better guidelines are required by the physicians when identifying evidence of the given condition in determining the patient’s treatment.
A conclusive diagnostic testing and a clinical research experience are necessary when providing treatment to every patient. Creating better methodologies and use of the available evidence could play a great role in eliminating the unnecessary costs which associated with misdiagnosis. This also increases the accuracy of electronic records which are used for patient care.
Avoid duplicate testing
Needless hospital 
visits would be prevented by adopting a self-management system for the various common ailments such as cancer and diabetes. This can also be done by educating the patient on the importance of improving the quality of their lives. This would help in avoiding the mistakes leading to their unnecessary hospital visits. Unnecessary hospital visits escalate the overall cost of health care.
Reduce software costs
Considerable efforts, monetary costs and time could be optimized efficiently by use of “smart forms.” The forms enforce and limit the entry of data. These forms are important in preventing misspelling, omissions, and erroneous entries. They also eliminate the need re-submitting the same forms severally to fix errors.
A well-designed health care system based on these principles would reduce the high cost associated with heath care.