3. ELECTRONIC ORAL HEALTH RECORDS
(EOHR)
Similarities
Differences (from EMHR)
Reimbursement
Information documentation
Treatment Plan
Procedure and problem links
4. VALUE OF EOHR
Database of patient records
Convenient Communication and Referrals
Quality Improvement
Patient Education
Marketing
Risk Assessment
5. KEY COMPONENTS OF AN EOHR:
Digital radiographs
Digital imaging and photography
Electronic charting
CAD-CAM
9. LIMITATIONS OF CURRENT EOHR’S
Standards
Transmission of patient's record for consultation or to a new
health care provider
Transmit and receive patient radiographic and photographic
images
Receive medical test reports from medical laboratories.
Sharing critical medical and dental information between
medical and dental practitioners treating the same patient.
Inclusion in national taxonomies as well as in diagnostic and
treatment coding systems.
Inclusion in standardized care documentation systems to
facilitate interdisciplinary communication, long-term care
outcomes assessment, and clinical research.
10. RETURN ON INVESTMENT
Improved quality and patient care
More efficient provision of detailed evidence based
treatment plans
cost assessment
benefits to the business,
Better documentation
Improved audit capabilities
Reduction in risk of liability
More efficient use of chair-side time
Increased motivation of patients to perform
procedures.
11. STRATEGIC PLANNING
Assessment of resources currently available:
Time
money
commitment
What are aspects of the technology desired
Define needs
Requirements
Priorities
Integration
Evaluation of investments involved:
cost of education
opportunity costs.
Infrastructure
Maintenance Plans
Reasons of Failure:
Lack of Integration
Lack of understanding on behalf of the practitioner as to why he is
adapting an EOHR.
