MARBLE HILL, MO.--The health care vision of the future is being built around the premise of patients receiving continuous healthcare from any location, thanks to the rise in consumer health electronics and online services. Gone will be the hours spent wasted in the doctor's office, replaced by the ability to utilize convenient online patient services to streamline trips to the doctor, dentist, etc.

EMG Productions recently introduced ePatientHistory.com as a simple, effective solution for secure digital capture of patient medical records. It decreases patient wait-time and improves the quality of the health care experience.

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) is intended to "advance the use of health information technology" -- in large part so the U.S. will be able to move to e-health records by President Obama's 2014 deadline. However, in spite of HITECH stimulus incentives, many practices have not yet acquired one key element required to implement such a transition ? digital patient health data.

ePatientHistory.com provides a simple method of digitally capturing data directly from patients completing forms in the comfort of their own home, where they have full access to all their medical records. ePatientHistory is a much more convenient and efficient alternative to sitting in a waiting room, clipboard perched in the lap, trying to remember the dates of that last surgery.

The value of this service focuses on the convenience offered to patients, but the immediate capture of digital data is clearly key to providing more efficient health care services. Once data is captured and securely stored, patients can rely on a higher quality of care that comes with full and accurate disclosure of their medical history prior to appointments with their health care providers.

ePatientHistory.com employs the latest technology for secure online data capture, validation, encryption, storage, and backup for 100% restoration in full compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPPA mandates industry-wide standards for health care information during electronic processes, as well as the protection and confidential handling of protected health information.

Patients using ePatientHistory gain a level of trust imparted by the simplicity of site use and the transparency of security measures employed to protect their sensitive health data. Online patient registration decreases patient wait time, allows review of medical history prior to appointments, increases staff efficiency, saves space, streamlines office procedures, produces legible data with more accurate input, and assists greatly in efforts to "go paperless."

ePatientHistory is an uncomplicated service, long overdue and free for patients who now expect to be offered high-tech services as a matter of course. The obvious perception from patients encountering online registration services is that they will receive a higher level of care consistent with the higher level of service.

To view ePatientHistory, go to ePatient.

For more about electronic patient records, go to EHR.

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