Jessica Davis: 4 EHR Trends The Industry Is Expected To See In 2016

1. EHRs are moving toward the cloud - Start-up costs can prove burdensome for institutions, while cloud-based tools offer minimal start-up costs and can make better use of providers' current resources
2. EHRs will improve the patient portal experience - More providers will have patients use the portals during office visits to begin getting their data into the system
3. Telemedicine will finally find its stride - The market is forecasted to exceed $30 billion in the next five years, as providers increasingly see the need to reach seniors and patients in rural areas
4. EHRs are going mobile - More and more providers want to provide medical care from their smartphones, and more patients want to access data through mobile devices

Source: Healthcare IT News
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