Amazing Charts

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Synopsis

Amazing Charts is an Electronic Medical Records/Electronic Health Records'(EMR/EHR)' software that was developed in 2001 by Jonathan Bertman, MD, FAAFP, a family physician in Rhode Island. Because of its superior ratings for usability, fair pricing, and overall user satisfaction, Amazing Charts has been purchased by thousands of practices and adds over 75 new practices each month.

History

Around 1999, Dr. Bertman wanted his office to paperless. He wanted an Electronic Health Records (HERs) to manage his entire medical practice-from scheduling to intra- office messaging to charting, and even billing. It had to be easy to install, learn, and use. He researched dozens of Electronic Medical Records/Electronic Health Records (EMRs/HERs) products to try and locate within the marketplace EHR software that was able to both manage his entire medical practice and cost less than $10,000. When he was unable to find no such HER that met his requirements, he decided to build it himself.

Thus, Dr. Bertman began his quest to create such a program to fulfill his needs by purchasing many programming books and through trial and error finally succeeded. With his new program, he figured out how to save text to a database and subsequently how to take it out. Once this was accomplished, it was next a matter of adding fields that were used by physicians and corresponding database storage fields. Thus, once all the details of his system were completed, Dr. Bertman started using his system in his own practice. Once it was seen as being successful, Dr. Bertman slowly made his EHR software available for purchase on the internet.

Slowly, orders began to arrive, and through word-of-mouth advertising, Amazing Charts has become one of the most popular HER programs in the United States. With over 5,000 practices who have already purchased Amazing Charts and many more in their free three month trial, Amazing charts provides a much needed reality check to the overpriced and overly complicated programs being used in the medical community.

Today

Currently, Amazing Charts is an ONC-ATCB[1] 2011/2012 Certified Electronic Health Records (EHRs) system that allows complete documentation of the medical encounter[2] in a fast, efficient, and straight-forward manner. Major functions include the following features:

  • Office Flow[3] and Office Visit Cycle Time[4]
  • Charting[5]
  • Scheduling
  • Messaging
  • ePrescribing[6]
  • Reporting
  • Billing[7]
  • Templates
  • Mobile Solution

Thus, this system claims that through multiple studies and its ranking as the #1 system for usability and affordability, it can perform the above functions at a level significantly better than any other Electronic Health Record[8] (EHR/EMR) system available today (including those costing tens of thousands of dollars more).

'Note: This is a great article about being a genius which goes hand in hand with the following quote “if you can’t find it, create or build one that is suitable to your own needs” This is what makes the United States of America a great country that stands on the cutting edge of creativity. Dr. Bertman took it and delivered a product which is user friendly and affordable with a fantastic marketing name “Amazing Charts”.''''

In November 2012, Amazing Charts was acquired by Pri-Med,[9] a trusted source for professional medical education to over 260,000 clinicians since 1995.

The Pri-Med InLight[10] is the company's cloud solution and Amazing Charts is currently being marketed as the on-site solution.

Current Users

Currently Amazing Charts has the following user base:

6,700+ unique practices in the United States and abroad

25,000+ clinicians and office staff currently using Amazing Charts

Electronic Health Record Solutions for Specialists

The Amazing Charts Electronic Health Record (EMR/EHR) system has numerous features and functions that are designed for specific medical specialties, including:

Cardiology - Direct links between Amazing Charts EHR and EKG, Stress, and Echo Cardiogram test equipment

Dermatology - Freehand illustrations, Drawing / digital images, Photos attach to patient charts

Pediatrics - CDC growth curve charts, Head circumference, Immunization and shots documentation, Pediatric templates built in, State immunization registries, accine schedules, Vaccine information sheets

Podiatry - Unique billing modifiers, Foot image

Psychology and Psychiatry - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) IV codes are already built into Amazing Charts

Pulmonology - Direct connection between Amazing Charts EHR and Spirometer equipment

Awards

Awards[11]

  1. 1 Rated EHR in MedScape/WebMD EHR Survey of more than 20,000 clinicians (08/12)
  2. 1 Rated Ambulatory EMR for 1-10 Physicians in 2011 Best in KLAS Awards (12/11)
  3. 1 Rated for Implementation experience, Training, Support Experience, Satisfaction, and Usability in AmericanEHR Partners' Survey of the American College of Physicians (08/11)
  4. 1 Rated for User Satisfaction & Customer Loyalty in Family Practice Management Survey of AAFP Physicians (8/11)
  5. 1 Rated in AmericanEHR Survey of American College of Physicians (10/10)
  6. 1 Rated for User Satisfaction in Family Practice Management (12/09)
  7. 1 Rated EHR at AAFP’s Center for Health IT (10/09)
  8. 1 Rated EHR in Medscape EHR User Survey (10/09)

Top 20 Best in KLAS 2008, 2009, 2010 - See more at: http://amazingcharts.com/company/about-us/#sthash.flJbIktG.dpuf

Training Videos

Support Staff - Amazing Charts [12] Learn how to utilize support staff features in Amazing Charts.

Sharing The Amazing Charts Folder [12] Learn how to share your Amazing Charts folder on your network.

Reports within Amazing Charts [12] This tutorial highlights the reporting features within Amazing Charts.

Opening Firewall Ports in Amazing Charts In this tutorial learn how to open a firewall port in order for other computers to connect to the main database in Amazing Charts.

Interfaces in Amazing Charts [12] Learn how to utilize third-party interfaces in Amazing Charts.

Filepath Reset in Amazing Charts [12] Learn how to reset a filepath in Amazing Charts.

Electronic Prescribing in Amazing Charts [12] Learn how to E-Prescribe in Amazing Charts.

How to Use Backup in Amazing Charts [12] Learn how to use the back up utility to save data in Amazing Charts.

Adding Another Computer with Amazing Charts [12] Learn how to add another computer to your Amazing Charts network.

Adding A New Patient in Amazing Charts [12] Learn how to add a new patient into Amazing Charts

References

  1. Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certification_Commission_for_Healthcare_Information_Technology
  2. Medical Encounter,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_record#Medical_encounters
  3. Flow Mapping, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_map
  4. , Office Visit Cycle Time, http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Measures/OfficeVisitCycleTime.aspx
  5. Charting a Course to Safety, http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/apr09/managing7.asp
  6. Electronic prescribing,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_prescribing
  7. Medical Billing, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_billing
  8. EHR Definition,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_health_record
  9. Pri-Med, http://www.pri-med.com/pmo/Home.aspx
  10. Pri-Med InLight, http://www.inlightehr.com/
  11. Amazing Charts Awards List, http://amazingcharts.com/company/about-us/
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 Amazing Chart Training Videos, http://www.youtube.com/user/AmazingCharts
  1. http://amazingcharts.com/company/dr-bertmans-amazing-journey/
  2. http://amazingcharts.com/the-ehr/product-tour/
  3. http://amazingcharts.com/the-ehr/