CorEMR Saves Time and Improves Accuracy
CorEMR can save correctional facilities significant time and money and meets an important need to reduce medical costs and dangerous medical errors for correctional facilities. CorEMR has conducted studies with our existing customers to discover the following:
1. Time savings of CorEMR
2. Increased accuracy and reduction of medical errors with CorEMR
3. Total cost savings of CorEMR.
1 - Typical Time Spent by Medical Staff
Medical Charts |
Paper Records |
CorEMR |
Time to find inmate chart |
2-15 min |
5 sec |
Time to create new chart |
5 min. |
0 |
Time it takes to file chart away |
1-7 days |
5 sec |
Physician Workflow |
Paper Records |
CorEMR |
Time to create a SOAP note |
10 minutes |
5 minutes |
Verified Rx lag time |
2 days |
1 day |
Time noting off doctor’s orders following clinic |
3 hours |
0 (done at clinic) |
Medication Distribution |
Paper Records |
CorEMR |
MedPass preparation time |
4 hours / day |
3 hours / day |
MedPass distribution time |
3 hours / MedPass |
2 hours / MedPass |
MAR daily sign out time |
60 min / MedPass |
10 min / MedPass |
MAR monthly set up time |
24 hours / month |
0 (done automatically) |
Time gathering billing statistics |
4 hours / week |
30 min / week |
Nurses Workflow |
Paper Records |
CorEMR |
Time to create shift report |
30 min / shift |
10 min / shift |
Time noting off doctor’s orders |
4 hours |
1 hour (during clinic) |
Writing chart data on release and transfer forms |
3 hours / week |
30 min / week |
Writing inmate demographic info on request forms |
10 hours / week |
0 (done automatically) |
Gathering monthly statistics for reports |
3 hours / month |
0 (done automatically) |
2 - Medical Record Accuracy
Activity |
Paper Records |
CorEMR |
Retrieving and Accessing Charts |
40% of patient chart typically available upon encounter. Often multiple charts exist. |
99% of charts available at encounter. 1 chart per person. |
Daily nurse tasks |
60% completed |
98% completed |
Length and Legibility of Medical Notes |
5-10 lines per note. Often illegible. |
10-20 lines per note. Always legible. |
Noting off doctor’s orders |
Typically noted off after the doctor has left, decreasing accuracies. |
Noted off during clinic while the doctor is present for increased accuracy. |
Following policies & procedures / protocols |
Little exists to enforce proper procedures are followed. |
Automates policies, procedures and protocols for greater follow-up and increased medical care. |
Screening process |
Days often pass before medical staff review screening form(s). |
Medical staff alerted immediately. |
Billing agencies |
Difficult to track billing agencies for proper reimbursements. |
Automatically tracks billing agencies. |
PPD tests |
Difficult to track, retrieve and release to other facilities. |
More than 96% completed within 48 hours. Retrieved automatically. |
3 - Cost Savings Illustration for 8 Full-Time Staff Members
Budget Item |
Yearly Savings |
Staff time |
$115,200 |
Paper Records (storage supplies and staff time) |
$4,800 – $13,400 |
Medication Cost Savings (pharmacy costs, inventory management, etc.) |
0 – $48,000 |
Utilization management |
Limitless |
Improved Accuracy to Avoid Potential Lawsuits |
Limitless |
Total savings |
$120,000 – $176,600+ |
