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+