"Hybrid" medical records an option for some hospitals

The need exists for a smooth and transparent shift to an electronic data system throughout healthcare. Most physicians who have made this transition have already been forced to adapt to this methodology and have done so with success. The issue is not new nor should it be looked at as an option but rather a necessity for most providers.

In an era of high speed information, it is unfortunate that our heatlhcare providers are lagging behind consumer demand. The transition from paper to eletronic is inevitable for all providers.

Hybrid Record Systems can be an intermim step to enable rapid deployment of an EMR A plan for completing the transistion needs to be in place or implementation will be prolonged. Enterprise Document Management Services such as OnBase will benefit in the short term from these types of implementations.

- Hybrid records are a reality that cannot be ignored - They create serious policy and procedure questions/issues   - Often used as a bridge strategy to move towards an EHR