The main difference between EMRs and EHRs is that EMRs (Electronic medical records) are digital versions of paper charts that clinicians and healthcare workers use at the office, whereas EHRs (Electronic health records) are digital versions of patient charts, but it is a more detailed record of a patient’s medical history.

With a lot of news coverage and changes in technology, the terms EMR and EHR are often mixed up, leading to some confusion.

There are quite a few differences between EMR and EHR. Below we outline the major differences and some challenges healthcare workers may be facing in EMR and EHR printing.

Cloud solutions and virtualization have grown in the past couple of years, and is yet to grow at an exponential rate for businesses of all sizes and industries. Amongst many virtualization platforms out in the market, Citrix has proven to be one of the best for businesses.

However, printing in Citrix is still relatively difficult at times for system administrators. There can be many factors and complications that can arise when managing printers in a virtual environment and thus this leads to unique challenges and problems.

Citrix native printing alone depends not only on how the machines are set up in your business, but also how the Citrix print policies are configured. Below are some of the major Citrix printing problems users face and how to solve them.

Since Epic introduced their revolutionary electronic medical record (EMR), they have rapidly taken over hospitals and healthcare providers across the globe!

Epic’s EMR system is now implemented and used in nearly 300 healthcare organizations across the USA.

Being constantly on the go, being able to print from anywhere from your mobile phone, used to be something far from possible.

Today, innovations in secure cloud printing technology has now made it possible for users to print from anywhere, on the go.

Printers with wireless or online connections can easily communicate beyond a specific person or user group.

Print vendors are also constantly rolling out solutions that use email or cloud based print servers for sending out print jobs.

Enterprise print management and output management has emerged as a proven approach to reducing IT costs, improving employee efficiency, workflow, and the reliability of an enterprise’s printing infrastructure.

Most organizations turn to a third party printing solution for cost reduction and service reliability. But they can also provide other benefits such as document workflow, mobility, and end user productivity.

All print management and output management vendors try to focus on simplifying IT management, improving productivity, reducing costs and increasing security around enterprise printing operations, but that does not mean they are all equal.