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Computer Skills Tests for the Doctors? Surely Not...

  

  

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They said it woulda happened by now...They say it shoulda happened by now. 

So what is "it"?  

"It" is the widespread implementation of electronic medical record systems (EMR).

Despite all the highly discussed financial savings and reductions in medical errors, not all of our medical facilities (hospitals, physician's offices and more) have made any sort of transition to EMR systems.  Admittedly it's disappointing to be in a doctor's office and see wall upon wall chock full of patients' folders, and that doesn't even consider the waste of paper and space.  If my mechanic can keep my car's info stored electronically,  then why is it so darn hard to get medical records into an electronic format?  

Well, there's a lot of reasons (privacy, anyone?) but that's not our question to ponder.  Here at EmployTest, we have our finger on the pulse of the testing community.  And we're seeing more and more health care companies that want to a) measure clinical staff's computer skills, and b) measure the job applicants' skills, with our computer skills tests, before the implementation of an electronic medical record system. 

Where does EmployTest fit into the picture?  Our small, yet critical, job is to measure the computer skills of the healthcare workers to determine if they need training pre-EMR.  Our PC skills tests will show if they have the very basic skills (mousing, passwords, etc) up to the most advanced Microsoft Office skills tests.    And the computer skills tests are appropriate for all job families, from custodial to physicians.  

So cheers to the progressive organizations that are implementing comprehensive EMR systems.  We hope our computer skills tests can help with your goals!