Comments on: Electronic Medical Records Companies

By: Ferdinand Felix Casantusan

Ferdinand Felix Casantusan — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:26:12 +0000

Very interesting points, Paul and Leslie.

We all know that clinics across the U.S., big ones and small ones, house doctors who specialize in various practices. Secure, Accurate, Flexible, Efficient and Reliable (S.A.F.E.R.) on-line clinic management solutions give more meaning to what is referred to as “meaningful”. We customize according to our clients’ needs.
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By: blogger

blogger — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:54:49 +0000

Leslie-
To answer your question… it completely depends. If you are a cardiologist you may want to consider a cardiology specific EHR system because there are specific workflows that you follow. However, if you are Family Medicine, you may want a more generic system that can be more malleable.

The most important way to evaluate if a specialty specific EHR is for you is to address the following:
1. Your current office workflow
2. Practice problem areas that need improvement
3. Practice strengths
4. Your budget

My suggestion after you address basic issues is to narrow down the search to 5 EHRs. Then set up demonstrations to see which one works best for you. You may think that first that you want a specialty specific EHR, but then see a general EHR solution and find that it is easier to use.

http://www.emrconsultant.com is a website that will provide your FREE EHR recommendations.

By: blogger

blogger — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:49:06 +0000

It is important to understand what you are looking for. Many physicians just want to get a system because of the stimulus (like Paul stated above). You need to make sure the product fits your practice needs. If you fail to plan – - your practice may waste thousands of dollars on a system that you are unhappy with. We have heard about way too many unsuccessful installations, which is why we suggest that you follow a basic planning strategy to find the best EHR for your practice.

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Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:54:40 +0000

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By: Paul Roemer

Paul Roemer — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:03:22 +0000

Well done. May I add a few thoughts? If one is looking at an EMR simply because of stimulus money or to avoid penalties, you will likely make a poor choice. Do not base your decision on certification or meaningful use as meaningful use has no meaningful use, and certification will likely change. Who ever heard of certifying anything at the start of a project?
Meaningful Use should be one of the requirements you demand of the EHR vendor, not some vague requirement you hope the system lives up to after the vendor leaves.

You need to be able to define your requirements in some detail and prepare those requirements in such a manner so as to enable you to make a wise selection among the handful of vendors whose application suits your type of practice. That same requirements document should be a part of whatever contract agreement you reach, and should provide you a way of validating that the EHR vendor lived up to their end of your agreement.

There are firms like mine who can help you define those requirements, and there are attorneys like Tim Nuckles who specialize in looking out for your interests in healthcare software agreements.

By: Leslie Smith

Leslie Smith — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:15:54 +0000

Do you believe that it is more important to get an emr that is designed specifically for your specialty – or is it better to get a general emr that has been designed for physicians in general – but that might have more malleability and more features??

Thanks
-Leslie