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The New Change Management We are going to start introducing some concepts which might be a bit alien to the typical medical practice but are well known in the business world. The first one is what is known as change management, and it is particularly important when it comes to the implementation of new technology […]
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Guest Post Selecting an EMR system for your medical practice is a very challenging task due to the rapid development in that field for last few years. According to a research study, there are about 400 EMR vendors alone in the state of Los Angeles and California. Choosing the right EMR vendor is as important […]
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From the blog EMR and EHR comes this list of top three annoying things EHR vendors do to sell their software: Can’t explain how their product actually solves physician problems Claim their product is a Swiss Army knife Slack off on support after the sale To this I would also add: leading practices to believe […]
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EMR and the Generation Gap
What is the quickest way to figure out how to use a new electronic device? Read the manual? No – hand it to a child and let them play with it for a few minutes and show you how it works. But the converse is true as well: if you hand it to an older […]
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MPT Podcast 11 – Five Best Practices for EHR Implementation, with guest Chris Mertens, VP of the Personal Systems Group for Hewlett-Packard. This Issue: Why you should take a good look at your processes before purchasing an EMR system How to minimize lost productivity Why installation of an EMR system is not the final step […]
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In part 1, we discussed some of the nuances of registering for Meaningful Use (MU) reporting and why most practices would be better off waiting until 2012 – such as still being able to qualify for E-Prescribing incentives. In part 2, we give you an action plan for getting your practice ready for MU. How […]
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MPT Podcast 9 – The Challenges of Integrating a New Technology into the Medical Practice, with guest Chris Mertens, VP of the Personal Systems Group for Hewlett-Packard. This Issue: Why healthcare providers are skeptical of implementing EHR despite its reported benefits What are some other concerns physicians have, such as cost or loss of productivity? […]
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That feels like it should be said with a German accent. But seriously, the date for registration for Medicare’s EHR incentive payment program begins on January 3, 2011. According to a report on MassDevice.com, the CMS and the ONCHIT (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology) have announced key milestones for implementation of […]
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In a post on Becker’s Hospital Review, Jaimie Oh presents a list of 11 best practices for maximizing healthcare IT incentive payments. And although the audience is specifically administrators of hospitals, if you are a physician or medical practice administrator there is still much you can take home from the following recommendations: Figure out what […]