I will be visiting some offices and speaking with some physicians/administrators who are currently using or have previously used the Greenway EMR/PM program. This will be an important evaluation for us because of the growth Greenway has experienced in recent years. They have been very successful in some of their advertising campaigns and VAR partnerships. We would like for anyone who has experience with this program, good or bad, to post their experience below. I have already spoken with a few practices who are still on the fence about the program and but plan to make a decision by the end of this year. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. A good friend of mine is a PM&R doc and he just purchased the Greenway suite for his office and surgery center. I did not agree with the way Greenway did the database integration between the practice and ASC but other than that the local VAR seemed to be a responisble IT vendor.
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We face an uphill battle in regards to successfully upgrading our current HIT. It will take much more than financial incentives to overall our health care infrastructure. Here are a collection of quotes and comments from various health care executives and legislators. This is an informative read and is worth the time for those interested in attempting to keep up with the ever changing HIT climate.
Do I want a Client Server-based EMR software, or will Web-based software be more efficient for our practice?
Which EMR model will work better for my practice: Client Server or web-based EMR?
Do you want your EMR software to reside on your own computers, and be maintained solely by your practice – or would you rather purchase SAAS (Software as a Service) web-based EMR?
Originally Posted on EMRandEHR.com
Along with helping me understand the difference between Vista and Vista-FM Chris Richardson, provides an update on some of the other things happening with the open source community around Vista. I don’t agree with everything he says, but it’s definitely interesting.
Upgrading, replacing or adopting a practice management system can be difficult. Asking the right questions will ensure you get the right system.
By Emily Berry, amednews staff. Posted Nov. 2, 2009.
A good practice management system should be like an oracle for your office. You should be able to ask, “Which patient is coming in next?” or “Who hasn’t paid their bill?” and get the right answer every time. This is true but the software is only as efficient as the employees using it.
Driven by federal incentives to adopt electronic medical record systems, even physicians who are happy with their practice management systems are wondering if it’s time to find new ones packaged with EMRs. The alternative is to pay thousands of dollars to have two vendors’ systems work together — an approach some practices may find worth the cost. Interfaces are very dangerous so be very judicious about deciding what solution is best for your office.
“The push from the government with the funding that’s out there is driving a lot of energy in this space,” said Jared Peterson, executive vice president for ambulatory research at KLAS Research, a firm based in Orem, Utah, that rates medical software, vendors and medical equipment.
Experts say there’s no right answer on whether to buy an EMR bundled with a new practice management system or to pay to have the two systems interfaced. But there are key considerations. There is a right answer for each practice but there is not a universal solution. You have to spend the necessary time in determining, to the best of your ability, what is best for your office.
EMR Selection, EMR certification, and EMR ease of use are among the biggest IT issues confronting medical practices, hospitals, and other health related organizations today. The decisions you make about them will impact the way your practice works and your bottom line in a big way.
I am in the process of setting up a demo of Athena Health’s EMR solution. They offer a comprehensive PM/EMR/Outsourced Billing solution that many practices have turned to in recent years. They have a formal partnership with PSS World Medical(Medical Supply Company based in Jacksonville, Florida) and the PSS reps make a lot of money by selling their billing solution. I say this to prepare you for the sales people that will inevitably show up at your doorstep.
The implementation of an electronic medical or health records system is one of the most difficult tasks that any office could undertake. Unfortunately, most offices do not have a thorough understanding of what is required for a successful implementation and do not allocate the necessary capital and time to do it right the first time.
| With the rise of Electronic Medical Records, many offices are finding that their office is no longer in need of a full-time coder. Is this true? |
In a typical billing office, you have four divisions each with their own unique qualifications and skill sets.
These areas of expertise are:
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It is pretty clear what each of these specialists do but what is not clear is how the practice structure dictates how labor intensive each of these jobs are. For this article, we will cover the coding specialist’s job and how the clinical processes affect the coding work-flow and efficiency. |
You may be asking yourself what I am referring to, but this is a critical component for your Electronic Medical Records program and is a component that is often overlooked. The electronic data interchange or EDI is one of the most vital parts of a functional and efficient EMR program. EDI is the communication vehicle that enables the transfer or sharing of health information which is one of the central goals on an electronic health record.
I am specifically referring to the bi-directional interface available for the lab and prescription component of your EMR program. You basically have two options when moving to an electronic interchange with your laboratory or pharmacy and those two options are Uni-Directional or Bi-Directional.
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