Better Patient Care and Better Medical Office Efficiency What is an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)? Electronic medical records contain the same information as the paper record but in an electronic form. This information is accessible to the health care providers through computers located throughout the Medical Center. What are the Advantages to having an EMR? A fully functioning EMR system can increase practice revenues from $21,600 to...
The EMR Doctor was established to help the busy practice achieve successful “Meaningful Use” attestation efficiently, painlessly and as cost effectively as possible. We understand the nuances of the government’s guidelines and how to quickly focus our client’s practice, in order to take advantage of the substantial government incentives before the penalties for non-compliance take effect in 2015. According to the CMS Hitec Los...
Please consider the following items before our initial meeting: Your history and practice history: How long have you been in practice? Current number of patients. Per cent of patients on Medi-Cal? On Medicare? Daily practice activity(# of patients, phone calls, walk-ins) Current staff and their roles within practice Current practice obstacles Health Insurance plans accepted Percentage of PPO vs. HMO patients Percentage of patients without...
1. Define which EMR functions are needed. Intelligent comparison of EMR systems is best done only after a health care facility has listed all of the functions required. EMR systems offer many different functions. Some facilities may choose the simplest formats while others may want every aspect of health care delivery included in the EMR. Create a scorecard to assign a value (1 being poor to 5 being best) to each function and use the scorecard during...
Meaningful Use Consulting-Focusing on Efficient Attestation for Maximum Reimbursement; Plus Full Project Management for Successful EMR Implementation