Electronic Health Records: Transforming Your Medical Practice [Paperback]

Margret Amatayakul and Steven S. Lazarus (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1568292325 | ISBN-13: 978-1568292328 | Publication Date: April 2005 | Edition: 1

This practical guide to electronic health records (EHR) in the medical practice setting helps you implement EHR correctly and efficiently. It will allow you to transform your medical practice and improve patient care. The book covers: External and internal environments Needs assessment Organization and planning Vendor selection Practice implementation Ongoing maintenance and enhancement The book comes complete with tools, checklists, case studies and exhibits.

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Margret Amatayakul is president of Margret\A Consulting, LLC, a firm dedicated to providing effective and efficient solutions to today’s information management and systems issues. She is co-founder of Health IT Certification. She has an extensive history of working in the field of electronic health records (EHR) and associated standards, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Margret is a widely acclaimed speaker and has published extensively, having several regular columns in health care trade magazines. She has written books on HIPAA, EHR, finance concepts for health professionals, and work flow and process improvement. Steven S. Lazarus is president and co-founder of Boundary Information Group (BIG), a consortium of health care information and technology consulting firms using their collective experience and knowledge to address the information needs of the health care community. He consults on EHR, system strategic planning, revenue cycle and work flow improvement, and HIPAA compliance. His clients include physician practices, hospitals, insurance companies, vendors, government (federal, state and local) and national associations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: MGMA; 1 edition (April 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568292325
• ISBN-13: 978-1568292328
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,032,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars this is the best, March 25, 2007

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This review is from: Electronic Health Records: Transforming Your Medical Practice (Paperback)

I have now purchased and read six books on evaluating and purchasing EMR systems in preparation for my practice going electronic. This book is the best of the bunch. It begins with a concise explanation of the concept of EMR and then gives you the tools to evaluate your NEEDS before you jump in and start to see all the dog and pony shows of the various system manufacturers. I fine book, But I unfortunately read it last (maybe it was a good idea I read several other books first)