Keys to EMR / EHR Success: Selecting and Implementing an Electronic Medical Record, Second Edition [Paperback]

Ronald B. Sterling (Author), CPA (Author), MBA (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0982705506 | ISBN-13: 978-0982705506 | Edition: Second

This book was the winner of the HIMSS Book of the Year Award Winner in its 1st Edition in 2008. There is no question that the selection and implementation of an EMR is a bet-the-practice proposition. Keys to EMR/EHR Success provides a proven path medical practices can follow with ease and the confidence they re making the right decisions about features, vendors, integration with the practice management system, and other critical factors. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Should I Invest in an EHR? Who should and shouldn t make the leap. Chapter 2: Evaluating an EHR Investment How to compare the system s cost to potential ROI in patient care, document management, compliance, and other key practice areas. Chapter 3: Your Practice Management System and an EHR Best practices for getting these systems to work together and with your practice management team. Chapter 4: Compiling a Practice-Focused Evaluation List How to define requirements and anticipate features you ll need in the future. Chapter 5: EHR and Malpractice Risk Covering patient service and operations risk issues faced by medical practices that have an EHR. Chapter 6: Selecting Products to Review Narrowing the field of 400 EMR products to find the best candidates for your practice. Chapter 7: Reviewing Products for Your Practice How to complete due diligence in two months, including what to look in demos. Chapter 8: Making a Final Decision Using a weighted score system ... and asking the right questions about server support, hardware specs, and other potential hidden costs. Chapter 9: Negotiating a Contract How to avoid tricky situations with warranties, termination clauses, upfront fees, and more. Chapter 10: Implementing an EHR. From clinical standards and policies, to data conversion and training: who does what, when. Chapter 11: Activating an EHR How to keep personnel and logistics issues from sabotaging your success with the EMR system. Chapter 12: Supporting an EHR Maintaining standards (e.g., clinical charting), motivating proficiency, training new employees, and regularly refreshing staff EMR skills. BONUS!...an EHR glossary and an up-to-date list of CCHIT Certified vendors and products including company names, contact information and dates of certification.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...Ron has done an incredible job of not only explaining what needs to be done to prepare for implementation of EMR/EHR, he has taken it several steps further to help end users understand what needs to be done to be successful with their new technology. Frank Cohen, MPA, MBB Senior Analyst, MIT Systems I personally found Ron s book to be extremely helpful in laying out a concise format to assist in going through what can easily be an overwhelming process. This book has taken much of the guesswork out of this time consuming and obviously very expensive project. Steve Haraschak Administrator Premier Orthopaedics-Liberty Division Ron presented a series of seminars on EMR implementation for our policyholder physicians and managers in 30 cities, and we used the first edition of the book. He is to be highly praised for his knowledge and ability to succinctly communicate this complex subject. Thomas H. Stearns, FACMPE VP-Medical Practice Services State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company This is the perfect guide for anyone considering electronic records. This book has it all -- and will get you on a track for a smooth transition. Judy Capko Author, Secrets of the Best-Run Practices, 2nd Edition Physicians and medical practices across the country are now rushing headlong into the EMR evaluation, selection, and implementation process. Ron Sterling's book is an excellent resource for physicians, administrators and practice advisors alike...it is a virtual road map and guidance system. Nancy R. Smit, MBA, RPT, RRT President, SHR Associates, Inc. ...Even if you are a seasoned project manager, you will use Ron s approach and checklists as a validation for your own process. Do not venture into the turbulent waters of such a complex decision without this valuable tool. Kathleen M. Brown, MSSM Practice Consultant, Halley Consulting Group As a healthcare consultant, I ve worked with Ron Sterling for over 20 years. He has always been my "go to" person for advanced technology issues facing my clients. He has an amazing ability to comprehend complex IT and healthcare business issues, and then to communicate them to lay persons in a simple -- and often humorous -- manner. Barbara J. Grant, CPA, MST, Principal Gates, Moore & Company Atlanta, GA This book is an invaluable resource for practices facing the arduous task of choosing and implementing an EMR/EHR system. By following Sterling's methodical and detailed approach, the reader is transformed into a more intelligent buyer. The checklists are terrific. Karen Zupko, President Zupko & Associates --Manuscript Review

About the Author

Ron Sterling, CPA, MBA, is President of Sterling Solutions, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD. A nationally recognized expert on practice-based IT, and a sought-out speaker on the national scene, he has written four books the topic. His first edition of Keys to EMR Success won the HIMSS Book of the Year Award and was chosen because, the book contains solid advice, work lists and other tools to help physicians and office administrators succeed in leveraging EMRs to improve patient services and practice performance. Now in the updated and revised edition of Keys to EMR/EHR Success, Ron Sterling continues his mission to help practices define requirements, choose the right system, get physician and staff buy-in, and take the system live as smoothly as possible.

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Greenbranch Publishing; Second edition (May 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0982705506
• ISBN-13: 978-0982705506
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #392,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)