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Data exchange with employed & affiliated docs
Adoption hurdles — “There’s still quite a bit of skepticism”
State HIEs & ROI (or lack thereof)
Physician revenue management
Preparing for ICD-10 & MU 2 — “We’re trying to pull the initiatives together.”
Staffing challenges
Taking a stand on consultant use — “All we’re doing is inflating our costs.”
About MedCentral
Being a beta site for Siemens — “We get to influence the usability of the systems.”
Quality measures
Piloting portals with employees
MU dream team: clinical program manager, nursing liaison & CMO
Creating a unified patient record
NextGen in ambulatory, Siemens Soarian in the hospitals
When it comes to functionality, the ambulatory EMR market is far from being a level playing field, according to a new KLAS report, which identified a 30-point difference in usability between the highest and lowest-rated vendors. The study — Ambulatory EMR Usability 2013: More Nurture than Nature — focused on the performance of EMR products […]
There are times when familiarity does not breed contempt, according to a new KLAS report, which found that convenience and the ease of integration that comes from having an established relationship with an EMR vendor are primary drivers in selecting a patient portal. The increased pressure organizations are facing to engage with patients at deeper […]
If 2011 is an indication of things to come, the road ahead could be a bumpy one for the community hospital EMR market. According to a new KLAS Brief — Community Hospital Market Share 2012: Small Hospitals, Big Changes — the market experienced a great deal of upheaval last year, with more than 200 hospitals […]
