Successfully Choosing Your EMR: 15 Crucial Decisions

Abstract

ploying their first EMR as well as for those ready to replace their existing EMR with a new one, or an integrated EMR/ computer practice management (CMP) solution, or an EMR that also offers a patient-portal. Recently, the U.S. federal government has expressed its intent to enact widespread health reform. This book details how early adoption of EMR systems by hospitals and private physicians would assure successful implementation of health reform in the U.S. This book also serves as a practically invaluable guide to IT practice managers in hospitals in Korea. Earlier EMR adopters in Korea, such as tertiary and large-scale hospitals, would be leaders in e-hospital-based global healthcare. However, midand small-sized hospitals could also adopt EMR systems. The book includes useful contents, such as reasons of EMR adoption, methods for enhancing practice and effects of CPM system, structured data and report generation, interaction with EMR, interoperability, workflow enhancement/ EMR customization, documenting office workflow, evaluating vendor stability, lawyer proofing EMR, configuration and deployment, crisis planning and mitigation, protecting patient data, and negotiation of agreement with the vendor. The book also includes 15 crucial EMR decisions that must be made whenever you adopt, develop, and manage an EMR system. This book guides you through the factors that affect these decisions; it is both practical and fairly thorough. These 15 crucial decisions are the branches of a Decision Tree that must be navigated. The 15 EMR crucial decisions covered in the book are: 1. The most fundamental question concerning EMRs –Is now the right time to adopt? 2. What method will you use to build a staff consensus to adopt an EMR in your practice? 3. What level of EMR functionality will you deploy? 4. Will a freeform or structured clinical patient data apSuccessfully Choosing Your EMR: 15 Crucial Decisions