Successfully Choosing Your EMR: 15 Crucial Decisions

The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) - is the essential underpinning of any significant healthcare reform and is the more comprehensive record than the Electronic Health Record (EHR). This book clarifies the Crucial Decisions that result in successful EMR adoption and avoidance of expensive EMR mistakes. It provides timely insight in leveraging ARRA/HiTech, Meaningful Use, Stark Safe Harbor, CPOE and PQRI incentives and understanding current HITSP, HL7, ASTM, ELINCS and other interoperability standards.

This book provides practical guidance on:

• Evaluating EMR ease-of-use
• Determining In-office vs. Web-based vs. Blended EMR deployment
• Deciding which user-interface approach to adopt
• Understanding structured vs. unstructured charting approaches
• Assessing EMR developer stability
• Obtaining legal advice about RFIs, RFPs and contract negotiations

"The federal government has set aside significant incentives for physicians to adopt and implement electronic medical record systems. As providers across the country seek out various health IT tools and capabilities, this book serves as a remarkably useful, step-by-step guide for successfully deploying an EMR system. This kind of information will be imperative as we bring our health system into the 21st century."
—Newt Gingrich, Founder of The Center for Health Transformation, Former Speaker of the House, USA

Also endorsed by: Rep. Rush Holt (D NJ), Richard Dick, Ph.D. & Radu Kramer, M.D.Content:
Chapter 1 Why Adopt Electronic Medical Records Now? (pages 1–20):
Chapter 2 How EMR Will Enhance Your Practice (pages 21–34):
Chapter 3 How EMR Will Impact Your CPM System (pages 35–42):
Chapter 4 Structured Data & Report Generation (pages 43–62):
Chapter 5 Interacting With Your EMR (pages 63–92):
Chapter 6 Where to Deploy Your EMR (pages 93–112):
Chapter 7 Vocabularies, Standards & Interoperability (pages 113–150):
Chapter 8 Interoperability Beyond EMRs (pages 151–174):
Chapter 9 Workflow Enhancement/EMR Customization (pages 175–192):
Chapter 10 Documenting Your Office Workflow (pages 193–210):
Chapter 11 Essential Medical Record Content (pages 211–240):
Chapter 12 Evaluating Vendor Stability (pages 241–254):
Chapter 13 Lawyer?Proofing Your EMR (pages 255–268):
Chapter 14 Configuration & Deployment (pages 269–302):
Chapter 15 Crisis Planning & Mitigation (pages 303–316):
Chapter 16 Protecting Your Patient Data (pages 317–350):
Chapter 17 What You Can Expect to Spend (pages 351–366):
Chapter 18 Negotiating the Agreement (pages 367–382):