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Implementation of an EHR

Featured Podcast:

• Selecting and Implementing an EHR in a Small Medical Practice
  Guest: Dr. Jacqueline Fincher, Managing Partner, McDuffie Medical Associates, a 4 physician practice in Thomson, Georgia.
    

One of the most important steps in the implementation of an EHR is a thorough practice workflow assessment.

Stage 1: Defining and Planning intended workflow changes (mapping current processes, mapping new processes, planning the sequence of changes based on what matters most).

Stage 2: Deciding (with your Vendor) which actual workflow changes must be conducted.

Stage 3: Instituting additional changes that can be implemented gradually and sequentially over a period of years to fully exploit the functions and features of the EHR, including potential opportunities for change/improvement not originally apparent.

Implementation Resources

• ACP - Center for Practice Improvement and Innovation has published a guide to assist with workflow planning for EHR implementation
• The Texas Medical Association (TMA) with the support of the Physicians Foundation published an Electronic Medical Record Implementation Guide entitled - The Link to a Better Future, 2nd Edition. Download a copy here
  (Provided with permission of the Texas Medical Association)