The Big Question? Why the switch?
The Facts
Can your current EHR help you?
Decision time: Change the EHR!
Project & Change Management
Select your vendor!
The ideal EHR Solution: CureMD EHR
EHRReplacement Guide
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About CureMD
CureMD is the leading provider of innovative
technology and medical billing services that transform
the administrative, clinical and financial operations of
healthcare organizations. Our award winning solutions
simplify decision making, streamline operations and
ensure compliance with industry standards and best
practices – ultimately saving time and effort to maximize value
and returns.
Why the switch?The Big Question
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Identify goals for switch
Why are you switching?
Do you want to earn more through Meaningful Use ?
Is your current EHR not ICD-10 compliant?
1. The Big Question - Why the switch?
The Facts
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2. The Facts
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40%45%
65%
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78%
84%
91%92%
94% You must attest forMeaningful Use Stage 2in 2014
physicians are receiving CMS benefits
of physicians under 40 are satisfied with EHR usability
of new EHR purchases areto replace old EHRs
doctors are using eRx and reminders
doctors are e-prescribing to pharmacies
doctors use an EHR regularly
doctors using health IT systems to enter patient data
practices describe their current EHR as clunky and difficult to use
of physicians over age 55 are dissatisfied with EHR usability
physicians use EHR to achieve Meaningful Use incentives
doctors nationwide use an EHR regularly
Data source: Black Book Rankings survey 2013
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Can your currentEHR help you?
Could the issues be resolved with your vendor?
How long will it take for your vendor to iron out the problems?
Can the vendor make changes to help you achieve your objectives?
Is the problem just internal or external in nature?
Is it affecting your productivity and current workflow?
Do you have issues with your workstations?
What could be the penalties if you retire your current EHR?
3. Can your current EHR help you?
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”Dr. Eva Galstian
Family Medicine NYC PC
CureMD’s paperless system is beyond doubt cutting edge. The privilege of having access to all our clinical and financial data is immeasurable. We call support and it feels like we are part of their family. They are friendly, cooperative and always eager to help.
4.
Decision timeChange the EHR?
What have you learnt from your previous EHR system?
What were the problem areas?
Did you miss out on some of the key patient information?
4. Decision time - Change the EHR?
What are your expectations from the new system?
What is your backup when the new EHR is being developed?
How will your data be migrated?
Will you lose any data during the migration process?
Will any data have to be re-entered?
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Do you fear decreased payments when ICD-10 goes live?
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Flaws of your previous
EHR system must not be
carried into the new one!
Think, think, think!You can measure twice, but cut only once!
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Project & ChangeManagement
5. Project and Change Management
Project and Change management is a complex process
and can take up to months to complete!
You need to make sure the change process is slow but is done in a way that the staff adheres to it. They
must be able to participate in it and support the change.
Ideally, you should be the best judge of your
practice’s operational issues.
Remember: If you did it the first time, you can do it
the second time even better.
You yourself need to have the skillset to manage
the change for the long term.
The question is no longer if your practice will make the transition to
Electronic Health Records (EHR), but when.
Careful planning and effective change management can help keep
missteps—and the stress and costs that come with them—to a minimum.
This guide presents strategies for avoiding common
problems as you select technology, choose your
implementation team, assign responsibilities, and lay
out logistics.
Carefully considering these issues will help you
reduce risk, contain costs and minimize the overall
impact of change on your practice.
Embrace change!
Cost is an inevitable consequence of change—cost of
training, cost of transition to new systems, and so on—but
these costs can be contained with proper
change management.
This is why assessment and planning are so
critical: understanding what’s currently
working and not working will ensure that you
don’t carry forward inefficient or ineffective
processes when you implement a major
change such as an EHR deployment.
Plan change!
EHRImplementation Lifecycle
Access
PlanSelect
Implement
MeaningfulUse
ImproveQuality
5. EHR Implementation Lifecycle
Duration of time until change program is completed.
Integrity of project team’s performance; ability to complete initiative on time.
Commitment to change that resources display.
Effort over and above usual work that change initiative demands of employees.
These factors determine outcome of any transformation initiative.
Four Dice Factors
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Select yourVendor
What were the problems with your previous EHR vendor?
What options do you have now?
What are the features on offer?
Which one are you going to select?
Does your vendor have all the certifications?
Does your vendor have the required expertise?
Does it support Interoperability?
What other benefits can you derive from the deal?
How long will the implementation process take?
How long is your vendor going to train your staff?
Is the training material updated and as per the latest industry guidelines?
How much of your workflow will be affected?
6. Select your Vendor
6. Select your Vendor
Focus on 5Bs of Executive Buy-in
Best PracticesBusiness CaseBe SpecificBe AssertiveBring an Expert
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CureMD EHRThe ideal EHR Solution
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Award winning EHR solution
Comprehensive & user-friendly software
Specialty-specific EHR components
CCHIT Certified technology
ICD-10 Ready
Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certified
HIPAA compliant
iPad app ready
7. The ideal EHR solution: CureMD EHR
7. Why you’ll love CureMD EHR?
Always compliant: Stay compliant with regulations – Meaningful Use
Stage 2 Certified and ICD-10 ready
Amazing support: Unlimited support with free e-Learning
No software maintenance: Enjoy hassle-free maintenance and unlimited
upgrades
Smooth transition: 100% adoption success rate
Five star usability: Certification Commission of Health IT (CCHIT)
Always up: 100% uptime
Secure & confidential: Provider passwords, locked screens, access
restrictions and audit trails
Connectivity: Patients, hospitals, providers, pharmacies, labs and devices
7. Electronic Prescribing
Patient convenience
Enhanced reporting
Formulary adherence
Safety & compliance
Reduction in healthcare costs
Accurate prescriptions
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7. Interoperable
Test results
Medical histories
Summaries of care
Lab reports
Prescriptions
Provider Notes
With CureMD EHR, you can exchange:
Payers
Patients
HIE
ReferringProviders
Hospitals
ElectronicHealth
Records
Labs
Pharmacies
7. Workflow automation
Increases practice efficiency
Higher profits
Empowers
staff
Increased consistency
in workflows
Reduction in
administrative errors
Elimination of
repetitive tasks
Saves time
Increases
accuracy
Better
communication
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” Dr. John MuneyAMG Medical Group
CureMD stands out from the rest due to cloud-based service and usability. It was very important for us to have patient data available across our six centers; They have brilliant support and whenever we need them, they are available.
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