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Working Hard

October 26, 2009
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Right now, things are a bit busy around here.
Lots of swine flu prep happening for the office and the group, including an upcoming talk at a local college campus. I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to get ahead of this thing using education. You can argue with irate patients demanding Tamiflu when it’s [...]

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EMR 101: How To Get Good, Fast

February 28, 2009
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As promised, what follows is a working approach to Getting Good With Your EMR.
It’s informed by something over 30,000 patient contacts, and observations of what has worked and hasn’t over many implementations, many practices, and a handful of enterprises.
If you’re not quite sure what that all means, it translates thusly:
Been there, done that, moved on, [...]

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From The 2008 NextGen Users Group Meeting, Part 1

November 11, 2008

Once again, I’m attending the annual NextGen EMR Users Group Meeting on all that’s new and shiny in the world of high-end, integrated electronic medical record and practice management systems.
New faces and new directions this year, of course. And a terrific keynote address by Pat Croce, former owner of the Philadelphia 76-ers.
But this year, the [...]

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Is Google The Answer To EMR?

April 25, 2008

What would the perfect…or rather, a nicer EMR look like?
I take issue with that recent FPM opinion piece by Dr. Christine Sinsky, “e-Nirvana: Are We There, Yet?”
As an EMR consultant who works with both physicians and an MSO, I find it lopsided and unhelpful.
Yes, I’d like my EMR to be seamlessly integrated with my personal [...]

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How To Get Smart With Your EMR: What Your Vendor Can’t Tell You

January 24, 2008

Any New Year’s resolutions, yet?
We’ve got a good one floating around the office these days: becoming more adept with the EMR.
“For goodness sakes,” said our nurse practitioner after being shown a keystroke shortcut. “What a time saver!”
“THAT’S the kind of thing we need to share with each other — shortcuts and tips it’d take forever [...]

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