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Tips and Techniques for Effective EHR Implementation. Steve Long Business Operations Manager The Neurology Center www.neurologycenter.com. Roll Out Strategies . # of Providers # of Locations Assign a Committee Customization Internal Resources Outside Consultants.
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Tips and Techniques for Effective EHR Implementation Steve Long Business Operations Manager The Neurology Center www.neurologycenter.com
Roll Out Strategies • # of Providers • # of Locations • Assign a Committee • Customization • Internal Resources • Outside Consultants
Pre-Load of Existing Records • Hardware and IT • Trigger for Pre-Load • What Gets Scanned? • Order of Contents • Huge Charts • Indexing into the EHR • Quality Assurance • Work loads • Chart Destruction after Pre-Load
IT Infrastructure • Space in the Office • Network • Software Interfaces • Labs • Radiology • Hospitals • Hardware • Tablets/Laptops/Thin Clients • Scanners/Fax Servers • Vendor Guidance or lack thereof
Training • Identify “Super Users” • New Software • New Hardware • Workflows • Change Management
Fears of EHR • Decreased Productivity • Inefficiency • System Down Time • Cost • Frustration • Training • Missing Important Data • Paradigm Shift