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Joe s Story A Solo Practice

January 1, 2001April 1, 2001Fear!CourageWhen?Why?What? How?Who?. Once upon a time . When?. Immediately. Why?. CostOffice EquipmentRentEmployeesPatient notificationReassurance to patientsUp to dateUnique. Who?. . GoogleJeannie MarcusTom SullivanMassachusetts Medical SocietyMichael

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Joe s Story A Solo Practice

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    1. Joe’s Story A Solo Practice Joe Heyman, MD Trustee, American Medical Association

    2. January 1, 2001 April 1, 2001 Fear! Courage When? Why? What? How? Who? Once upon a time …

    3. When? Immediately

    4. Why? Cost Office Equipment Rent Employees Patient notification Reassurance to patients Up to date Unique

    5. Who? Google Jeannie Marcus Tom Sullivan Massachusetts Medical Society Michael Kelly PIAM

    6. What? e-MDs Dell Desktops Fujitsu Scanner Brother Laser Printer Medem Library of info Encrypted email PC Anywhere

    7. How? Bo! Network Router Verizon DSL McKesson HBOC

    8. Disaster Strikes! March 2, 2002 A day that shall live in infamy! The Agony Paper . . . yuch! A hard day’s night Cynthia The Cuban Missile Crisis ActionFront.com Office Insurance The Ecstasy

    9. Lessons Learned Backup! Backup!! BACKUP!!!

    10. Lessons learned Do it now! Hardware a bargain! Software increasingly more robust and expensive Many fantastic EMRs available One patient at a time

    11. Lessons Learned Advantages and disadvantages of system in your own office Advantages and disadvantages of system on the web Company and support more important than software

    12. Lessons Learned Workflow more important than nifty features Use available resources Get help from knowledgeable friends

    13. Lessons Learned Don’t underestimate the value of joining and supporting your county, state, specialty society – and, of course . . . The American Medical Association

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