Small practice, big decision: Selecting an EHR system for small physician practices

Journal of the American Health Information Management Association

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 42-46

  Columbus, Suzanne ^a  

^a IPRO Inc   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW;

EID: 33646430326     PISSN: 10605487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (15)

1. AHIMA. "Update: Maintaining a Legally Sound Health Record-Paper and Electronic." Journal of AHIMA 76, no. 10 (2005): 64A-L. Available online at www.ahima.org. AHIMA offers a range of additional resources on EHR, workflow, and health data management issues.
2. American Academy of Family Physicians, Center for Health Information Technology. Assistance adopting health IT, ranging from planning to financing, is available at www. centerforhit.org.
3. American Medical Informatics Association. The Got EHR program is online at www.amia.org.
4. California HealthCare Foundation. "Electronic Medical Records: A Buying Guide for Small Physician Practices." 2003. Available online at www.chcf.org/publications. The foundation also offers a range of other health IT resources.
5. Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology. Information on certified ambulatory EHR products is available at www.cchit.org.
6. Community Clinics Initiative. "Healthcare Technology Resource Guide." 2005. Available online at www. communityclinics.org.
7. Comprehensive Guide to Electronic Health Records. New York, NY: Faulkner and Gray, 2000.
8. eHealth Initiative. "eHealth Initiative EHR Master Quotation Guide," which assists small and medium-sized practices compare the costs of EHR products, is available at http://toolkit.ehealthinitiative.org (click on "Practice Transformation"; free registration required). eHealth Initiative offers additional health IT resources at www. ehealthinitiative.org.
9. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. The Ambulatory EHR Selector is available at www.himss.org.
10. Health Level Seven. Information on the EHR functional model and accompanying criteria is available online at www.hl7.org.
11. Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Resources for office practices accessible under "Topics" at www.ihi.org.
12. Institute of Medicine. Key Capabilities of an Electronic Health Record System: Letter Report. 2003. Available online at http://books.nap.edu/html/ehr/ NI000427.pdf.
13. Lowes, Robert. "Why Not Lease Your Computers?" Medical Economics, June 4, 2004: 17. Available online at www. memag.com/memag.
14. Medicare Quality Improvement Community. Resources on all stages of EHR adoption from planning to post implementation are available at www.medqic.org.
15. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Information on federally coordinated efforts to promote health IT, including clinical EHRs, is available at www.hhs.gov/healthit.