Keys to EMR/EHR Success Selecting and Implementing an Electronic Medical Record, 2nd Edition

Ron Sterling

The 1st Edition of Keys to EMR Success was the HIMSS Book of the Year Award and was selected because it, "comprehensively covers the selection and implementation of electronic medical records for the physician practice. The book contains solid advice, work lists, and other tools to help physicians and office managers succeed in leveraging EMRs to improve patient services and practice performance."

In this revised Edition, nationally recognized expert Ron Sterling has included up-to-date information on this daily-changing topic of Health IT. A new chapter on EHR and Malpractice Risk has been added as well as detailed coverage of conversion issues for practices that have an old EMR. New additions also on ARRA and Meaningful Use, helped many medical practices evaluate whether an EHR investment makes sense.

The book starts with an overview of preparing the practice for technology, from there, Ron Sterling helps the reader define requirements, choose the right system, get physician and staff buy-in, and take the system "live" as smoothly as possible. Now, in Keys to EMR/EHR Success, 2nd Edition, Sterling translates his experience into a step-by-step process any medical practice can follow with ease, from first considering an EHR, all the way through post-implementation training and updates.

"There is no question," says Sterling that the selection and implementation of an EHR is a 'bet-the-practice' proposition. If you fail, you end up with more costs and greater frustration. On the other hand, few practices will be able to avoid implementing EHRs these tools become necessary to meet patient expectations, payer quality requirements and pay-for-performance demands." Keys to EMR/EHR Success provides a proven path medical practices can follow with ease – and the confidence they’re making the right decisions about features, vendors, integration with the practice management system, and other critical factors.