The Big Question? Why the switch?

The Facts

Can your current EHR help you?

Decision time: Change the EHR!

Project & Change Management

Select your vendor!

The ideal EHR Solution: CureMD EHR

EHRReplacement Guide

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About CureMD

CureMD is the leading provider of innovative

technology and medical billing services that transform

the administrative, clinical and financial operations of

healthcare organizations. Our award winning solutions

simplify decision making, streamline operations and

ensure compliance with industry standards and best

practices – ultimately saving time and effort to maximize value

and returns.

Why the switch?The Big Question

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Identify goals for switch

Why are you switching?

Do you want to earn more through Meaningful Use ?

Is your current EHR not ICD-10 compliant?

1. The Big Question - Why the switch?

The Facts

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2. The Facts

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94% You must attest forMeaningful Use Stage 2in 2014

physicians are receiving CMS benefits

of physicians under 40 are satisfied with EHR usability

of new EHR purchases areto replace old EHRs

doctors are using eRx and reminders

doctors are e-prescribing to pharmacies

doctors use an EHR regularly

doctors using health IT systems to enter patient data

practices describe their current EHR as clunky and difficult to use

of physicians over age 55 are dissatisfied with EHR usability

physicians use EHR to achieve Meaningful Use incentives

doctors nationwide use an EHR regularly

Data source: Black Book Rankings survey 2013

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Can your currentEHR help you?

Could the issues be resolved with your vendor?

How long will it take for your vendor to iron out the problems?

Can the vendor make changes to help you achieve your objectives?

Is the problem just internal or external in nature?

Is it affecting your productivity and current workflow?

Do you have issues with your workstations?

What could be the penalties if you retire your current EHR?

3. Can your current EHR help you?

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”Dr. Eva Galstian

Family Medicine NYC PC

CureMD’s paperless system is beyond doubt cutting edge. The privilege of having access to all our clinical and financial data is immeasurable. We call support and it feels like we are part of their family. They are friendly, cooperative and always eager to help.

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Decision timeChange the EHR?

What have you learnt from your previous EHR system?

What were the problem areas?

Did you miss out on some of the key patient information?

4. Decision time - Change the EHR?

What are your expectations from the new system?

What is your backup when the new EHR is being developed?

How will your data be migrated?

Will you lose any data during the migration process?

Will any data have to be re-entered?

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Do you fear decreased payments when ICD-10 goes live?

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Flaws of your previous

EHR system must not be

carried into the new one!

Think, think, think!You can measure twice, but cut only once!

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Project & ChangeManagement

5. Project and Change Management

Project and Change management is a complex process

and can take up to months to complete!

You need to make sure the change process is slow but is done in a way that the staff adheres to it. They

must be able to participate in it and support the change.

Ideally, you should be the best judge of your

practice’s operational issues.

Remember: If you did it the first time, you can do it

the second time even better.

You yourself need to have the skillset to manage

the change for the long term.

The question is no longer if your practice will make the transition to

Electronic Health Records (EHR), but when.

Careful planning and effective change management can help keep

missteps—and the stress and costs that come with them—to a minimum.

This guide presents strategies for avoiding common

problems as you select technology, choose your

implementation team, assign responsibilities, and lay

out logistics.

Carefully considering these issues will help you

reduce risk, contain costs and minimize the overall

impact of change on your practice.

Embrace change!

Cost is an inevitable consequence of change—cost of

training, cost of transition to new systems, and so on—but

these costs can be contained with proper

change management.

This is why assessment and planning are so

critical: understanding what’s currently

working and not working will ensure that you

don’t carry forward inefficient or ineffective

processes when you implement a major

change such as an EHR deployment.

Plan change!

EHRImplementation Lifecycle

Access

PlanSelect

Implement

MeaningfulUse

ImproveQuality

5. EHR Implementation Lifecycle

Duration of time until change program is completed.

Integrity of project team’s performance; ability to complete initiative on time.

Commitment to change that resources display.

Effort over and above usual work that change initiative demands of employees.

These factors determine outcome of any transformation initiative.

Four Dice Factors

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Select yourVendor

What were the problems with your previous EHR vendor?

What options do you have now?

What are the features on offer?

Which one are you going to select?

Does your vendor have all the certifications?

Does your vendor have the required expertise?

Does it support Interoperability?

What other benefits can you derive from the deal?

How long will the implementation process take?

How long is your vendor going to train your staff?

Is the training material updated and as per the latest industry guidelines?

How much of your workflow will be affected?

6. Select your Vendor

6. Select your Vendor

Focus on 5Bs of Executive Buy-in

Best PracticesBusiness CaseBe SpecificBe AssertiveBring an Expert

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CureMD EHRThe ideal EHR Solution

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Award winning EHR solution

Comprehensive & user-friendly software

Specialty-specific EHR components

CCHIT Certified technology

ICD-10 Ready

Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certified

HIPAA compliant

iPad app ready

7. The ideal EHR solution: CureMD EHR

7. Why you’ll love CureMD EHR?

Always compliant: Stay compliant with regulations – Meaningful Use

Stage 2 Certified and ICD-10 ready

Amazing support: Unlimited support with free e-Learning

No software maintenance: Enjoy hassle-free maintenance and unlimited

upgrades

Smooth transition: 100% adoption success rate

Five star usability: Certification Commission of Health IT (CCHIT)

Always up: 100% uptime

Secure & confidential: Provider passwords, locked screens, access

restrictions and audit trails

Connectivity: Patients, hospitals, providers, pharmacies, labs and devices

7. Electronic Prescribing

Patient convenience

Enhanced reporting

Formulary adherence

Safety & compliance

Reduction in healthcare costs

Accurate prescriptions

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7. Interoperable

Test results

Medical histories

Summaries of care

Lab reports

Prescriptions

Provider Notes

With CureMD EHR, you can exchange:

Payers

Patients

HIE

ReferringProviders

Hospitals

ElectronicHealth

Records

Labs

Pharmacies

7. Workflow automation

Increases practice efficiency

Higher profits

Empowers

staff

Increased consistency

in workflows

Reduction in

administrative errors

Elimination of

repetitive tasks

Saves time

Increases

accuracy

Better

communication

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” Dr. John MuneyAMG Medical Group

CureMD stands out from the rest due to cloud-based service and usability. It was very important for us to have patient data available across our six centers; They have brilliant support and whenever we need them, they are available.

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