Tips and Techniques for Effective EHR Implementation

Steve LongBusiness Operations Manager

The Neurology Centerwww.neurologycenter.com

# of Providers # of Locations Assign a Committee Customization Internal Resources Outside Consultants

Roll Out Strategies

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

Pre-Load of Existing Records

Space in the Office Network Software Interfaces

◦ Labs◦ Radiology◦ Hospitals

Hardware◦ Tablets/Laptops/Thin Clients◦ Scanners/Fax Servers

Vendor Guidance or lack thereof

IT Infrastructure

Identify “Super Users” New Software New Hardware Workflows Change Management

Training

Decreased Productivity Inefficiency System Down Time Cost Frustration Training Missing Important Data Paradigm Shift

Fears of EHR