Providence Anesthesiologists, Inc.
Serves on Advisory Board for Drager Inc.
Role:
Anesthesiologist
City of Practice:
Providence
In Practice Since:
1989
Physicians in Practice:
30
EHR Solution:
Anesthesia Drager Medical Innovian
Date Implemented:
January, 1999
Average Patient Volume per Month:
2000
What are the benefits you have realized from EHR Adoption?
Improved record legibility; helps with care and medical legal issues, improved accuracy of documentation, better compliance with regulatory requirements, improved practice management by analysis of patient encounter information, improved patient care.
Improved record legibility; helps with care and medical legal issues, improved accuracy of documentation, better compliance with regulatory requirements, improved practice management by analysis of patient encounter information, improved patient care.
What advice would you offer a physician planning to adopt an EHR?
Prioritize what you want to achieve by adoption of EHR, select vendor based on predetermined criteria, choose a physician champion, manage expectations, allocate sufficient resources for back end reporting in order to achieve value and manage practice. Train train train!
Prioritize what you want to achieve by adoption of EHR, select vendor based on predetermined criteria, choose a physician champion, manage expectations, allocate sufficient resources for back end reporting in order to achieve value and manage practice. Train train train!