4 Common Challenges in Small Clinic EHR Implementations

One mistake many offices make when converting files to electronic health records is to attempt to do everything at once. If your medical office isn't ready for a full-scale EHR implementation, a push to complete the process on a tight deadline overwhelms and burns out staff. Converting records at a pace that isn't right for your office—or doing so before you're ready or have the right resources in place—can also corrupt your patient care processes, resulting in treatment mistakes or poor patient experience. Here's a look at how to face those, and other, EHR challenges in a small or mid-sized medical office.
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In most cases, a small doctor's office or other medical practice isn't going to have an in-house technical department. Large companies have the staff to integrate existing processes and software with new EHR software, programmers to tweak systems, and technical experts to conduct training. They may also have the right hardware—like servers—to support a large EHR solution.
Small practices will need to depend on an EHR software vendor to provide most of the technical know-how for an EHR implementation. Because onsite hardware and implementation can be expensive, offices should consider cloud or web-based EHR solutions to reduce the cost of initial set up and long-term maintenance. A good vendor can provide web-based solutions that offer all the functionality and security of an in-house set up. 
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Source: EMR EHR Blog for Physicians - October 20, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Shreya Iyer Source Type: blogs