The EHR Guru
The events of the past hour played over and over in his head. Karen’s words had made their mark, as she had clearly intended them to. If you don’t have a plan … I’m going to have to fire you. Her ultimatum sounded almost theatrically ominous. Unfortunately, it was now a fact of Sam’s life.
This parable about how physicians can upgrade their technology and install electronic health record (EHR) software is a quick read in the spirit of The One Minute Manager and The Go Giver. It appeals to all kinds of medical doctors, who are challenged to understand the various government funding sources, technology challenges from multiple vendors, installation, support issues and workflow benefits.
Told through the fictitious story of an ambitious young practice manager named Sam, authors Stemp and Russell communicate how doctors can move beyond their frustration and confusion with technology, software, and multiple interfaces to have a flawless EHR implementation. The information contained in this gem is based on Stemp’s professional experience advising clients on technology for over 25 years and almost 10 years serving medical practices.
Basically, Sam gains new insights into both the challenges before him and the means to overcome them through the advice of an empathetic mentor character known as the EHR Guru. Rather than provide Sam with a blueprint of how to proceed, the Guru directs Sam to interview clients his firm has assisted who share how they have collaborated with the Guru’s firm to overcome the challenges of implementing electronic health records and how the new technology is helping them provide better patient care.
The authors write in a simple, informal style that offers solo practitioners, physician group practices and even large medical organizations a true vision for how to avoid the pain and only experience the gain when implementing an EHR system to meet the new government standards.
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