http://emradvice.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/aafp-survey-more-family-docs-using-ehrs/ EMR industry news for Small Practitioners Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:47:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://emradvice.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/aafp-survey-more-family-docs-using-ehrs/#comment-502 john kaphal Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:47:37 +0000 http://emradvice.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/aafp-survey-more-family-docs-using-ehrs/#comment-502 One potential problem is the stimulus law, with its deadlines for purchasing an EHR system, and, eventually, penalizing them financially if they don’t, that could make physicians “buy something and rush into an inadequate system,” One potential problem is the stimulus law, with its deadlines for purchasing an EHR system, and, eventually, penalizing them financially if they don’t, that could make physicians “buy something and rush into an inadequate system,”

]]> http://emradvice.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/aafp-survey-more-family-docs-using-ehrs/#comment-491 marksalke Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:11:01 +0000 http://emradvice.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/aafp-survey-more-family-docs-using-ehrs/#comment-491 The cited statistics don't surprise me. It is interesting to hear this from an audience of primary care providers, though. This is the segment of the medical market that I feel benefits most from implementing EMR and other complementary technologies. This study confirms the need for significant education as part of the EMR marketing/sales process. For example, it is proven many time over in real implementations that EMRs have a favorable break-even point and subsequent return on investment. The cited statistics don’t surprise me. It is interesting to hear this from an audience of primary care providers, though. This is the segment of the medical market that I feel benefits most from implementing EMR and other complementary technologies. This study confirms the need for significant education as part of the EMR marketing/sales process. For example, it is proven many time over in real implementations that EMRs have a favorable break-even point and subsequent return on investment.

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