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Part five of our five part series on the benefits of an EMR or EHR consultant is improved clinical buy-in.

Improved Clinical Buy-In

Hiring a proven EMR consultant alleviates fear and increases clinical buy in. However, more importantly, EMR consultants are able to provide a clinic the tools needed to show an EMR implementation’s ROI. EMR consultants should do a comprehensive analysis to show how an EMR implementation will reduce costs, increase revenues, and better care for patients. Quantifying the potential returns on an EMR investment generates significant buy in at all levels of a clinical organization.

See other parts of Benefits of using an EMR/EHR Consultant:
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Selection Process
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - EMR Training
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Clinical Process Mapping
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Comprehensive Technology Support
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Improved Clinical Buy-in

Part four of our five part series on the benefits of an EMR or EHR consultant is comprehensive technology support.

Comprehensive Technology Support

By providing a comprehensive set of technology support, a technical EMR consultant can alleviate doctor’s concern over the implementation of new technology. An EMR consultant’s proven track record of implementing these health care related technologies in doctors’ offices allows them to do it in a robust, efficient, and cost effective manner. Doctors save time searching through the numerous technology choices because EMR consultants can point them to the best brand of technology or even to technologies the doctor didn’t know existed.

See other parts of Benefits of using an EMR/EHR Consultant:
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Selection Process
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - EMR Training
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Clinical Process Mapping
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Comprehensive Technology Support
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Improved Clinical Buy-in

Part three of our five part series on the benefits of an EMR or EHR consultant is clinical process mapping.

Clinical Process Mapping

One of the hardest things for a doctor new to EMR to do is see how their current clinical processes will work electronically in an EMR. To alleviate this fear, EMR consultants can first map out a doctor’s clinical processes. They can then use their experience with other EMR implementations and show how current clinical processes will be done using an EMR. This will save doctors a lot of time mapping out these processes. It also provides a clear understanding of what a doctor’s clinic will look like electronically. However, the most important part of this process is that it provides a way to find problems that may occur with an EMR before you’ve actually implemented.

See other parts of Benefits of using an EMR/EHR Consultant:
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Selection Process
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - EMR Training
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Clinical Process Mapping
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Comprehensive Technology Support
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Improved Clinical Buy-in

Part two of our five part series on the benefits of an EMR or EHR consultant is EMR Training.

EMR Training

Using an EMR consultant’s experience in successful EMR implementations, they have a strong ability to train doctors on EMR and other related technologies. Some of this training occurs in an initial meeting where they discuss challenges related to EMR selection and implementation. EMR consultants also provide ongoing training on how to best use their EMR in their clinic. Furthermore, EMR consultants can train clinical staff on using the various technologies associated with using an EMR.

See other parts of Benefits of using an EMR/EHR Consultant:
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Selection Process
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - EMR Training
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Clinical Process Mapping
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Comprehensive Technology Support
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Improved Clinical Buy-in

A while back I wrote something about why having an EMR or EHR consultant could be beneficial to a doctor looking to implement an EHR. Here’s the first part of a five part series on reasons why I think a well qualified, experienced EMR or EHR consultant is valuable. The first part is how an EMR or EHR consultant helps with the selection process.

EHR Selection Process

By first evaluating a doctor’s needs and preferences EHR consultants are able to eliminate a majority of the EHR companies and provide doctors with a short list of high quality EHR vendors to evaluate. By providing a smaller pool of EHR vendors, doctors are more comfortable with the selection process and don’t get discouraged seeing hundreds of EHR vendors that don’t meet their needs. EHR consultants also help doctors through the evaluation process. EHR consultants often provide a list of questions that can be used to evaluate EHR vendors. These questions have been designed to tease out information which will better enable doctors to select the right software. EHR consultants also assist doctors that need help negotiating with EHR vendors. These services include requesting enhancements to meet doctor specific needs or even ensuring that EHR vendor pricing is comparable to other EHR implementations.

When it comes down to it, a good EHR consultant can save a doctor large amounts of time and money that would have been wasted looking amongst the hundreds of EHR companies. It’s not hard to say that doctor’s most precious commodity is time.

See other parts of Benefits of using an EMR/EHR Consultant:
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Selection Process
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - EMR Training
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Clinical Process Mapping
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Comprehensive Technology Support
Benefits of Using an EMR/EHR Consultant - Improved Clinical Buy-in