This book was the winner of the HIMSS Book of the Year Award Winner in its 1st Edition in 2008. There is no question that the selection and implementation of an EMR is a bet-the-practice proposition. Keys to EMR/EHR Success provides a proven path medical practices can follow with ease and the confidence they re making the right decisions about features, vendors, integration with the practice management system, and other critical factors. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Should I Invest in an EHR? Who should and shouldn t make the leap. Chapter 2: Evaluating an EHR Investment How to compare the system s cost to potential ROI in patient care, document management, compliance, and other key practice areas. Chapter 3: Your Practice Management System and an EHR Best practices for getting these systems to work together and with your practice management team. Chapter 4: Compiling a Practice-Focused Evaluation List How to define requirements and anticipate features you ll need in the future. Chapter 5: EHR and Malpractice Risk Covering patient service and operations risk issues faced by medical practices that have an EHR. Chapter 6: Selecting Products to Review Narrowing the field of 400 EMR products to find the best candidates for your practice. Chapter 7: Reviewing Products for Your Practice How to complete due diligence in two months, including what to look in demos. Chapter 8: Making a Final Decision Using a weighted score system ... and asking the right questions about server support, hardware specs, and other potential hidden costs. Chapter 9: Negotiating a Contract How to avoid tricky situations with warranties, termination clauses, upfront fees, and more. Chapter 10: Implementing an EHR. From clinical standards and policies, to data conversion and training: who does what, when. Chapter 11: Activating an EHR How to keep personnel and logistics issues from sabotaging your success with the EMR system. Chapter 12: Supporting an EHR Maintaining standards (e.g., clinical charting), motivating proficiency, training new employees, and regularly refreshing staff EMR skills. BONUS!...an EHR glossary and an up-to-date list of CCHIT Certified vendors and products including company names, contact information and dates of certification.