Electronic Health Records For Dummies
- 5h 49m
- Anita Samarth, Trenor Williams
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2011
The straight scoop on choosing and implementing an electronic health records (EHR) system
Doctors, nurses, and hospital and clinic administrators are interested in learning the best ways to implement and use an electronic health records system so that they can be shared across different health care settings via a network-connected information system. This helpful, plain-English guide provides need-to-know information on how to choose the right system, assure patients of the security of their records, and implement an EHR in such a way that it causes minimal disruption to the daily demands of a hospital or clinic.
- Offers a plain-English guide to the many electronic health records (EHR) systems from which to choose
- Authors are a duo of EHR experts who provide clear, easy-to-understand information on how to choose the right EHR system and implement it effectively
- Addresses the benefits of implementing an EHR system so that critical information (such as medication, allergies, medical history, lab results, radiology images, etc.) can be shared across different health care settings
- Discusses ways to talk to patients about the security of their electronic health records
Electronic Health Records For Dummies walks you through all the necessary steps to successfully choose the right EHR system, keep it current, and use it effectively.
About the Authors
Dr. Trenor Williams is a family practice physician and co-founder and CEO of Clinovations, a healthcare advisory consulting firm based in Washington, DC. Over the last ten years, he has helped health systems, office practices, and physicians select and implement electronic health records in both the United States and abroad. He has worked with a number of EHR systems and is currently leading inpatient and ambulatory engagements at MedStar Health, Bon Secours Health System, and Adventist Health Care. He has significant experience supporting benefits realization, physician adoption, clinical transformation strategies, and working with third-party vendors to develop evidence-based clinical content.
Dr. Williams is Associate Editor of Improving Medication Use and Outcomes with Clinical Decision Support: A Step-by-Step Guide, which received the 2009 HIMSS Book of the Year Award. Prior to beginning his consulting career, Trenor was the Medical Director of Family Practice at Mammoth Hospital in California and was a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He holds a B.S. in Biology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, M.D. from Marshall University, and completed his family practice residency at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles.
Anita Samarth is co-founder and President of Clinovations where she leads the company’s public and non-profit sector work. She has more than 15 years of experience providing strategy, planning, management, and implementation consulting to over 60 clients in the area of health information technology. Her client organizations include large integrated health systems, hospitals, physician practices, federal government agencies, non-profits and NGOs, and state/local departments of health. She is currently working as the Technical Assistance Services Director for eHealthDC, the District of Columbia’s Regional Extension Center for Health IT.
Prior to Clinovations, Ms. Samarth founded ASTECH Consulting, where she led projects for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), and the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT). Ms. Samarth previously worked as Program Director for the eHealth Initiative, National Practice Manager for GE’s EHR Clinical Consulting practice, Manager at First Consulting Group (now CSC), and Senior Consultant with Accenture. Ms. Samarth holds Bachelor of Science degrees from Johns Hopkins University in Biomedical Engineering and in Electrical Computer Engineering.
In this Book
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Electronic Health Records for Dummies
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Introduction
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Understanding EHRs
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Understanding What’s Available – The ABCs of EHRs
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Finding Help and Oversight
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Assessing Readiness
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Determining the Cost, Benefits, and ROI
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Selecting Your Vendor Partner
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Partnerships and Contracts
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Changing the Way You Work – Workflow Redesign
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Assigning New Roles and Responsibilities
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Considering Security and Privacy
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Training for Success
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Communicating and Marketing Your EHR
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Surviving the Go-Live
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Keeping Your Patients Healthy with an EHR
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Directing Patient Access and Communication
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Improving and Tweaking the System
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Ten EHR-Related Web Sites
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Ten Problems (And Solutions) You’ll Face
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Ten Questions to Ask (And Answer)
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Alphabet Soup
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Regional Extension Centers
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Medicare and Medicaid Incentives
