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EMR Shopping?
Finding Your Way in a Crowded Marketplace
 By Pamela Moore

No matter what questions you ask, settling on an EMR won't be easy. Some physicians take as long as six months to make a decision. Others, like Voelker, are still looking after 12 months. "There is not a sample road map or path to follow," Blair agrees, but clearly defining the business and clinical objectives will provide a shortcut no matter where the road leads.

Pamela L. Moore, senior editor of practice management for Physicians Practice, can be reached at pmoore@physicianspractice.com.

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2002 issue of Physicians Practice.

 
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In Summary

In Summary

Picking out an EMR is not easy. The marketplace is crowded, and it's hard to know where to start. These tips can help:

* Reach consensus with your partners about what you need an EMR to do. A vague desire to go paperless is not grounds for the sizable investment an EMR demands. Cutting out transcription costs or improving coding compliance is.

* Look only at products that meet the goals you define for your practice - and don't pay for other bells and whistles you don't need.

*  Test programs to make sure you will spend as little time as possible putting information into the system.

* Take into account the financial stability and implementation time of vendors.