Physician Productivity

A Michigan pediatrician is seeking his second EMR. Can he get over his old baggage and anxieties enough to make the right choice?

You recently highlighted a practice that implemented EMR. It was actually more productive after implementation. How did the implementation of the EMR contribute to this? We started EMR three months ago, and we decreased daily visits for the physicians to learn. So far, no one is near pre-EMR visit numbers, and the input is so time consuming that we don’t see that we ever will be seeing as many patients a day as pre-EMR.

One partner wants to retire; the other two want to buy him out. The only problem: They can’t agree on the terms, and things are getting heated.

Large employers are cutting healthcare costs by opening their own clinics onsite and offering workers nearly-free service. What does this mean for practices like yours?