RALEIGH, N.C., May 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The May 1, 2012 announcement that small and rural physician practices still lag in EHR adoption serves as a reminder that these providers still hold on to their foundation as independent thinkers.
"Cost of EHRs can be mitigated," says Carolyn Hartley, President, CEO, Physicians EHR, Inc. "Several EHR systems are now free; though they come with conditions." For example, free systems may be ad-supported, or the EHR application may earn its revenue by selling de-identified clinical data- the real gold at the end of the EHR tunnel. "Small and rural physicians are a tough group to crack because, as much as they want to participate in incentives, they don't want to trade the entrepreneurial ship, the very spirit that makes them endearing to patients."
Group sharing or group thinking is not what they are credited with, but inside the local and state medical society meetings, collective sharing is exactly what they still do.
And on the heels of that group-think exchange, Physicians EHR built its do-it-yourself EHR implementation project methodology. Targeted to small physician practices, emPEHRical™ Implementations is built from more than a decade of direct evidence and field experience. emPEHRical (available at www.emrcoach.com) provides a step-by-step blueprint on what to do and how to do it, with more than 30 embedded documents designed for the person who knows his or her way around the small practice environment.
To learn more about emPEHRical software, please visit www.emrcoach.com or contact one of our software experts at 919-859-9907.
emPEHRical Exchange
The next emPEHRical Exchange presentation, scheduled for May 15 at 2PM EST, will provide a brief tour of the software, and then focus on how to determine a Go-Live strategy. To register for the webinar, please click here (space is limited). Forr more information, go to www.physiciansehr.com, or call Marguerite at 919-859-9907 x102.
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About Physicians EHR, Inc
Physicians EHR, Inc. advises and helps physicians thrive as they adopt technology. From EHR selection, contract negotiation, implementation through Go-Live, the Physicians EHR team consistently demonstrates its compassion and precision for physicians as they migrate securely into an EHR environment. Physicians EHR has served as technical advisor to four national medical societies. Its leaders have co-authored 15 how to books on EHRs, Privacy, Security, and Breach, and also serves as subject matter experts and coach for multiple EHR consulting groups.
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