Physician Resources
At Hielix, we partner with ambulatory physician practices to help them navigate the adoption and implementation of electronic health records. While the Federal assistance in place through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) has provided physician practices with incentives for adoption, there are many challenges that can derail the selection and implementation of an EHR and ultimately put the practice at risk. Through our experience working and interacting with thousand of physicians across the country, we have identified a number of potential risks, including:
- Selecting a vendor that does not provide the features necessary for specialty of the practice.
- Choosing a vendor that has not reached the most current level of certification.
- Lack of training for all staff that leads to miss-use or non-use of the electronic health record.
- Failure to identity areas of under-coding that can lead to significant revenue gains for the practice.
Working collaboratively with Hielix, we assist physicians with streamlining the process of search, EHR selection and ultimately implementation and ongoing support. We have the tools and experience to ensure that whether a practice chooses to install an EHR package inside the practice or subscribe to a hosted services, the selection and implementation is appropriate for the unique needs of the practice (size, geographic diversity, specialty, workflow, etc.). In addition, we are able to draw from our broad partnerships to help physician practices choose technology providers – direct from the vendor, technology integrators or value added resellers – that they are most comfortable with.
If you are a physician practice and have either already begun the process of EHR vendor identification and selection or are just getting started, we have developed a comprehensive interactive assessment tool to support the identification and selection process. The Hielix EHR Roadmap interactive assessment tool guides physician practices through the specifics of their practice and outlines vital considerations to the selection of an EHR. For many physicians, this is an important first step to ensuring a seamless transition to EHR adoption and implementation.
