Kamis, 01 September 2011

A Guide To Electronic Medical Record Training

By Zoe Clarke


These days, most medical practices are implementing electronic medical records (EMRs). Some of the things that will enable your ENR training to be successful include:

Robust reporting for bench marking and outcomes. An audit trail to determine what actions was taken and who performed the documentation.

Operational and clinical with Meaningful Use and Certification and Accreditation Standards. Flexible integration options with the current technology that provides interoperability within your practice and will interface to pull information from and provide information to your EMR system, and operational and clinical compliance and audit mechanisms that will ensure success.

Enhanced practice management and clinical decision to warn users about mistakes in their medication and adverse drug reactions and to track patient follow up and test results. Intelligent EMR software that will meet the requirements of all practicing doctors and clinicians in your office in addition to who are allowed access their information.

Email exchanges that are secure. Secure doctor and patient portals. Efficient scheduling of modules.

Once your customized EMR software solution is approved by your administration your launch date well be determined. Your successful implementation of your EMR software is dependent on the training so that your staff will acquire a complete knowledge of the transfer to EMR keeping. It's critical that you plan for this software training. You must have all departmental personnel including doctors, clinicians, and effectively and efficiently trained in a timely fashion on the new EMR system. You can be sure that your EMR system will fail if you don't have effective and appropriate training. Therefore you should consider these items to make your transition to an EMR system a success.

You should schedule your post training objectives early in the process. Make sure that the EMR company's support is available following your when your system comes on line. Refine the training program based on your staff's feedback while that are in training. Define the timelines and processes for adjustments to your staff's workflow as the EMR system is integrated into your practice. Encourage your staff to provide feedback of the EMR process while they are in training and adjust the workflow accordingly. Determine which training products can be revisited for any new resources and leadership after your system comes on line. Review your tools and training products that are used to implement your EMR system. Plan the training for a successful learning experience. Permit your staff to use a pre-training EMR system before your system comes on line. Identify the training strategy for your practice including staffing, classroom locations/schedules, and methods of presentation. Make some classroom time for the training process. Create a training plan with the EMR Company and identify the space for training. Work with the EMR Company to determine the best strategies to train your staff. Define what successful training means for each member of your staff. Determine each staff member's specific role in the documentation process. Define what software training means to you. Recognize that your implementation plan that is tailored to your staff's needs because their needs as unique. Identify your practice's super users and train them for efficiency and speed. Map out your clinical and payment rules into your templates to make sure that your documentation meets your facility's needs. Customize the working documents and templates and that are used in the EMR system. Customize your EMR system and permit your staff to review the software to become familiar with the workflows and menus. Define your post-training, pre-training, and after your system is on line goals. Team up with an EMR Company that will listen and will understand your operational and clinical requirements.




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