| 1. Have your current and near future practice | | | | practice 7. What electronic medical record |
| needs been defined? | | | | features are supported? |
| - Does the EMR interface with your billing or | | | | - Charge capture for billing? |
| practice management systems? | | | | - Voice recognition |
| - Is your practice's record management | | | | - etc, etc, etc. 8. Is the EMR solution |
| methodology supported? 2. Before you purchase | | | | technologically stable, compatible and flexible? |
| your EMR... | | | | - Is the electronic medical record solution |
| - Compare a number of EMR systems | | | | 'certification focused'? |
| - Focus on EMR systems that best fit your needs | | | | - Is it stay within HIPAA compliance for privacy |
| 3. Which EMR technology do you need? | | | | standards and confidentiality? 9. What is the actual |
| - A client-server EMR software or a web based | | | | cost of electronic medical record ownership? |
| EMR software solution | | | | - Cost for EMR hardware/software license, |
| - Does the EMR allow and support for practice | | | | installation, training, upgrades and maintenance |
| growth 4. Can you get an EMR software demo? | | | | - Is there an EMR software efficiency cost |
| - Is it specialty specific | | | | savings from successful office implementation? 10. |
| - Is it as easy to use on complex patient cases 5. | | | | After you purchase your software system, what |
| How complicated is the EMR to use? | | | | then? |
| - Are the EMR document templates customizable? | | | | - Is there reliable continuing EMR software vendor |
| - Will the electronic medical record solution save | | | | support and training? |
| your office staff time? 6. How easy is office | | | | - Are EMR customizations easily available? Making |
| implementation? | | | | the right EMR purchase the first time can be a |
| - Easy and shared access among providers and | | | | positive experience! Keep in mind successful |
| staff | | | | electronic medical record implementation will |
| - How disruptive implementation will be to your | | | | enhance your practice and improve patient care. |