Introduction
Welcome to Electronic Health Records For Dummies! Consider this your personal, private course in navigating the choppy waters of electronic health record (EHR) selection and implementation. The reach of EHRs is wide, affecting clinicians, physicians, hospitals, office staff, labs, billing and insurance companies, and even pharmacies. Although the topic can sometimes be overwhelming, you can handle it because you know your professional needs and your staff’s. But, if you don’t, you will by the time you read this book.
You’ll find as you read this book that mastering the world of EHR is multifaceted. You need to know what benefits you hope to receive from an EHR system implementation, how to analyze potential vendors, and how best to train you and your colleagues and staff. You must understand what you need; doing so ensures that you select the best vendor and product so you and your staff can spend more time working with patients and less time chasing down charts in a file room. Fear not; technology is friendly here. So stick out your hand, shake on it, and introduce yourself to your new best friend, the EHR.
About This Book
There is a world to know about electronic health records, and the volume of information can seem overwhelming at times. That is why we ground your EHR education in a healthy dose of background tempered with a massive shot of step-by-step how-to advice on the EHR adoption process. You get the story on what the EHR mandate is, what it means to the ...
