Video: 39 Interactive: Electronic Medical Records 3/31/10 -- KIAH
Many physicians who have bought electronic medical records systems in the past costing in the tens of thousands are now considering similar investments again, as their current systems are not certified for Stage 1 Meaningful Use by the federal government. Little do they know that an investment like that may need to be repeated again for Stages 2 and 3 in the next few years. This leaves two other options, stay with paper charts until a Stage 3 certified system is in place in several years, or purchase another system. Our practice is going with a no-cost-to-provider EMR known as Practice Fusion, the 3rd most commonly used system in the US, which promises to be fully certified in the first quarter of next year. As our archival facilities are filling up and we need more barns for storage, perhaps a cloud would be a better answer. So was the recommendation of our IT consultant. Our office staff is training for another transition: a go-live date for Practice Fusion electronic medical records on January 1, 2011.
