Practice tip of the week: EHR migration best practices
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With all the useful information available on Physicians Practice, it is easy to become overwhelmed.
With this in mind, the tip of the week is a chance to reflect on some of the wisdom found all across the site. In this November 2023 article on EHR migration best practices, Ram Krishnan, gives this tip:
1. Assess and compare the old and new EHR
Start by assessing the current EHR and its workflows. Look at typical daily tasks like intake, billing, documentation, patient communication, and telehealth. Then, plot out how these same tasks will look in the new system. The workflows may change—and that’s a good thing.
During the early stages, practices will provide the new EHR company with information about the practice so that they can build the account. They will ask about any third-party vendors that need to integrate with the new system, such as insurance clearinghouses, telehealth providers, credit card processing, etc.—unless an all-in-one EHR is chosen that requires minimal integrations
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