Laura and I have worked with EMRs in a wide range of settings, including small private practices, large private practices, IPAs, MSOs, public health systems, and correctional health systems. Each setting provides its own nuances and difficulties, but IPAs have some unique challenges.
An IPA is a group of independent practices that come together to collectively [...]

Beware of printers during an EMR implementation. For one reason or another, they will get you every time!
Last week, I was helping with a small go-live. For this project, I am only responsible for template development, application support, and training material development, but from past experience I knew to check with the local IT guy [...]

On Friday it was announced that Perot Systems bought Tellurian Networks to expand their reach into the EMR & PM market. This is pretty huge news in the NextGen community considering many of NextGen’s clients use Tellurian as their hosting provider. I’d love to hear reaction from current Tellurian clients.
I’m a little excited that they [...]

I was just reading that Citrix is developing XenApps & XenDesktop for the iPhone. So what does this mean for us? We will finally get to use NextGen on the iPhone. I’m so curious as to how this will render and if we can use an iPhone or iTouch for simple data entry (vitals) or [...]

A couple of months ago, Ben and I met at Starbucks to think about ideas of how to make our client’s lives easier. The result? A free flu shot clinic template! Contact us to obtain your copy.
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One of the most important roles to fill when implementing an EMR for a large practice or enterprise is the Helpdesk. Groups need to have someone to call for help with both IT & EMR needs. This person or group of people should be able to accurately record the problem and have a process for [...]