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EMR to the rescue. An ambulatory care pilot project shows that data sharing equals cost shaving.
Healthc Inform. 2001 Feb; 18(2):111-4.HI

Abstract

PROBLEM

Inefficiencies in managing office practices and costs.

SOLUTION

Installation of an EMR in ambulatory practices to integrate clinical data from patient visits and use it to improve efficiencies "downstream".

RESULTS

Marked reduction in costs of ambulatory practice management and major improvements in revenue capture, improved patient satisfaction.

KEYS TO SUCCESS

Analysis of workflow, documentation of progress with benchmarking.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Pifer EA
University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, USA. eric.pifer@uphs.upenn.edu
Smith S
No affiliation info available
Keever GW
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Academic Medical CentersAmbulatory Care Information SystemsCost SavingsEfficiency, OrganizationalLaboratories, HospitalMedical Records Systems, ComputerizedOffice ManagementOrganizational Case StudiesPatient Credit and CollectionPhiladelphiaPilot ProjectsPractice Management, Medical

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

11225061

Citation

Pifer, E A., et al. "EMR to the Rescue. an Ambulatory Care Pilot Project Shows That Data Sharing Equals Cost Shaving." Healthcare Informatics : the Business Magazine for Information and Communication Systems, vol. 18, no. 2, 2001, pp. 111-4.
Pifer EA, Smith S, Keever GW. EMR to the rescue. An ambulatory care pilot project shows that data sharing equals cost shaving. Healthc Inform. 2001;18(2):111-4.
Pifer, E. A., Smith, S., & Keever, G. W. (2001). EMR to the rescue. An ambulatory care pilot project shows that data sharing equals cost shaving. Healthcare Informatics : the Business Magazine for Information and Communication Systems, 18(2), 111-4.
Pifer EA, Smith S, Keever GW. EMR to the Rescue. an Ambulatory Care Pilot Project Shows That Data Sharing Equals Cost Shaving. Healthc Inform. 2001;18(2):111-4. PubMed PMID: 11225061.
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