EMR Central - Resources & Bookshelf

AAOE and the Academy make available several resources and articles on selecting and implementing an EMR system.  In addition, a number of articles and checklists from other sources are available in this section of EMR Central.

• AAO Ophthalmology EHR Adoption Model – 8 Stages of Adoption
  
  
• AAFP's Center for Health Information Technology - 4 steps to adopting an EHR
  Module 1:  Hardware and Network Basics
  Module 2:  Office Redesign and Office Workflow
  Module 3:  Selecting an Electronic Health Record
  Module 4:  Implementing Your Electronic Health Record
  
  
• Minimal Functional Set in Ophthalmology
  
  
• Is Your Practice Ready and Wired? (PDF 51K) - a presentation from the 2007 Mid-Year Forum
  
  
• Protecting Your IT Investment & Avoiding Financial Risk (PDF 81K)

Quality and Regulatory Issues

• Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) Health Information Technology Report
  
  
• Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT)
  
  
• Guidelines for Online Communication (October, 2006) - Developed by the eRisk Working Group for Healthcare, a consortium of professional liability carriers (including OMIC), medical societies and state licensure board representatives, guidelines cover email and other internet-based physician services.
  
  
• HIT Certification: Stark and Anti-Kickback

EMR Funding

• HHS Announces Project to Help 3.6 Million Consumers Reap Benefits of EHR
  
  
• CDPHP Provides Incentive Funding to Promote the Adoption of EMR (PDF 134K)

• AAOE Executive Update Archive:
  • Aug. 2008 — EHR: Where Are You On the Continuum of Adoption?
  • Dec. 2007 — Selection and Implementation of an EMR: A Case Study
  • Oct. 2007 — Implementing Electronic Medical Records in Our ASC
    
    
• EyeNet Archive:
  • April 2007 — Use a Systems-Based Approach to Get the Most Out of Your EMR
  • Nov./Dec. 2006 — EHRs, Interoperability and Your Practice
    
    
• Academy Publications Page

Ophthalmology Journals

• Modern Medicine (free online registration required)
  • Adopting an EMR System Depends on What Works Best for Each Practice (June 15, 2006)
  • Electronic Medical Records in Practice: Are We There Yet (Nov. 15, 2005)
  • EMR Systems Pose Some Challenges (June 1, 2005)
    
    
• Ophthalmology Management
  • EMR for the Smaller Practice (Feb. 2006)
  • Adapting Workflow to an EMR (Feb. 2006)

Available from the Academy Store

• Technical and Financial Guide to EHR Implementation (Product Number: 021178) - Designed to provide step-by-step technical guidance for the physician practice that has made the decision to move from paper based records to electronic health records. This handbook will pave the way for a successful move to a digital, efficient practice. Features include: security preparedness; organizational readiness; EHR implementation; remittance implementation.

• HIMSS Electronic Health Record Definitional Model
  
  
• HL7 EHR Technical Committee and their Functional Model
  
  
• Health Information Technology from HHS