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EHR in Your Office - Let's Get
Started!
Module 1: E.H.R. 101
EHR in Your Office - Let's Get
Started! is jointly sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical
Society, Health Information and Management Systems Society and
the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative. This course was
developed from a live program, EHR in Your Office - Let's Get
Started! held at MMS Headquarters in Waltham, MA on October
22, 2005. Utilizing audio and slides you
can experience Dr. Robert J. Lambert's presentation, E.H.R.
101.
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Original Publish
Date: January 30, 2006
Review Date: January 31, 2007, January 31, 2008
Term of Approval End Date: January 31, 2009
Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour
Risk Management: Yes
Course Format: Slides with Synchronized Audio and
Transcription
Course Overview
E.H.R. 101 is devoted to
understanding why an electronic health record should be viewed as a new
tool for your practice. EHR terms are reviewed and defined. Methods for
inputting data into an EHR are described. You will learn the benefits
and dangers of templates in an EHR solution. Structured versus
unstructured data are explained and you will understand the
technological devices associated with an electronic health record
implementation.
Instructions for Completing this Course
and Exam
The following course was developed
from a live program. The course presentation will open in
a separate player window displaying the presentation slides,
synchronized audio and transcripts. In order to view this course, you
will need to download free Flash 8
software or higher if you do not already have it
installed on your computer.
When you are done viewing the
presentation module, close the window and click Proceed to Exam
in the left navigation bar. You will be directed through the
eCommerce screens. After payment is received, the exam will
display.
After completing the required
reading through the Course Information below, click on
Start Course to begin the activity.
Course Information
Intended
Audience
This program is intended for
physicians and practice administrators who are in the early stages of
EHR adoption.
Course
Objectives
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Define the terms and core
functions of an EHR
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Describe the phases of
implementation
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Discuss benefits of using an EHR
in your office practice
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Explain documentation methods and
clinical tasks
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Understand technological
equipment used in an EHR implementation
Course Credit
Deadline for completing the course
is January 31, 2009.
The Massachusetts Medical Society
designates E.H.R. 101 for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This program meets the criteria of
the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management
study.
Participants will receive a
confidential report of their examination score. You must receive a score
of 70% or better to receive AMA PRA Category 1
Credit™. A confirmation of credit will be issued at the
end of the course to those who successfully complete the
examination.
This activity has been planned and
implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the Joint
Sponsorship of the Massachusetts Medical Society, Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Massachusetts and Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative.
The Massachusetts Medical Society
is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.
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Course Fees
The E.H.R. 101 course and all
associated course materials are available free of charge. An opportunity
to complete an exam and receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit for a nominal
fee is available at the end of the course. The course fees are as
follows:
Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS)
Member: $10
Non-MMS member: $20
Course Faculty
Robert Lamberts, MD works in a four
physician primary care office outside of Augusta, Georgia. He is
board certified in internal medicine and pediatrics. He attended medical
school at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and did his
residency at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis. He
served for four years on the Logician User Group Board as President from
2000 to 2001. Dr. Lamberts is also a 2003 Davies Award Winner for EHR
Excellence in Primary Care. The Davies Awards are given each year to
practices that implement EHRs with high levels of success and gains in
practice quality and efficiency.
Course
Materials
While viewing the course you will
have the option to print the slides and transcripts by going under
"documents" in the tabs within the recording window.
Free Flash download is available at
beginning of course.
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Disclosure/Commercial
Support
Disclosure
Robert J. Lamberts, MD, has no financial
interests or relationships with commercial manufacturers to
disclose.
Off-label Disclosure:
This course does not include any discussion of
an off-label use of a commercial product or an investigational use not
yet approved for any purpose by the FDA.
Commercial Support
No commercial support was received for this
program.
Online Development
Kathleen Bellisle, Manager of
Distance Learning, MMS
Nancy L. Bennett, PhD, Education
Consultant
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Bibliography
Click to access the MMS Electronic Health
Records document archives.
Helpful Hints
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This course and all associated materials are
available free of charge. To complete the exam(s) and receive AMA
PRA Category 1 Credits™, a nominal fee is applied at the end
of the course.
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If you need to stop in the middle of a course,
you may return to the course at anytime to complete.
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receive your free copy, go to Get Flash Player
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