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EHR in Your Office - Let's Get
Started!
Module 3: Workflow Re-design
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 Barbara Drury's presentation, Workflow
Re-design.
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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
This session takes an in-depth look
at how an electronic health record (EHR) changes workflow in a formerly
paper-based practice. You will learn how to identify and breakdown
component task in a typical patient visit. You will be able to
view and download tools which will allow you to describe and
examine your own practice workflow. You will also understand the
metamorphosis that will take place in an EHR enabled practice and how to
manage your own workflow redesigned.
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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Describe how the EHR changes
workflow
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Identify and breakdown component
tasks
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Examine your own practice
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Understand how to manage your own
workflow design
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 Workflow Re-design
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
Barbara Drury is President of
Pricare Incorporated, an independent consulting firm founded in 1982 and
located in Larkspur, Colorado. Pricare’s mission is to provide
clear and independent options for physicians making decisions about the
use of computers in their offices. This has included researching and
advising practices about the acquisition and growth of practice
management systems and electronic health record systems. In addition to
her responsibilities at Pricare, Barbara frequently lectures about the
impact of office based computers systems, electronic medical records
systems and HIPAA for entities such as malpractice carriers, medical
societies and the medical group management association, the Colorado Bar
Association and other healthcare organizations. Barbara is a member of
HIMSS and currently chairs our Ambulatory Care, Knowledge Resource Task
Force.
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
Barbara Drury 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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