Those of you that read my blog know I’m a proponent of Physicians utilizing EHR / PM systems and reaping the benefits while the government is subsidizing it.
ITCSNY specializes in what is called the EDGE. Regardless of what kind of computer technology you use, the edge is where you touch the workstations, iPads or laptops. It is the LAN (local area network) in the office from the receptionist to the exam rooms to the printers.
When a physician decides to use EHR software, research must be done. How do you pick the right EHR software? There are over 100 suppliers. Some write great software. All of them have sales people and large documents of tough to read content. What they all have in common is they take responsibility for the software and assisting the physician to reach ‘meaningful use’, and none of them take responsibility for the technology at the edge.
That means the physician is responsible for the choice, purchase, maintenance and troubleshooting of the equipment that the practice depends on to service patients and make money come in. It also makes the physician responsible for the bureaucratic process to receive the HITECH government reimbursement money.
It makes sense for a physician to join an EHR cooperative, where the choices of the EHR software can be vetted by an independent integrator with experience with the major brands. Where an experienced entity takes responsibility for the WHOLE system, operations and integration. Where the physician can get authoritative advice, make smart choices and focus on his or her practice without getting distracted by the technology.
It’s like a group for your technology, billing and government reimbursement wrapped up in one.
If you have 2 or more physicians in your practice,
And you plan to practice for at least the next 4 years,
Then the IT Computer Support of New York EHR cooperative makes sense.
- Dan Scolnick
IT Computer Support of New York
President and Chief Technical Officer
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