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Secrets to Speedier Room Turnover - November 2013 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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OSE_1311_part2_Layout 1 11/6/13 9:38 AM Page 53 S O F T W A R E S O L U T I O N IN TOUCH Working with EMR platforms specifically designed for ASCs is essential to your ultimate electronic charting success. Learning to Love EMRs After a failed attempt at electronic recordkeeping, the second time was the charm for this surgery center. Daniel Cook | Executive Editor T he staff at Memorial Spine and Neuroscience Center in South Bend, Ind., used to hate electronic medical records. When the facility opened 5 years ago, the physician-partners installed records management software that they assumed would translate to the surgery center setting. It didn't. "We quickly realized it was the same program the local hospital was using, cut down in an attempt to fit the ASC model," says Cheryl Bloode, RN, the center's director. When the 5-year software contract (sentence?) ended, she researched to find an EMR platform specifically designed for ambulatory surgery centers. They went live with it last January. Finally, thankfully, Ms. Bloode and her staff have realized the many benefits of electronic charting and billing. N O V E M B E R 2013 | O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E 5 3

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