maintains your scope towers.
Don't go it alone. Involve IT from the beginning, even as you
start the assessment process. Bringing IT in after you have
already contracted with an EMR vendor may put you behind. If you
have a part-time IT consultant, as we do, you may want to increase the
time he spends on-site. Finally, I highly recommend visiting a center
similar to yours in terms of specialty and case volume that uses the
EMR you're considering.
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Ms. Lipp (fesser-lipp@thesurgerycenter-llc.com) is the executive director of
The Surgery Center in Franklin, Wis.
