Re: Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

From: Jay Kulkin (jkulkin@mindspring.com)
Tue Jun 29 22:06:56 2004


I have Millbrook. Very average though new iterations seem improved. A-4Healthmatics EMR-fair. Watch out for hidden costs!!!

JK Jay M. Kulkin MD MBA FACOG Women's Institute For Health PC 975 Johnson Ferry Road Suite 460 Atlanta, GA. 30342 ph: 404-832-0300 fax: 404-832-0070 http://www.wifh.com

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> ----- Original Message -----
From: Zachariah Newton To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 8:22 PM Subject: Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

It is utterly amazing, in retrospect, the there has been virtually no mention of EMR on this board. It is necessarily within the counsciousness of us all, particularly in the U.S.

For those with interest, there is a robust site that is a great resource for discussion of the some 400+ EMR products available in the U.S. market: http://www.elmr.com

From solo to large enterprise, the ground is covered.

I am in a group practice of 40 ob/gyns, all at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, divided into 6 distinct pracrices under a single tax i.d.

Our practice management system (pms) is Centricity from G.E., formerly known as Millbrook. The convergence of the 6 practices occurred in 1999. The search for an EMR began in 2001. The flooded market without clear definition and with extreme weakness in Electronic Data Interface (EDI) that allows for portals to patient, lab, hospital, imaging centers and consultants has resulted in decision to date not to implement in an immature technology.

We are getting closer to making a move.

If there be interest in an EMR thread, further discussion can evolve.

Zach Newton Z. B. Newton, III, M.D. Atlanta/Gyn





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