eMedicalFiles eNewsletter for January and February 2009

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This month's e-newsletter is on On-line Patient Scheduling. Most
physicians do not realize how much time and effort is spent on scheduling Patient Scheduling
and the rescheduling of patient's appointments. Practice managers and
front office staff wished they did because managers could utilize their On-Line Patient Scheduling
staff's time more effectively if the practice utilized an On-line Patient
Scheduler. Appointments on-line suit
some patients
Please review the article links on the right and the highlighted
articles displayed below to get a better understanding on how this
application can enhance your office. Websites
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National Sales Manager
What are the benefits of an On-line Patient Scheduler? On-line Patient
Scheduler Screen Shots
Having an On-line Patient Scheduler
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allows a practice multiple opportunities
for patients availability to interact with Clinic Management
their physician's office without the
expense of office staff. Video Help
Having an On-line Patient Scheduler Clinic Account
opens up new avenues for a more Management
efficient practice.
Physician Management
Schedule View 1
What are the benefits?

2. 1. Hundreds of additional hours of scheduling time for patients who Schedule View 2
can schedule at anytime of the day without office interaction.
2. Nominal cost per hour. Resource Management
3. Convenience for the patient.
4. Provide patients an avenue to fill out forms at home versus filling Insurance
them out in the facility
5. Increased efficiency for the practice. Text Messages
6. Manager or Physician access to the schedule remotely without
office interaction.
7. Reallocating time to the front desk to focus on other tasks of Our Partners
collecting funds from patients and providing higher customer
service.
8. Decreasing unnecessary front desk overhead. Decreasing staff by
.5 FTE.
On-line Schedulers can be integrated with existing Practice Management
applications or they can be utilized has a stand alone application.
What to look for in an On-line Medical Scheduler?
When your practice is busy,
even the smallest tasks that can
be outsourced or automated can
make the difference between an
environment of "controlled
chaos" and an environment rife Events
with headaches and short fuses.
Such is the case when a doctor In February
or health professional decides to
use the services of an online Towards the Electronic
scheduler, or a solution designed Patient Record (TEPR) 25th
to alleviate some of the routine demands placed upon the front-desk staff Annual Conference
of a medical practice. February 2-5
Palm Springs, CA
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Get to Know the Facts about Electronic Health Information
The Georgia EHR project now has brochures and posters
that physician offices and use to get their patients more
involved in the personal health records and how it
integrates with their physician's office electronic health
record.
Georgia Health Info brochure
Georgia Health Info poster
Georgia EHR Facts
More information for patients on Georgia Health Information's
website...

3. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Electronic Health
Record (EHR) Demonstration Project is a five-year, Medicare project that
will provide incentive payments to physicians for using certified electronic
health records to improve the quality of patient care. If you are
interested in this project please contact:
Altamese Morris,
Executive Assistant
Office of Health Information Technology & Transparency
Office - 404-656-7282
Fax - 404-656-9655
Email - amorris@dch.ga.gov
If you would like information on the project please open these links and
please fill out the survey...
Georgia EHR Project
Georgia EHR Community Partnership
Georgia EHR Project Survey
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