4Dr Inc. is hosting two webinars on July 15th and 22nd about selecting and implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system. The webinars will provide information to medical practices about how to qualify for stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and how to choose an EHR vendor wisely. 4Dr is an independent consulting firm that aims to educate practices on becoming meaningful users of EHRs in order to receive reimbursements. They draw on decades of experience implementing technology solutions for businesses.

1. 4Dr Inc.
www.4Drinc.com
Michael Patrick
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2. Two EHR Webinars
for Medical Practices
Stimulus Bill for Medical Practices
 “How to get the money.”
How to Pick an EHR Vendor
 “How to spend the money wisely”
About 4Dr
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3. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
 Signed into Law February 2009 by President Obama
 $845 Billion in funding.
 Health IT (Electronic Health Record) Funding.
 $19 Billion allocated by Congress.
 Provides incentives for practices adopting EHR.
 Goal is by 2014 every American to have an Electronic
Health Record.
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4. Medical Practices Face Tough Decision
 EHR is being defacto mandated by Federal Policy.
 Practices can benefit from well implemented and operated
EHR.
 Poorly executed EHR can cripple a practice.
 Large healthcare institution have professional technology
and support staff (Legal, Procurement, Finance) to
implement EHR.
 Most practices lack expertise in successfully implementing
an EHR solution.
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5. Webinar: Stimulus Bill for Medical
Practices
 Who is eligible?
 What are the different incentive from Medicare vs
Medicaid.
 How your practices can maximize your return.
 What does it mean to be a “meaningful user”?
 What software will your practice need to buy?
 What happens if your practice does not adopt EHR?
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6. Webinar: How to Pick an EHR
Vendor
 Business impacting decision by Medical Practices.
 Most practices have little experience selecting, implementing
and operating a mission critical application.
 If not done correctly can cripple a practice.
 4Dr has developed a methodology based on decades of
experience selling and implementing technology solutions.
 Topics include:
 Project Planning
 Project Governance (who’s in charge).
 Defining “must haves” vs “nice to haves”.
 Selecting a “short list”.
 Reference credibility.
 Negotiating with vendors.
 Winning implementation strategy.
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7. 4Dr Working for Medical Practices
 4Dr's is an independent firm that educates medical practices on
the processes of becoming a meaningful user of Certified EHR
technology in order to qualify for reimbursement under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
 To aid Medical Practices our principals leverage their combined
80+ years of experience selling high tech solutions from
Oracle, IBM, Cisco, Novell, Sun Microsystem, Texas Instruments.
 We provide value to clients via: Webinars, In Person Seminars
and private consulting engagements.
 4Dr has NO association with any EHR vendor. Our sole focus is
enabling medical practices to become meaningful successful
users of EHR.
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8. EHR for Medical Practices
Webinars
 1:00- 2:00 PM EDT
 Wednesday, July 15; “Stimulus Bill For
Medical Practices”
 Wednesday, July 22; “How to pick an
EHR Vendor”
 Go to www.4Drinc.com and click on
“Webinar ” tab.
 $49/webinar (money back guarantee).
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