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usability concerns (e.g., ease of use, intuitiveness, efficient interactions, effective information presentation);
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clinical requirements/needs (e.g., sys- tem includes components designed for your different specialties, captures all
information for complete chart
and provides information required for quality reporting);
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business requirements/needs (e.g., in- cludes inventory, case history, sched- uling and registration features; allows physicians to e-sign within and out- side the network);
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technical concerns (e.g., integration with business administrative software that allows data to flow efficiently be- tween systems, support for voice rec- ognition);
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regulation and accreditation require- ments/needs (e.g., addresses Centers
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for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS] Conditions for Coverage, state licensing, accreditation standards, CMS quality reporting requirements, Health Insurance Portability and Ac- countability Act of 1996 [HIPAA] compliance, Health Information Technology for Economic and Clini- cal Health Act [HITECH] require- ments
meets meaningful use (MU) criteria (although there is currently no criteria
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An EMR provides significant advantages over paper records, helping an ASC enhance patient safety and quality outcomes,
improve operating room and overall operational efficiency, ensure compliance, reduce costs and deliver numerous other benefits to patients, physicians and staff.”
—Joe Macies, AmkaiSolutions
defined for ASCs, selecting an EMR that is already meeting MU criteria [inpatient and/or ambulatory] may be wise: it is believed that when ASC certification is ultimately required, the criteria will be similar to what is presently mandated by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology);
company history (e.g., years in busi- ness, background of leadership, ref-
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