July 14, 2009

Transition to Electronic Medical Records: try gradual transition starting with fax server

July 14, 2009/ Rob Schertzer

Many ophthalmologists resist switching to an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) because they dread the much hyped slow-down in patient flow by 25-33%. First, we need to qualify this statistic and should discuss the difference between a sudden transition and a more gradual approach.Read More

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I started this site in 2009 to write about Glaucoma, Health IT (EMR, EHR), Technology and to host my podcast series "Talking About Glaucoma." There is a shortcut to this blog to make it easier to find http://iguy.tv/blog.

I am a glaucoma sub-specialized Ophthalmologist and have a full time clinical practice at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic of the Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, NH. I have a longtime interest in the use of technology to help in medical care as well as in Education. In addition, I was a very early adopter and developer of Electronic Medical Record systems who has lectured internationally on the topic of making the transition to EMRs in daily practice.

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