Who is EMRConsultant.com?
EMRConsultant.com is a service, free to physicians and other health care providers, that educates healthcare professionals and organizations about the vast array of EHR products on the market and then matches the professional or organization with the EHR system that we feel is best suited to their practice needs.
There are hundreds of EMR products currently available, and the number is growing. In February 2004 President Bush mandated that all medical offices and hospitals use an EMR to keep patient records within the next ten years. However, many health care providers lack the technical expertise and the time needed to fully evaluate even a small sample of the EMR products on the market.
EMRConsultant.com reports on an EMR based upon the EHR’s core functional capabilities with respect to patient health information and data, test and lab results management, order entry (especially RX), decision support, electronic communication and connectivity, patient support, administrative processes such as electronic scheduling and facilitation of reporting requirements.
In addition, EMRConsultant.com has a manufacturer-provided database of the EMR’s software components, user-friendliness, customization options, interoperability and integration with third party software, security standards, HIPAA compliance and smart features that assist in health care decision-support and health care delivery are assessed.
We also reference the functional requirements currently used and/or recommended by the Department of Health and Human Services, HIMMS, HL-7 and the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC).
EMRConsultant.com also reports on the EMR manufacturers in terms of number of years in business, number of in-house staff, number of EMR installations, and R & D budget. We attempt to evaluate the manufacturer’s financial reliability and market-worthiness.
Once an EMR product meets our minimum standards for viability, based on information provided by the manufacturer, we put the product into our system. EMRConsultant.com then utilizes a unique and proprietary software system that matches a health care provider’s practice profile and specifications with the top EMR products that best fulfill those criteria.
Many EMR products on the market today are inferior to the current state of the art. If we make that determination about an EMR product, it is eliminated from consideration and will not be recommended to a health care professional or organization. In the occasional instance where an EMR manufacturer declines to provide us with information about their EMR product, we similarly eliminate that EMR from consideration and do not recommend it to a health care professional or organization.
In some instances, we have a referral fee arrangement wherein we receive a fee from an EMR manufacturer and/or billing company, etc., if they sell an EMR product or other service to a person or organization we refer to them. Therefore, it is possible that we will be compensated by the manufacturer if you purchase an EMR product upon our recommendation. In these instances your relationship with the manufacturer will not be affected in any way, and each manufacturer with whom we have a business arrangement has confirmed that our clients will not be charged additionally because of our referral.
We are committed to providing the most objective information possible to our clients, and while we may be compensated in some instances, many of the recommendations we make are to companies with whom we have no formal arrangements. We are committed to matching the health care professional and organization with the EMR best suited for them and will do so in every instance, with or without compensation. In either instance our services are free to you.
EMRConsultant.com is a division of 1450, Inc., a Florida corporation that has specialized in the distribution of voice recognition software products and accessories throughout the United States and Canada since 1998. We have a unique perspective in this industry as we have been providing assistance to the medical industry in solving the ‘Transcription Problem’ for many years. 1450 is currently the largest distributor of ScanSoft’s Dragon NaturallySpeaking® in the medical industry. We have provided products and expertise to thousands of individual physicians, medical groups and hospitals throughout the United States.
