eliminate the chaos: myth #1 to avoid in your ehr migration

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Eliminate the Chaos in Your EHR MigrationMyth #1: “Don’t move the legacy data – start

fresh”

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The massive undertaking of a migration presents challenges to:• Hospital operations• Clinical staff workflow• Processes for clinicians to document care• Maintaining a healthy revenue cycle

EHR Migration Challenges


A close working relationship with:• Multiple departments and clinical stakeholders• Your EHR vendor• Internal resources• Third party consultants• Interface and archive vendors

Requirements for migration


• “Don’t move legacy data – start new in our system.”• “We can handle moving all your data with

interfaces.”• “Manual data entry is good training for your staff.”• “All the data that is moved will be accurate.”• “In the end you will have the advantage of a single

system.”

The Five Myths to Avoid


• Your migration will cost more• Your migration will take longer than expected• Your migration will cause chaos within your

organization

Dangers in believing the 5 Myths

Myth #1: “Don’t move the legacy data – start fresh”


• Risks to patient safety• Reduction in the number of patients seen• Increased implementation cost• Requirements to support the legacy systems• Disruption of revenue • Future strategic plans at risk

Results of not moving critical data


• Your legacy systems contain valuable patient data that your clinical staff relies on that data every day

• Inability to access that data burdens clinicians to get the patient history or rely on the patient to remember:• Medications• Allergies• Active problems• Surgical history

A fresh start is not so simple


• Creates obstacles to patient care:• Lowers patient satisfaction• Reduces revenue• Risks that clinical staff will push back against “One

Record - One System”

Unavailability of patient history


True Story

“A controversial electronic health records system on which Sutter

corporation has said it is spending $1 billion went completely dark

Monday at Sutter hospitals in Northern California, exposing patients to

additional risk beyond problems reported with the system in July,

registered nurses reported yesterday. For several months RNs have

cited multiple problems with the new system, affecting safe care

delivery that the California Nurses Association says is increasingly

troublesome. In July, CNA cited over 100 reports submitted by RNs at

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center facilities in Berkeley and Oakland,

documenting a variety of problems.”

• National Nurses United


• Has created order from chaos for thousands of customers

• Automation platform, Boston WorkStation is the proven solution for fast and accurate data migration

• Works within your time, safety and cost constraints

Boston Software Systems


• Performs just as a person would• Many times faster than a person could• With 100% accuracy• With no additional staffing• Easily fits in your migration budget

Boston WorkStation


• Eliminates the concern over data quality• Eliminates the expense of additional staffing• Eliminates the burden and risk of having clinical staff

search in multiple systems or capture information at admission

• Standardizes the migration process• Keeps the migration on time, under budget• Aides in the adoption of the new system

Boston WorkStation


• Read the complete white paper: Eliminate the Chaos – Five Myths to Avoid in Your EHR Migration

• Visit www.slideshare.net/bossoftsys to view presentations on each of the five myths to avoid in your EHR migration

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http://www.slideshare.net/bossoftsys

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