Re: REC Info

[Guest guest]

I'm looking to use the Michigan REC. I went to a Michigan AFP meeting where

they discussed the funding and purpose of the Michigan REC. Basically, for a

limited (?200 I think?) number of practices, they will assist as a consultant

for the choosing and implementation of an EMR to your practice in order to meet

the " Meaningful Use " (MU) criteria.

Michigan REC will pay most of the $5200 consultant fee leaving $500 for the

practice to pay. The consultant will assist in the process of selecting an EMR,

preparing the office for the EMR, preparing for training of the EMR, creating of

offices practices to maximize use of the EMR, and finally implementation of the

EMR. The consultant is done when the practice meets MU criteria. (Funding

comes from the gov't as mentioned in the link below).

In helping selecting an EMR, the consultant has put out a request for

information regarding function and pricing details for 13 EMRs which, in their

minds, represent the best EMRs for primary care. Based on the information

returned, the consultant hopes to have 3 or so EMRs they recommend along with a

group discount for those EMRs. The practice does not have to choose one of

those 3 EMRs. It's just part of the service.

After going from paper to an EMR with a previous practice, this seems to me like

a GREAT opportunity. Conversion is a TON of work (but well worth it). It

sounds like the consultant will bring the ton of weight down to 100 pounds of

weight. Even though I'm starting from scratch, I'm still considering signing

up. $500 for a consultant on how to implement and EMR including a possible

discount, assistance with all the tech/networking issues, and assistance in

integrating the EMR and office processes is well worth it. I met some of the

representatives from the consulting firm at the Michigan AFP meeting and liked

the interaction and their knowledge.

Cheers,

Craig

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