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Converting to EMR One Physician at a Time
Converting to EMR One Physician at a Time
J Skinner
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2009 Apr 30
OncologySTAT Editorial Team
Converting to EMR One Physician at a Time
OncologySTAT Editorial Team. 2009 Apr 30, J Skinner
One key to implementing an electronic medical records (EMR) system is to phase it in slowly "one physician at a time, with a limited number of patients," Jeanene Robison, MSN, RN, AOCN, said at the Oncology Nursing Society 34th Annual Congress. Ms. Robison was instrumental in applying an oncology-specific electronic documentation system in the outpatient oncology area at The Christ Hospital, a 555-bed tertiary care facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. The hospital “went live” with Epic Systems’ EMR software...