WHAT FLORIDA PHYSICIANS SAY


"Selecting and implementing an EMR is a process. It requires thoughtful planning and skilled execution of the plan."

Bernd Wollschlaeger, MD, FAAFP
Family Medicine
Miami, FL

"Make sure you know WHY you are investing in electronic tools for your practice so you can select an EMR partner that will help you reach those goals.... on day one."

R. Scott Hanson, MD
Internal Medicine
Tallahassee, FL

“Having an EMR for over ten years has significantly improved our ability to manage patients, save time and limit overhead.”

Phil Tally, MD
Neurosurgery
Bradenton, FL

“I started using an EMR in 1997 in my solo orthopedic practice before it was a popular thing to do. At first the office staff resisted because it was new, no one else was doing it, and change is tough. Within 3 months the grumbling stopped, and after 6 months they were not only happy with it, they were promoting it to other offices. The office staff ended up benefiting from it much more than I did. Charts were never lost, information could be found in seconds with a keystroke, and the office was neater because there were no chart stacks. We put only new patients in the EMR system at first, and then gradually put in the old patients if they had chronic problems that would be continually under my care. Within 2 years we were totally paperless. We figured that at the 2-year mark we had paid for the system with increased efficiencies and thereafter we were coming out ahead each month, in addition to doing a better job. The systems are better now, the computers cheaper, and with due diligence in choosing the right system for your practice, every doctor should go ahead and get started moving into the 21st century.”

Ed Homan, MD
Florida House of Representatives
Orthopedic Surgery
Tampa, FL
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