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6.01 Physicians and Physician Organizations: Case Studies that Highlight HIT Strategies
Within Medical Practices
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Tulsa Pain Consultants
2002 to Present
A Journey Through EHR Integration
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Typical Office Demands
Docs
Pharmacies
CompAdjusters
Case Managers
Lawyers
Ins Co’s
Referring Physicians
WebE-mail
Patients
TPCStaff Needs
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State of the practice in 2002
• 3 physicians• 15 FTEs• Fragmented Office• Unclear Direction• Outsourced Billing
and Dictation• Temporary Labor
• Unix Server• 3 Fax Machines• IBM Typewriter• Fragmented Network• 6 Bubble Jet and 2
LaserJet 3 Printers• Dumb Terminals and
Win 95 pc’s (64MB)
Operations Information Systems
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Factors Driving Investment
• Adding more physicians• HIPAA• Additional remote office locations• Privileges at additional hospitals• Off site storage costs• Labor costs to manage paper• Duplicity because of simultaneous chart need by
various individuals and depts.• Difficulty
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State of the practice in 2003
• 4 physicians + PA• 28 FTEs• Structured Office• Clear Leadership and Direction• In-House Billing• Team Oriented
• Dedicated Network w/WAPs• Servers: Unix, Exchange, Fax,
Terminal, Dictation, NT,• Network Services• 3 HP LJ 4100• Tablet pc’s, 35 Win XP pc’s
(256MB)• New UNIX based phone system• T1 lines
– Voice– Data
• Scanners– Cannon 3020 X2– Insurance card USB scanner– Fujitsu
• Firewall
Operations Information Systems
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Integration
• Early 2002 decision was made to modify corporate culture
• Invest in Technology
• Develop “Team Oriented” approach to operations
• Center/Build Practice and Operations Around Systems
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IS @ TPC
• Transcription svr• Exchange svr• Unix Svr• Windows 2003 svr• Fax svr
– Incoming 2x– Outgoing
• 35 pc• 3 tablets• 3 scanners• 2 waps
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Current Software
• ezChart• ezFile• Medical Manager• Bytescribe• Exchange 2003• SQL 2003• Veritas Back-Up Exec• Windows Server 2000
and 2003• MARS
Server• Windows XP• Office XP• Terminal Emulation
PC’s
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Places of Service
• St. John APC• Southcrest• Tulsa Regional
• St. John APC• Southcrest• Tulsa Regional• Tulsa Spine Hospital• Orthopedic Hospital
of Oklahoma• Jane Phillips Med Ctr
2002 2003
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IT infrastructure
• T1 Voice
• T1 Data
• Firewall
• Unix Based Telephone System
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ezChart
• Repository for all clinical information• Does not require doctor to change practice patterns• Integrated with Medical Manager• 2 incoming and 1 outgoing fax servers• Dictation is managed and signed electronically• Staff dialogues appended to chart• Rx module minimizes errors and enhances security• Web Access• Alerts• Security• Pen/Mouse Driven• Tablet PCs
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Terminal Server
• Web Access
• Microsoft RDP Client
• Active X Component
• 128 bit encryption
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ezFile
• Repository for everything that is NOT clinical, i.e., EOBs, encounter forms, contracts, credentialing, etc.
• Desktop faxing
• Secure
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Medical Manager
• Scheduling
• Billing and Collections
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Bytescribe
• Digital Dictation
• Browser Driven
• “First In” – “First Out”
• Documents Indexed and Typed then Sent on to Doctor for Electronic Signature
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MARS
• Medical Accounts Receivable Software
• Interfaces with Medical Manager
• Payor Timeline and Practice Expectation Initiate Formal “Letter Writing” Campaign from 3rd Party Collector
• Nightly FTP Interface Eliminates Problems
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Benefits Realized from HER and
• Secure Chart• Retrieval Times• Interface with Practice Management System Eliminated
Need to “Pull Charts”• Real Time, Documented Communication• Web Access and 24 hr Chart Availability• Decreased Paper/Supply Needs• Patient/Referral Needs or Questions Answered
Immediately• Desktop Faxing• Chart Available Simultaneously
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EHR Risks if not Managed/Monitored
• Back-Up
• Network Down Time
• Software Upgrades
• Technology Acceleration
• Firewall Vulnerability
• Staff Competency
• Desktop/PC Support
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AdministratorPhysician
What it takes to pull this process off:
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Used ComprehensiveAudit as a Starting Point in 2002
Established Goals& Expectations in 2002
Where We Are Now?Monitoring, evaluatingand refining operations
What Made/Makes it Happen:
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ezChart
ezFile
Bytescribe
MARS
Medical Manager
Office XP
How we use the pieces:
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OrthopedicHospital ofOklahoma
TPCFacility
BartlesvilleASC
SouthcrestHospital
Tulsa SpineHospital
TulsaRegionalMed Ctr
St. JohnMed Ctr
TPCPhysician
Remote Needs
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InformationMgmt
RiskMgmt
Governance&
OrganizationalDynamics
Business&
ClinicalOperations
Planning&
Marketing
HumanResource
Mgmt
Financial Mgmt
MedicalPractice
Body of Knowledge
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Signs of Success
• 60% revenue growth in 2003• Added doctor & PA without FTE increase• Eliminated all direct costs associated with building and
maintaining paper charts• Increased indexing (filing) help with current staff matrix• Telephone calls answered at the time received• Doctors embracing and utilizing software• Virtual office requires only telephone and computer• Days in A/R decreased• Cash flow increased• Common for network resources/files to be centrally
managed by front line managers for staff to view