{"id":2361,"date":"2012-04-19T17:39:10","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T21:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poweryourpractice.com\/?p=2361"},"modified":"2025-06-02T12:17:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T12:17:40","slug":"definitive-emr-ehr-buying-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/definitive-emr-ehr-buying-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Definitive EHR Buying Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fewer clicks, enhanced accessibility, a simple layout, multitasking capacity, and transparency are <em>all<\/em> necessary for electronic health records.<\/p>\n<p>This is why <em>Power Your Practice<\/em> has assembled a buying guide reflecting these qualities to help you find the<strong> best solution for your practice.<\/strong> Too many vendors ignore their target audience\u2019s needs, and we don\u2019t want you falling into that trap.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>To simplify your search, we\u2019ve compiled the all data you\u2019ll need to make an informed purchase \u2013 in one tidy location.<\/p>\n<p>Here is your ultimate \u201chow to\u201d EHR buying guide. <strong>Use it to inform yourself<\/strong> before facing salespersons, your practice, and most importantly, your patients.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Preliminary Research<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Become as educated on electronic health records as possible. This allows you to ask hard-hitting questions and ensure that the system you choose is a fit for your practice. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Basics:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0What\u2019s the Difference Between EHR and EMR?<br \/>\n2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/electronic-health-records-safer-than-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electronic Health Records: Safer Than Paper?<br \/>\n<\/a>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/3-major-physician-ehr-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3 Major Physician EHR Concerns<br \/>\n<\/a>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/can-ehrs-streamline-the-healthcare-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Can EHRs Streamline Health Care?<br \/>\n<\/a>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/how-physicians-can-use-data-to-work-smarter-not-harder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Physicians Can Use Data to Work Smarter, Not Harder<br \/>\n<\/a>6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/beyond-the-ehr-data-driven-healthcare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond the EHR: Advancements Toward a Data-Driven Healthcare System<br \/>\n<\/a>7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/ehr-patient-control-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3 Approaches to the EHR Patient Control Debate<br \/>\n<\/a>8.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/specialty-specific-ehrs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Specialty Specific EHRs: What Side Are You On?<br \/>\n<\/a>9. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/why-is-ehr-interoperability-so-difficult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EHR Interoperability: Why Is It So Difficult?<br \/>\n<\/a>10. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/more-than-an-it-project-four-common-ehr-misconceptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Than an IT Project? Four Common EHR Misconceptions<br \/>\n<\/a>11. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/5-steps-buying-right-pm-ehr-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Steps to Buying the Right PM\/EHR Software<br \/>\n<\/a>12. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/free-ehrs-expensive-in-long-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Makes Free EHRs Expensive in the Long Run?<br \/>\n<\/a>13. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/specialty-specific-ehrs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speciality Specific EHRs: What Side Are You On?<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Meaningful Use:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. <em><strong>ON DEMAND WEBINAR:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/meaningful-use-made-simple-webina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Want to Know How Meaningful Use Gets Easier? Don&#8217;t Wait Any Longer<br \/>\n<\/a>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/meaningful-use-choose-program-documenting-auditing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make Meaningful Use Work For You: Choosing a Program, Documenting and Auditing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/getting-paid-for-meaningful-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<\/a>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/5-areas-providers-moving-towards-meaningful-use-stage-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Focus Areas for Providers Moving Toward Stage 2<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/meaningful-use-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/meeting-3-trickiest-meaningful-use-core-objectives-stage-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meeting the 3 Trickiest Meaningful Use Core Objectives<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mobile:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/determine-whether-your-mobile-ehr-is-useful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Determine if Your EHR is Useful<\/a><br \/>\n2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/bridging-gap-between-your-desktop-and-mobile-ehrs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bridging the Gap Between Your Desktop and Mobile EHRs<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Preparing for Your New System<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Start preparing your practice for the transition ahead of time \u2013 don\u2019t wait until you\u2019ve made a decision! Preemptive groundwork helps you spot needs and difficulties electronic health records can solve.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/4-ways-to-smooth-paper-to-ehr-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 Ways to Smooth Your Paper-to-EHR Transition<br \/>\n<\/a>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/avoid-unexpected-ehr-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Avoid Unexpected EHR Costs<br \/>\n<\/a>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/5-essentials-of-a-highly-effective-ehr-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Essentials of an Effective EHR System<br \/>\n<\/a>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/ehr-usability-defined-designed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How EHR Usability is Defined and Designed<br \/>\n<\/a>5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/ehr-demo-tricks-to-avoid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 EHR Demo Tricks to Avoid<br \/>\n<\/a>6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/what-you-need-to-know-about-ehr-notes-and-templates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What You Need to Know About EHR Notes and Templates<br \/>\n<\/a>7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/what-makes-your-ehr-user-unfriendly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Makes Your EHR User Unfriendly?<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Planning<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Begin planning for training and implementation after crafting a shortlist of systems you like most<\/em><em>. Review notes from your demos, go over practice workflows and processes and establish the functional and technical requirements your electronic health record needs to fulfill.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/are-cloud-based-ehr-infrastructures-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Are Cloud-Based EHR Infrastructures Better?<br \/>\n<\/a>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/hidden-costs-of-client-server-ehrs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hidden Costs of Client-Server EHRs<br \/>\n<\/a>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/5-advantages-of-a-cloud-based-ehr-for-small-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Advantages of a Cloud-Based EHR for Small Practices<br \/>\n<\/a>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/how-ehr-impacts-practice-processes-workflows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How an EHR Impacts Practice Processes and Workflows<br \/>\n<\/a>5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/ehr-checklist-functional-and-technical-essentials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EHR Checklist: Functional and Technical Requirements<br \/>\n<\/a>6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/ehr-planning-task-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organize Your Efforts: EHR Planning Task List<br \/>\n<\/a>7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/ehr-installation-10-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Reference Questions to Ask About an EHR Installation<br \/>\n<\/a>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/change-management-techniques-ease-ehr-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using Change Management Techniques to Ease EHR Transition<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Keep In Mind: Implementation and Training<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>It\u2019s never too early to keep implementation and training in mind. In fact, considering the challenges that arise once you choose an electronic health record will both give you a better understanding of what you need and help make the transition a breeze!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/3-tips-to-migrate-your-office-to-ehr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Tips to Migrate Your Office to EHR<br \/>\n<\/a>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/maximize-ehr-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7 Questions to Maximize EHR Training<br \/>\n<\/a>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/questions-before-ehr-implementation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 Questions to Ask Before EHR Implementation<br \/>\n<\/a>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/support-your-staff-through-ehr-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Support Your Staff During the EHR Adoption Process<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/EHRIncentivePrograms\/Downloads\/Beginners_Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Introduction to Medicare EHR Incentive Program for Eligible Professionals<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Stay tuned for new additions to the guide in the coming weeks and feel free to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:ahmed@poweryourpractice.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact us<\/a><\/span> if you feel we\u2019ve left anything out. 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