Practice Overview
- A five-provider nephrology practice in the Midwest
- CKD patients seen in one primary clinic, and five satellite rural locations
- Over 6000 patient charts in the practice
Workflow Improvements Realized
- 50% reduction in hours required weekly for billing as a result of accuracy in capturing physician activity
- No more lugging charts to satellite office, or calling and faxing needed information from one place to another
- Dramatic reduction in time spent pulling charts, from 8 hours daily to nearly zero
- Streamlined and centralized communications between clinical staff and providers
- Patient records are more accurate, cleaner, and easier to find information
Keys to Success
- Step-wise implementation plan
- Positive attitude of the entire team
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Practice Overview
- Solo practitioner
- CKD patients seen in three separate clinic settings; dialysis patients treated in 3 FMC facilities
- Over 700 total patients, and over 130 dialysis patients in her practice
Benefits of Acumen over previous EHR
- Modules in the system are designed for CKD patient management
- Acumen point of care forms can be easily modified and customized
- Patient charts can be easily accessed at the hospital, and saved notations are stored from one visit to the next
- Fast, secure, anytime communication with staff from within the Acumen system
- The cost of the Acumen nEHR is significantly less than previous, generic EHR system
Key to Success
- Allow time to learn the tool, so that it becomes convenient
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