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Features

Features Comparison Chart

EHR Features	Donation Program	Comp Priced Vendors (eClinical Works, NextGen)	Budget Vendors (Practice Fusion, Amazing Charts)
CCHIT Certified EHR Vendor states will meet ‘Meaningful Use’ criteria	Yes	Some	Not known at this time
Practice Management software Fully integrated with EHR	Yes	Some	No – extra cost
Clinical data exchange Integration of outside lab/rad/path results and hospital transcribed reports	Yes	None (out of the box)	Extra cost
Structured note creation	Yes	Yes	Yes
Integrated dictation	Yes	Yes	No
Patient portal	Yes	Some	No
Handheld application	Yes	Some	No
Document scanning utility	Yes	Yes	No
Electronic referrals	Yes	No	No
Pocket library Library of reference and patient care information on a handheld PDA device	Yes	No	No
ePrescribing	Yes (No fees)	Many (additional fees)	Additional fee
Physician Homebase Integrated portal to provider information	Yes	Not known	No
ASP architecture No on-site server required	Yes	Some	Yes
Secure enterprise wide messaging (TASK) for everyone on the system	Yes	Some	Not known
Phone Call Processing Module	Yes	No	No
Charge capture Module	Yes	Yes	Not known
Immunization Module	Yes	Yes	No
Health Maintenance Plan Module Screening procedures etc	Yes	No	No
Quicksets Ability to create a customized Order Set for printing	Yes	Yes	No
FlowSheet Module Ability to graph or flow results visually	Yes	Yes	No
Clinical Decision Support Condition to drug (eg Renal, Hepatic etc), drug to drug, drug to allergy etc	Yes	Yes	Not known
"Chart2PDF" - new function- coming soon Can export whole or part of chart to disc, flash drive etc. as required for meaningful use	Yes	Yes	Yes
24/7 support via phone, email etc	Yes	Some	No

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Estimated Practice Costs

Assuming EHR implementation January 1, 2011

Costs	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	Total
EHR Cost (yearly, per MD)	3480	3480	3480	19332	19332	49,104
Office Infrastructure Costs(Est., per MD)	4000	1000	1000	1000	1000	8,000
CMS Incentives	(18000)	(12000)	(8000)	(4000)	(2000)	(44,000)
Total Practice Costs	(10520)	(7520)	(3520)	16332	18332	$13104
Average Yearly Cost per MD						$2621.

• Health Affairs: Study puts a price tag on EMR implementation in small practices. CMIO 3/7/2011

Assuming no EHR implemented

Costs	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
EHR Cost (yearly, per MD)	0	0	0	0	0
Office Infrastructure Costs	0	0	0	0	0
EHR Govt Incentives	0	0	0	0	0
CMS Penalties	0	0	0	0	-1% Medicare Allowables	-2% Medicare Allowables	-3% Medicare Allowables

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