"It would have been very difficult to select an EMR without the OSMA's EMR SOE Program. With all of the potential options of vendors out there, we just would not have known where to start," said Michele Wittler, office manager at OB/GYN Specialists of Lima, INC, a five physician practice in Lima, Ohio. "The OSMA's EMR SOE Program gave us the resources to make an informed choice in selecting a physician-friendly EMR vendor."
OB/GYN Specialists of Lima, INC is scheduled to go live with software purchased from an OSMA EMR SOE vendor early in March.
The OSMA has worked with The Coker Group, a nationally recognized firm that specializes in health care consulting, to identify terms and conditions that help protect physicians' rights in the EMR contracting process. The Coker Group also provides OSMA members with an initial vendor contract and quote validation review at no charge.
"Today's economic crisis has highlighted the value of the OSMA's EMR SOE program," said Jeffery Daigrepont, Senior Vice President, with The Coker Group. "HIT is not going to solve all the challenges, but it is a critical first step toward addressing many of them, especially reducing cost."
As the EMR SOE Programs enters its second year, the OSMA would like to welcome NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, INC and Sequel Systems to the program for 2009. The current vendors in the OSMA's EMR SOE Program are Allscripts (www.allscripts.com), e-MDs (www.e-mds.com), Greenway Technologies (www.greenwaymedical.com), iMedica Corporation (www.imedica.com), Sage (www.sagehealth.com), InteGreat (
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