MRI Launches HIT ConsultantCompare

HIT ConsultantCompare launched!

Medical Records Institute announced last week that we’ve expanded our Compare programs with the addition of the new HIT ConsultantCompareSM

In February 2008 we launched the newly designed HIT ConsultantCompare program – developed to guide ambulatory and inpatient providers in selecting consultants to assist them in the transition to, utilization of, and expansion of health IT and EMRs in their settings. This program provides free, unbiased, independent and transparent comparisons of health IT and EMR consultants. Similar to EMRCompare, which allows comparison of EMR products, HIT ConsultantCompare helps potential clients compare and select consultants to assist them in selecting, implementing, managing, or otherwise working with

• EMR/EHR systems
• e-Prescribing systems
• Practice management systems
• Data document storage, retrieval and destruction
• Patient portals
• Personal health records (PHRs)
• Continuity of Care Record (CCR)
• RHIO interoperability or health information exchange
• Document management/scanning
• Dictation/transcription/speech recognition
• Other healthcare documentation methods
• Hardware/software
• Workflow engineering
• Security/Coding/reimbursement/compliance
• Joint Commission preparation
• Strategic Planning

In addition to identifying services provided, HIT ConsultantCompare also includes consultants' locations, years in business, speaking experience, contact information, and more.
Initial enrollees in HIT ConsultantCompare are:

• AC Group
• Carr Instructional Design
• The CCI Group
• Clinical Productivity Systems
• Dak Systems Consulting
• EMR Advisory Group LLC
• Health Informatics Consulting LLC
• Healthcare Tech Consulting
• HIMentors
• MRC Consulting Group

Interested in viewing HIT ConsultantCompare? Consultants interested in signing up? Visit:http://www.medrecinst.com/hitconsult/index.html

View the press release.

Recent News from MRI

There's been a lot going on at MRI in the past few months. A brief re-cap of the most recent happenings...

In February MRI launched HIT ConsultantCompare, the newest in MRI's series of Compare tools. HIT ConsultantCompare has been designed to guide ambulatory and impatient providers in selecting consultants to assist them in the transition to, utilization of, and expansion of health IT and EMR s in their settings. Similar to EMRCompare, which allows comparison of EMR products, HIT ConsultantCompare helps potential clients compare and select consultants assist them in selecting, implementing, managing or otherwise working with a wide range of health information technology tools. Initial companies enrolled include: AC Group, Carr Instructional Design, The CCI Group, Clinical Productivity Systems, Dak Systems Consulting, EMR Advisory Group, LLC, Health Informatics Consulting, LLC, Healthcare Tech Consulting, and HIMentors. View the press release.

In January the 2008 TEPR (Towards the Electronic Patient Record) Conference program became available online. Developed by Medical Records Institute (MRI) CEO Peter Waegemann, the program will include twenty-five educational tracks and roughly 500 speakers addressing topics in 5 major categories: Hospitals, Payers, Physicians, Health IT Professionals, and Web-based Consumer Patient Systems including Digital Health Companions. The program will also feature a comprehensive track for Nurses and a pre-conference program for Pediatricians. Designed as "The Strategic and Practical Health IT Conference," TEPR's manageable size and comprehensive education program will distinguish it from the hundreds of other HIT events hosted every year. The Opening Session will be completely revamped along the theme "What will/should the next president do for Health IT." Other highlights include Microsoft's James Mault MD among the keynote speakers.

In November 2007 MRI CEO Peter Waegemann was chosen among Health Leaders' Magazine's "20 People who Make Healthcare Better." Published annually the article features members of the healthcare community who work to make proactive changes in the current and future state of healthcare. Listed alongside the future president of the United States, Waegemann is one of just two Health IT leaders honored. Congratuations Peter!

In October 2007 MRI released its annual Survey of Electronic Medical Record Trends and Usage (co-sponsored by Philips Speech Recognition Systems). This survey is an annual poll of IT usage among healthcare providers. A free summary of the survey is available on MRI's website. Among the publications that covered the survey:

• Modern Healthcare "Faliure, de-installation of EHRs abound: study"
• Healthcare Informatics "Physician Happiness Key to EMR Success"
• Future Healthcare "EMR Systems: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff"
• American Medical News "Doctors offer Views on EMR Implementation"
• Health Data Management "Survey Tracks EMR Use and Trends"