Chapter 14

Tying It All Together with Technology

  • Sizing a practice
  • Network
  • Servers
  • Workstations
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Deploying the EHR
  • Working with physicians and clinicians
  • Maintaining sanity in life
  • What’s in our toolkit?
  • Tying it all together

Determining the size of a medical practice will drive a number of decisions later when deploying the EHR. Take the time to uncover the challenges the practice is facing. Spend time knowing where the hardware for the server and network are going. Remember that without a proper project plan, deploying the EHR will be fraught with more challenges than necessary. Technologies such as Terminal Services and single sign-on can be used to improve the use and security of the EHR. And with all these moving ...

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