Making the Most of It!

Harness the EMR

to Improve Quality

James R. Morrow, M.D.

North Fulton Family Medicine

Cumming, Georgia

Data Mining

Preventive Services• Identify patients needing preventive care

– Report by age, sex, matched to CPT codes/referrals in chart

– Prepare mail-merged letters without that canned look and feel

Medication Alerts• Notify patients of discontinued medications

– Baycol– Vioxx– Bextra– The “next” one

Quality Measures• What you think you're doing vs. reality

– HgbA1c– Mammogram– Pap smear– Colonoscopy– Stress testing

Clinical Research• Identify patient populations

– All the necessary data is there to help you do clinical trials

– Makes your practice much more desirable to the pharmaceutical companies

Payor Allegations

• Double-check insurers' quality data – Defend against claims of sub-par care– Defend against claims of overcoding or

undercoding

Move from this…

To this…North Fulton Family Medicine, P.C.

1100 Northside Forsyth Drive, Suite 240Cumming, GA 30041

Thomas E. Bat, M.D. James R. Morrow Jr., M.D. Terence L. Moraczewski, M.D. David Hall, M.D.Michelle R. Jenkins, M.D. Mark A. McElhannon, M.D. Saju I. Mathew, M.D. MarVetta Scott, M.D.

NAME: Jim Rowley AGE: 35 years

ADDRESS: 123 Any Street, Cumming, GA DATE: 4/12/2005

PHONE: 205-123-4565 DOB: 05/25/1969

Rx:LIPITOR, 10MG (PO Tab)

#30 Tab1 Tab, PO, qd

REFILL: x2 TIME(S)

______________________________James R Morrow, M.D.SIGNATURE ELECTRONICALLY GENERATED/PASSWORD ENCODED

Graphic Interpretations

Labs Values

Multiple Parameters

Anywhere Patient Access

Anywhere Access• Allows patients to

Message us securely, quicklyView lab resultsView medication listsView problem listsRequest refills, referrals,

appointmentsParticipate in and manage their

own care better

Thank You

James R. Morrow, M.D.

North Fulton Family Medicine

Cumming, Georgia

drmorrow@nffm.md

Thank you!