Understanding the Big Picture

A Look at the EMR Lifecycle

Guest:  Mary Bryars, MSHA, Physicians Management Consulting, LLC
Date:   Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Time:  12:00pm- 1:00pm MST

Part 1 of ALN Medical Management's 4-Part EMR Educational Series

Adopting an EMR is one of the most important decisions you will make for your practice.  As you prepare to go down this road, careful navigation is required.  It is important to understand the big picture; the things that are most important for success as you move through the decision making to implementation and eventually, operations.  The right approach will help assure you meet the goals for your practice and your business - to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the way you deliver healthcare and to implement a long term business and IT strategy that results in tangible, economic benefits.

Join us for the first of our four part EMR series as Mary Bryars, MSHA, Healthcare Consultant and Founder of Physicians’ Practice Consulting, LLC and Tim Coan, ALN’s CEO, provide a practical look at an overall framework to guide your EMR journey. Mary, an early pioneer in EMR implementation, shares her hands-on experience with implementing EMR both as a practice administrator and as a consultant.  

This webinar will look at several dimensions related to your EMR adoption and how those dimensions affect your success at each stage of the process.

Key Topics
•   Strategic and financial business case for adopting an EMR
•   Understanding the implications of ARRA stimulus subsidies and 'meaningful use' requirements
•   Leadership requirements from physicians and administrators
•   Change management approach
•   Working with vendors directly or using a partner
•   Selecting the software
•   Determining the best approach for hosting and infrastructure  
•   Data interfaces and usage

About our Guest 

Mary Bryars
Mary Bryars is a healthcare consultant and founder of Physicians’ Practice Consulting, LLC with over seventeen years of professional healthcare experience.  Ms. Bryars’ advice to physicians and practice administrators has exceeded their financial performance goals through managed care contracts, business process efficiency and electronic office automation.  Ms. Bryars has successfully implemented technology programs that include practice management systems, electronic medical records and electronic claim submission utilizing various clearinghouses. 

Ms. Bryars has extensive professional experience as a Practice Administrator including the Family Medicine Residency program, a rural healthcare facility and a multi-specialty clinic for HealthOne in Denver, CO.  She was the Practice Administrator for a large Rheumatology practice overseeing all aspects of operational, financial and management components including contract negotiations for all commercial payors.  More recently she was the Director of Reimbursement for Renal Ventures Management. 

Ms. Bryars received her undergraduate degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resource Management in 1992 and a Master’s in Healthcare Administration from the University of Colorado at Denver in 1993. 

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