02/04/2022    Alan Bass, DPM

EHR Recommendations for Seasoned Podiatrist (Tip Sullivan, DPM)

I have been user of an EHR and have been paperless
for many years. I have also been the “outlier” as I
have only used one EHR my entire career until
recently. I had used TRAKnet through NEMO Health
but with NEMO being acquired by Modernizing
Medicine last year, I needed to know if I was going
to stay with TRAKnet, move to Modernizing
Medicine’s podiatry platform, or switch to another
EHR. I did my due diligence and ultimately decided
to move forward with changing to Modernizing
Medicine and their podiatry-specific platform.

I wanted a platform/EHR that was podiatry-specific,
easy to use but more importantly, was intuitive and
learned how I practiced. I have just finished the
onboarding process and went live this week and am
happy with my transition. The company, especially
the training and support has been truly world-
class. To answer Dr. Sullivan’s questions
specifically, the important thing is to think about
your processes now. How would those be if you were
paperless? Do you want a computer in each room? Do
you want to use a tablet or iPad?

Remember, you also do not have to go paperless
immediately. Think about what processes are most
important to you now and what processes can
ultimately be paperless in the future. When it
comes to costs, you get what you pay for. EHR
pricing is not cheap, but remember you need to
think about this as an investment in your practice.
I would also recommend that whatever you choose, it
should be cloud-based. Servers are going to be
dinosaurs very soon. Cloud-based systems give you
access from anywhere. How would those be if you
were paperless? Do you want a computer in each
room? Do you want to use a tablet or iPad?

Remember, you also do not have to go paperless
immediately. Think about what processes are most
important to you now and what processes can
ultimately be paperless in the future. When it
comes to costs, you get what you pay for. EHR
pricing is not cheap, but remember you need to
think about this as an investment in your practice.
I would also recommend that whatever you choose, it
should be cloud-based. Servers are going to be
dinosaurs very soon. Cloud-based systems give you
access from anywhere.

How would those be if you were paperless? Do you
want a computer in each room? Do you want to use a
tablet or iPad? Remember, you also do not have to
go paperless immediately. Think about what
processes are most important to you now and what
processes can ultimately be paperless in the
future. When it comes to costs, you get what you
pay for. EHR pricing is not cheap, but remember you
need to think about this as an investment in your
practice. I would also recommend that whatever you
choose, it should be cloud-based. Servers are going
to be dinosaurs very soon. Cloud-based systems give
you access from anywhere.

When it comes to costs, you get what you pay for.
EHR pricing is not cheap, but remember you need to
think about this as an investment in your practice.
I would also recommend that whatever you choose, it
should be cloud-based. Servers are going to be
dinosaurs very soon. Cloud-based systems give you
access from anywhere. When it comes to costs, you
get what you pay for. EHR pricing is not cheap, but
remember you need to think about this as an
investment in your practice. I would also recommend
that whatever you choose, it should be cloud-based.
Servers are going to be dinosaurs very soon. Cloud-
based systems give you access from anywhere.

Alan Bass, DPM, Manalapan, NJ

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