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Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists
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- Allergy and Rheumatology
- Cardiology
- Community Service Organizations
- Dermatology
- Family Practice
- Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine
- Multi-Specialty Groups
- Neurology
- OB/GYN
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Optometry
- Orthopaedics
- Otolaryngology
- Pain Management
- Pediatrics
- Physiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Plastic Surgery
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
- Rhuematology
- Urology
- Vascular and Transplant
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Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists (COS) is a premier team of orthopaedic surgeons with seven high-volume offices in Connecticut. As a multi-site practice, COS was burdened with the daily challenge of managing the inefficiencies of paper patient charts. After a lengthy investigation and evaluation of many vendors’ software solutions, COS determined it needed an easy-to-use solution that could eliminate its paper charts without slowing down the physicians.
Statistics
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Hamden, CT |
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19 providers, 7 locations, 167 SRS users
Over 37,000 active paperless charts, 1,200 new patient
visits, 4,500 established patient visits monthly |
Solution
Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists selected SRS Chart Manager™, a
digital solution that provides powerful workflow tools such as messaging,
electronic prescriptions, referral order management, integrated transcription
services and customized flow sheets with an award-winning clinical document
management engine that eliminates the need for paper charts. After
reviewing other options, including EHRs, COS determined that EHRs were
too complicated and would slow the physicians down, impeding patient flow. SRS was the only solution that didn’t require physicians to drastically alter
their daily routine while providing fast access to information for the entire staff.
David Troutman, IT Manager, says, “SRS has given us faster access to patient
information. In emergency situations, we used to fax information from charts
back and forth among our seven offices. With SRS, digital charts are instantly
accessible from every office, the hospital, or the doctors' home computers.”
“Our patients are receiving better care because of SRS. Medical records
can be printed and provided to patients immediately upon request. Patient
inquiries are handled faster, which improves patient satisfaction levels,”
states Troutman.
“Lab reports are sent directly to the physicians’ inboxes so they can review
and sign off on them immediately,” notes Troutman. “With SRS, we have
identified a technology partner that’s helped make our practice significantly
more efficient.” |
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