After 20 years in practice, John Andronaco, MD, decided that he was generating too much paper and spending too much money on chart storage. Like many physicians in a private practice, Dr. Andronaco also dealt with the same workflow issues year after year: missing and misfiled charts. The practice needed a better system for filing charts, accessing information and eliminating excess paper. Dr. Andronaco knew he needed to streamline the practice’s workflow, but he was reluctant to invest in an expensive, data-entry medical software system.
Statistics
| Location: |
Hackensack, NJ |
| Size: |
One provider |
| SRS Experience: |
Six years |
| Specialty: |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Solution
After researching various EHR vendors, Dr. Andronaco found their solutions
to be time-consuming and restrictive. Instead, he selected SRS Chart
Manager™, a 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.
“There were two aspects of SRS that immediately appealed to me,” explains
Dr. Andronaco. “First, SRS did not require me to change a single component
of the way I normally run my practice. Second, even though I didn’t have
much experience with computers, I still found SRS very easy to use. There
was no learning curve; therefore, there was no loss of productivity.
“SRS has resolved many workflow issues at my practice, enabling me to
better serve my patients,” says Dr. Andronaco. “When a patient calls, I can
pull up the chart even before I pick up the phone! If a patient needs a report,
it can be printed in seconds!”
Not only has patient satisfaction increased, but Dr. Andronaco’s staff is more
productive and happier now that they are a paperless office. The practice
runs more efficiently, and the staff has been able to streamline many of their
daily office procedures. |
