System Replacements

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In the age of core system replacements, there are a lot of tough decisions that have to be made. Quirk Healthcare lends its expertise of this difficult topic in this weeks Insight.

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Core  System  Replacements  Wednesday,  August  13,  2014  

Disclaimer:  Nothing  that  we  are  sharing  is  intended  as  legally  binding  or  prescrip7ve  advice.  This  presenta7on  is  a  synthesis  of  publically  available  informa7on  and  best  prac7ces.  

Jonathan  Evere,  

I  have  been  around  the  Healthcare  IT  arena  for  over  12  years  

Vice  President  of  Business  Development  for  Quirk  Healthcare  

Reside  in  Portland,  OR  

Quick  IntroducFon  

Industry  DefiniFon  –  The  act  of  systemaFcally  meeFng  business  goals  through  ensuring  you  have  the  right  technology  in  place,  even  when  meaning  to  replace  exisFng  technology.  

My  DefiniFon  –  The  act  of  violently  ripping  out  your  enFre  way  of  life  with  your  pracFce  to  hopefully  make  it  be,er.  FINGERS  CROSSED  ☺  

Core  System  Replacements  

This  IS  the  quesFon  (for  the  C-­‐Suite)  

To  Change  or  Not  to  Change  

•  AcquisiFons  and  Mergers  •  Physician  SaFsfacFon  •  Meaningful  Use  Compliance  

•  Cost  

Why  Should  We  Even  Discuss  This?  

•  They  make  business  sense!  –  Control  all  facets  of  care  delivery  

•  Care  delivery  and  business  objecFves  are  changing  – Hospitals  buy  physician  groups  – Hospitals  join  hospital  systems  

– Hospital  systems  buy  more  ambulatory  pracFces  –  Payers  buy  hospital  systems  –  Everyone  is  trying  to  create  a  new  Kaiser  –  Look  at  UnitedHealth’s  profits  over  the  past  5  years  

AcquisiFons  and  Mergers  

•  But  who  acquired  who?  – Su,er  Health  bought  Mills  Peninsula  

– Optum  (United  Health)  bought  Monarch  – Tenet  has  just  acquired  its  80th  hospital  – Cleveland  Clinic  acquired  Ohio  Cancer  Specialists  – Mayo  Clinic  acquired  Queen  of  Peace  Hospital  

AcquisiFons  and  Mergers  

The  List  is  ENDLESS  

•  Who  acquired  who?  – Cerner  bought  Siemens    

– NextGen  bought  Mirth  and  Opus  – Allscripts  bought  Eclipsys  and  MISYS  – PracFce  Fusion  buys  Ringadoc  – AthenaHealth  buys  Epocrates  

AcquisiFons  and  Mergers,  Technology  Companies  Too!  

The  List  is  ENDLESS  

•  Ask  yourselves  these  quesFons  – First,  what  are  the  goals  of  the  business?  – What  is  the  biggest  benefit  of  switching?  – What  is  the  biggest  loss  of  switching?  – Do  mulFple  systems  make  sense?  

– How  much  will  it  cost  to  stay?  – How  much  will  it  cost  to  switch?  – Do  our  physicians  like  the  system  they  use?  

What  Do  AcquisiFons  and  Mergers  Mean  for  My  PracFce?  

Go  ahead,  try  to  make  me  click  another  bu,on  

Physician  SaFsfacFon    

Physician  Complaints  Are  Valid  

•  But  as  I  said  in  an  InformaFon  Week  arFcle,  they  can  be  controlled  at  home.  

•  This  is  a  BAD  reason  to  replace  an  EHR.  •  You  need  to  evaluate  your  implementaFon  and  encourage  physician  use  of  the  system.  

•  Do  not  reward  basic  uFlizaFon,  make  it  a  part  of  employment.  

Ask  yourselves  these  quesFons:  – What  is  the  goal  of  the  business?  

– Are  clinicians  just  complaining  loudly?  – What  is  the  biggest  benefit  of  switching?  – What  is  the  biggest  drawback  of  switching?  

– How  much  will  it  cost  to  stay?  – How  much  will  it  cost  to  switch?  

Should  Physician  Complaints  Make  Us  Consider  a  New  EHR?  

You  said  this  EHR  would  qualify!  

Meaningful  What?  

•  Meaningful  Use  Stage  1  ONC  CerFfied?  – 472  Ambulatory  Systems  

•  Meaningful  Use  Stage  2  ONC  CerFfied?  – Less  than  half  of  the  original  472  

•  Meaningful  Use  Stage  3  ONC  CerFfied?  –  I  believe  this  will  be  less  than  50  complete  cerFfied  systems  

How  Many  CerFfied  EHR  Systems  Exist?  

•  YES!  Then  ask  yourselves  these  quesFons.  – What  systems  are  out  there?    

– Can  they  convert  our  legacy  data  with  minimal  cost?  

– How  much  will  it  cost  to  switch?  – Are  we  ensuring  physician  saFsfacFon?  – What  if  we  don’t  care  about  Meaningful  Use?  

Should  a  Lack  of  MU  CerFficaFon  Make  us  Switch?  

The  PracFce  Budget  Runs  Out!  It  IS  a  business!  

Cost  

Each  System  Has  a  Cost,  Even  the  Free  Ones!  

•  Millions  up  front  or  a  percentage  of  claims  for  years  to  come?  

•  Want  to  host  it  yourself  or  have  someone  else  host  it  in  the  cloud  for  you?  

•  Do  you  even  want  to  worry  about  hosFng  anything  at  all,  onsite  or  remote?  

•  All  of  these  topics  have  cost  associated  with  them  and  there  are  too  many  to  list.  

Ask  yourselves  these  quesFons  – First,  what  are  the  goals  of  the  business?  – What  is  the  biggest  benefit  of  switching?  – What  is  the  biggest  drawback  of  switching?  – How  much  will  it  cost  to  stay?  

– How  much  will  it  cost  to  switch?  – Do  our  physicians  like  the  system  they  use?  

Should  the  Cost  of  an  EHR  Make  Us  Consider  a  Switch?  

There  Isn’t  a  Cookie  Cu,er  Answer  

•  Google  any  EHR  vendor  name  and  the  word  “lawsuit”  and  you  might  have  a  heart  a,ack  

•  Each  system  you  are  considering  is  developing  to  the  beat  of  the  government,  not  necessarily  to  innovaFon  (though  some  are  trying)  

•  Each  situaFon  is  unique,  so  make  sure  you  are  considering  the  switch  for  the  right  business  reasons.  

Q&A  

Jonathan  Evere,  Vice  President,  Business  Development  Quirk  Healthcare  h,p://www.quirkhealthcare.com  

Jonathan.evere,@quirkhealthcare.com  @jtevere,_hit  h,ps://www.linkedin.com/in/jtevere,  

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