The EHR Guru

by Morris Stemp with David Russell

A parable about transitioning from paper offices to the 21st Century Medical Practice

Smyth Barnabas Publishing (publish date:  July 2011)

This parable about how physicians can upgrade their technology and install an electronic health record system is a quick read in the spirit of The One Minute Manager and The Go Giver.  It appeals to all kinds of medical doctors who are challenged to understand the various government funding sources, technology challenges, installation, support issues and workflow benefits of EHR systems.

Told through the fictitious story of an ambitious young medical office practice manager named Sam, authors Morris Stemp (Stemp Systems) and David Russell communicate how doctors can move beyond their frustration and confusion with hardware and software technology to have a flawless EHRimplementation.  The information contained in this gem is based on Stemp’s professional experience advising clients on technology for over 25 years and almost 10 years serving medical practices.

Throughout the story, Sam gains new insights of both the challenges before him and how to overcome them through the advice of an empathetic mentor character known as the EHR Guru.  Rather than provide Sam with a blueprint of how to proceed, he introduces Sam to people in his practice to share how they overcame the challenges of implementing electronic health records and how the new technology is helping them save lives.

The authors write in a simple, informal style that offers doctors working solo, in multiple physician practices and even large medical organizations a true vision for how to avoid the pain and only experience the gain when upgrading their technology to meet new government standards.