Selecting an Electronic Dental Record Lohring Miller DMD Community Health Centers of Lane County

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Selecting an Electronic Dental RecordLohring
Miller DMDCommunity Health Centers of Lane
County
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Your Clinic

• What is the Size?
• How Many Sites?
• Coordination with medical
• Computer literacy of staff using the system

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Reasons to consider EDR

• Digital radiography
• Billing
• Reporting
• Common data base for all sites
• Coordination with medical record

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How can the white paper help?

• Challenges section
• Key success factors section
• Leadership
• Team structure
• Five Key Questions

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Details

• Resource guide
• Product evaluations
• Planning guidelines
• Information

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Some Examples

• Private Office
• School Dental Clinic

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Private office

• 1st Computer 1979
• Useful program mid 1980s
• Computer literate staff late 1980s
• Comprehensive software 1990s
• Conclusion
• People are critical
• Software is everything

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Dental Hygiene Clinic

• Original purpose train for private office
• Digital x-ray compatibility
• Chosen by venders and 1 person from 1 department
• No involvement from other future users

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Problems

• No multi site capability with common data base
• No implementation plan
• Student use
• Digital radiography compatibility

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Planning Success - an example

• Small team with clear decision making
• Adequate funds (you WILL be over budget)
• Dedicated personnel committed to success

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Electric Boat Speed Record
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History

• Clear goal
• Budget
• Rules dictate equipment
• Rules will change
• Technology will improve

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Success
1989 record 50.8 mph October 12,
2008 record 98.8 mph