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35 implemented gGastro and its practice management system, gPM, in 2013. Aer using the EHR in its endoscopy center for four years, Mr. Punteney then implemented the cloud-based EHR throughout the entire practice in 2017. According to Mr. Punteney the decision to switch was based heavily on the frustrations of his experience with his practice's existing platforms. He said, "With gGastro now as our EMR, we have all things equal and everything works out swimmingly." Before the switch, Mr. Punteney consulted with his physicians and an outside consulting group to pick the EHR they liked the most — gGastro. "If you are asking if gMed is any good, I will tell you," he explained. "gMed and gGastro have been wonderful to work with. ey are very accommodating and gMed has been a very good product. It's easy to use, and it's cost effective for us." e right EHR for a new practice Rajiv Sharma, MD, of Indiana-based Digestive Health Associates echoed Mr. Punteney's sentiment about gGastro. Dr. Sharma recently launched his own GI practice in Terre Haute. He first experienced gMed while practicing in a large Evansville, Indiana-based GI group. e GI-specific content and the simple note taking process made gGastro a quintessential part of his daily practice. However, when the Evansville group first made the decision to switch to gMed, Dr. Sharma was hesitant because he had grown accustomed to his practice's old system. "But once I jumped into [gMed]," said Dr. Sharma, "I was like, wow, taking notes is so easy. It took away the pain of documentation. It was a very efficient way to see patients and do documentation to hit all the billing and coding points." Elaborating on the gastroenterology-specific features, Dr. Sharma said gGastro comes preloaded with GI content that helps take the pain out of coding. "If someone has diarrhea, belly pain or nausea, every symptom is in the system. Every piece of information gets populated into your HPI documentation so you can satisfy documentation requirements," he said. e system also accommodates value-based care by automatically gathering MIPS metrics. is allows a practice administrator to run a report and keep a practice on track to meet its annual reporting requirements. e right EHR for a practice moving from paper Samuel Gun, DO, of Clinton Township, Mich.-based Tri-County Gastroenterology, implemented gGastro in February 2016 to avoid potential government penalties for not using an EHR. Tri-County had already used the gGastro Endoscopy Report Writer for some time, and knew gGastro was "a natural fit." Since implementing the EHR fully, Dr. Gun touted multiple practice improvements. "Having a GI- specific EHR has made our transition to electronic health records painless. e entire gGastro suite incorporates the Endoscopy Report Writer, Practice Management and EHR platforms in your practice, and it offers additional benefits such as gAdvisor and gInsights. e efficiency of the suite of gGastro products is invaluable." Why gMed was the right gastroenterology EHR Created specifically for gastroenterologists, the gGastro suite incorporates a variety of features that help capture the patient visit in a streamlined and automated manner. e suite includes a server or cloud-based gastroenterology EHR system, as well as a practice management solution, gPM™, and an Endoscopy Report Writer. Plus, the EHR is interoperable among practice locations, increasing workflow and data gathering efficiencies for quality reporting. e gGastro suite also offers additional benefits such as gInsights™, an analytics system, and gAdvisor™, where clients can receive personal guidance from a certified MIPS coach. n 7 things to know about EHRs in ASCs Written by Eric Oliver E HRs have penetrated the ASC space, and will continue to do so as healthcare transitions towards value-based care. Here are 18 statistics on EHRs in the ASC space. 1. Black Book conducted a survey of specialty-specific EHRs reviewing ballots from 8,950 physician practices across the U.S. by both physi- cian specialty and size. Gastroenterologists ranked gMed, a Modern- izing Medicine Co.'s gGastro as the top option in gastroenterology. This is the eighth year gGastro has been awarded the honor. 2. Modernizing Medicine took top honors for the single practice category as well. 3. AdvancedMD, drchrono, Epic Systems, NextGen, Net Smart, Mod- ernizing Medicine and SIS Amkai had the highest physician practice satisfaction scores. 4. Black Book anticipates the ambulatory EHR market will reach $5 billion by 2020. 5. The majority of Black Book respondents preferred the SIS Amkai system. 6. Black Book conducted a second EHR survey, this time collecting and analyzing thoughts on EHRs from hospital employees and provid- ers. Black Book surveyed 7,409 staff nurses and managers. Ninety-six percent of nurses said they would not return to paper records, opting for an EHR. 7. Nurses are increasingly more satisfied with how EHR vulnerabilities were handled inhouse. Eighty percent said they were satisfied with how their administrators and IT staff respond to vulnerabilities identi- fied in the EHRs, up from 30 percent in 2016. n gMed, a Modernizing Medicine company, provides the gastroenterology industry with a fully integrated platform consisting of an EHR system, Endoscopy Report Writer, practice management solution, patient portal, data analytics and revenue cycle management services. gMed is one of two selected vendors chosen by Olympus to provide its software solution to current EndoWorks and future Olympus customers. To find the right gGastro solution for your practice, visit www.gmed.com or call 888-577-8801.

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