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13 Executive Briefing gGastro is a lot more efficient than using paper. With paper, we would receive calls and the front office would have to pull the chart and enter the message in the chart before it would make it to my desk. [gMed eased the process of] messaging back and forth with the front office staff. I leave at 5:15 p.m. now instead of 5:45 p.m. or 6 p.m. As soon as a call comes in, I can answer it in 15 minutes. gMed interfaces with radiology, lab and pathology platforms allowing for a seamless and instantaneous result. This, there- fore, has saved a significant amount of front desk time. As far as the scheduling process, it's linked with the system. We utilize the whole suite, [including the] patient portal, prac- tice management system, ERW, nursing notes and the regular office writer. Q: As a gastroenterologist treating patients in a variety of environments — a practice, ASC and hospital — would you say the gMed solutions add value in any care setting? MD: It has been very valuable to us. gMed ties all pieces of an electronic health record together creating a seamless flow of information. It is the only health record I know that has a built- in endoscopy writer allowing results, impressions and orders to populate the office chart automatically. When I go to our endoscopy center for a procedure, the patient's chart is already all there and available; I don't have to open two electronic records. gGastro also will populate the patients medical, surgical, family, social and medication history automatically. When I write a note for an endoscopy, I can do that in two minutes. Out of all the different EHRs I've seen, gGastro is the easiest [and] the simplest on the screen. It's very organized, very neat and very well thought out. Q: How does the gMed suite provide an integrated solu- tion for patient management? Are providers able to access all patient information no matter the practice setting? MD: When I'm in the endoscopy unit, it's linked to the office platform, so if a call comes in, I just look at the patient's chart. Integration is time saving and efficient. Whenever the patients come in, everything is updated throughout the system. I think that's huge. Nurses don't have to re-enter medications; that will completely bring your endoscopy center to a standstill and drop efficiency dramatically. Q: Expand upon how the gMed suite of solutions propels providers into value-based care, by offering tools to dem- onstrate gastroenterology care quality as well as ensure full compliance with hospitals and community information exchanges. MD: gMed is integrated with GIQuIC, which is our registry for Meaningful Use. It will calculate the adenoma detection rate and withdrawal time. From the beginning [gMed] has measured our care quality and recently launched their MIPS platform, which my staff thinks will be helpful. We've been able to attest for all the different stages of Mean- ingful Use and have received the highest marks in each stage. gMed has a service, gAdvisor, that we utilize to gather those measurements. Q: Why would you recommend gMed's suite of products to other gastroenterologists? MD: I think the ease of use is the biggest benefit. Also the simplicity of the overall suite and it's very well designed and integrated. gMed has made these products easy to learn, navigate and enter in orders while being able to communicate seamlessly with the front office. n "We've been able to attest for all the different stages of Meaningful Use and have received the highest marks in each stage." — Dr. Michael DiMarino 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.