Electronic Medical Records
Mount Carmel Health is now offering electronic health records (EHR) software. A corresponding EHR donation to physicians who have medical staff privileges at a Mount Carmel Health System hospital will also be provided. The typical physician who participates in this program can expect an EHR donation amount from Mount Carmel in excess of $20,000 during the length of the agreement.
Mount Carmel is donating 50% of the EHR software costs to participating physicians. This donation is on top of favorable pricing Mount Carmel negotiated with NextGen. In addition, Mount Carmel Physician Information Systems (PIS) has implemented a low-cost EHR central hosting program that saves a typical 3-physician office over $60,000 during the course of an agreement.
The system is available via an ASP/hosted model with software support provided by Mount Carmel PIS. The acquisition of the NextGen EPM practice management system prior to EHR implementation is necessary.
To participate, physicians must sign a "Physician Office Electronic Health Record Agreement" which specifies the donation and various requirements such as sharing data on mutual patients. Mount Carmel may not donate EHR hardware or practice management services.
The donations comply with Federal laws and regulations that outline the types of assistance a tax-exempt, charitable hospital is permitted to provide to a physician. Donation support is only provided for the acquisition of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT)-compliant NextGen EMR (Electronic Medical Record) through Mount Carmel Health System. The support will apply equally to all physicians who do not currently have an EHR system capable of receiving discrete data elements or which is not CCHIT-compliant.
To learn more about Mount Carmel's EHR software and the donation program, please contact Anita Jordan, Director, PIS, at (614) 234-9207 or
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