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DOQ-IT Overview

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Welcome to the Doctor's Office Quality Information Technology program (DOQ-IT)! These tools will assist you in the complex process of preparing for change, selecting a vendor and making the most of your IT investment.

DOQ-IT WebEx Series

Primaris offers this series of presentations from EHR experts across Missouri and the U.S. Located conveniently online, you can watch them at your leisure without ever leaving the office.

This program addresses a wide range of issues involved in adopting an EHR. You'll find this website packed with material reflecting issues and applications tailored for different practice sizes. Each physician practice has unique needs? everyone may not need to use every resource. Don't let the volume of information overwhelm you! Although you may not use it all, reviewing all of the resources will help identify important issues that you may otherwise overlook.

The DOQ-IT program segments EHR adoption steps into six phases. This website contains resources for the first three (assessment, planning and selection); a second section will include information on the final three phases (implementation, evaluation and improvement).

Increase your chances for success
Utilizing an EHR will not necessarily follow sequential completion of each phase, but addressing each of them will increase your chances for success and ensure a more rapid return on your IT investment. Primaris staff will guide you through each phase, but success will ultimately be determined by the commitment of you and your staff. Studies show the most successful offices:

  1. Form a multidisciplinary team that regularly meets
  2. Require that team members accept responsibility for varied tasks
  3. Keep additional staff informed, and encourage their suggestions
  4. Identify a physician champion for the project

In a solo office, the entire staff may participate in the project. A mandate for success still requires scheduled time dedicated to project tasks.

Additional Resources
You'll also have an opportunity to take part in Web-ex presentations, conference calls, list serves, workshops and one-on-one consulting sessions. Actively engage in as many activities as possible, and visit our Web site (http://www.primaris.org, click on the DOQ-IT link) for upcoming events, new resources and additional updates.

Technical Requirements
Most of the documents provided here are in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF). You will need the Adobe Reader software to view PDF documents. Go to the Adobe Reader Software page for more information. Other documents are in Microsoft Word and Excel. The document type has been noted next to the link for your convenience.

You can trust that these materials will help you make the most out of your IT investment. The following organizations have endorsed Primaris as their preferred EHR consulting resource:

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