WEB-BASED TOOL TO PREPARE FOR AND SELECT AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for helping a healthcare provider to select an electronic health record (EHR) system that is appropriate for the healthcare provider'"'"'s practice, the method comprising:
- providing, by a server, preparation webpages to the healthcare provider, the preparation webpages including questionnaires to be completed by the healthcare provider;
receiving, by the server, responses to the questionnaires;
generating, by the server, a request for proposal (RFP), the RFP requesting a proposal for providing the EHR system to the healthcare provider, the RFP containing a description of the EHR system, the server generating the description of the EHR system based on the responses to the questionnaires;
receiving, by the server, vendor selection input, the vendor selection input indicating a selected vendor; and
sending, by the server, the RFP to the selected vendor.
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Abstract
A web-based tool is provided that helps a healthcare provider to prepare for a transition to an EHR system and to select an EHR system that is appropriate for the healthcare provider'"'"'s practice. A server provides questionnaire webpages to the healthcare provider. The questionnaire webpages include questionnaires to be completed by the healthcare provider. The server receives responses to the questionnaires. The server can generate an EHR transition plan based on the responses. In addition, the server can generate a request for proposal (RFP). The RFP contains a description of an appropriate EHR system. The server generates the description of the appropriate EHR system based on the responses. The RFP also contains a request by the healthcare provider for a proposal to provide the appropriate EHR system to the healthcare provider. The server then sends the RFP to vendors selected by the healthcare provider.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for helping a healthcare provider to select an electronic health record (EHR) system that is appropriate for the healthcare provider'"'"'s practice, the method comprising:
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providing, by a server, preparation webpages to the healthcare provider, the preparation webpages including questionnaires to be completed by the healthcare provider; receiving, by the server, responses to the questionnaires; generating, by the server, a request for proposal (RFP), the RFP requesting a proposal for providing the EHR system to the healthcare provider, the RFP containing a description of the EHR system, the server generating the description of the EHR system based on the responses to the questionnaires; receiving, by the server, vendor selection input, the vendor selection input indicating a selected vendor; and sending, by the server, the RFP to the selected vendor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computing device that provides an EHR selection service that helps a healthcare provider to select an EHR system, the computing device comprising:
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a processing unit; and a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the computing device to; provide preparation webpages to the healthcare provider, the preparation webpages including questionnaires to be completed by the healthcare provider; generate a request for proposal (RFP), the RFP requesting a proposal for providing the EHR system to the healthcare provider, the RFP containing a description of the EHR system, the server generating the description of the EHR system based on responses to the questionnaires, the responses received from the healthcare provider; and send the RFP to a selected vendor, the selected vendor identified by vendor selection input received from the healthcare provider. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:
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provide preparation webpages to a healthcare provider, the preparation webpages including questionnaires to be completed by the healthcare provider; generate a request for proposal (RFP), the RFP requesting a proposal for providing an EHR system to the healthcare provider, the RFP containing a description of the EHR system, the server generating the description of the EHR system based on responses to the questionnaires, the responses received from the healthcare provider; and generate a cover letter for the RFP, the cover letter containing data based on the responses send the RFP and the cover letter to a selected vendor, the selected vendor identified by vendor selection input received from the healthcare provider send a vendor portal webpage to the selected vendor, the vendor portal page containing a form that enables the selected vendor to send the proposal to the server receive the proposal from the selected vendor in response to the RFP; and provide the proposal to the healthcare provider
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