Data Management

Clinics transitioning from their existing electronic medical record (EMR) to a VCUR 2008 EMR solution, will need to ensure a successful transfer of patient data between the two systems to support both continuity of care and clinic operations.

The Physician Office System Program (POSP) has developed an approach to support the secure and effective migration of data from an existing EMR to each of the EMR solutions offered by the two qualified service providers (EMR vendors).

POSP's data management process includes both data migration and records retention. Migration includes data assessment, data extraction and data loading.

Each clinic's data management solution is unique. The optimum solution for any situation depends on a variety of factors including:

• A clinic's unique use of its current EMR
• The completeness of existing data
• The existing EMR vendor
• The chosen qualified EMR solution
• The specific needs of the physician and/or clinic

As custodian, it is the physician's sole responsibility to make decisions related to data management and to ensure that those decisions meet medical legal requirements for continuity of care.

POSP can assist with each step of the data management process to assist clinics in developing the most appropriate data management plan, overseeing the migration and offering records retention options.

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