The success of an EMR system implementation is highly dependent on the amount of information contained within. RevenueMed provides medical records abstraction to support EMR conversion efforts through its RevAbstract Service. We offer a customizable solution that can adjust the level of abstracting to your practice’s needs and budget – from highly detailed to more summary-level.

To deploy RevAbstract, the medical charts are scanned and uploaded to your EMR or possibly an alterative secure environment. Next, RevenueMed staff indexes the charts into its medical abstraction workflow system. Using concurrent sessions, abstractors access charts and abstract key data elements directly into the EMR system. Abstraction summaries are completed for each chart. Upon completion, charts are flagged for review archived and reported to the practice.

RevenueMed performs quality audits using a random sampling algorithm. Reconciliation and quality reporting metrics are provided to the practice or hospital routinely throughout the duration of the project.

Benefit 1

Flexibility : Partnering with RevenueMed to abstract historical data into your EMR provides a flexible resource designed specifically to meet the needs of your practice. Prior to commencing the abstraction process, RevenueMed project managers meet with practice managers and clinicians to understand the needs and preferences of your practice and develop a customized protocol for abstracting patient charts.

Benefit 2

Quality : RevenueMed employs highly skilled staff to perform abstraction processes. In addition to expertise and experience, routine quality audits are conducted to validate quality levels are maintained throughout the duration of the project.

Benefit 3

Cost Savings : While there is undoubted value from pre-populating searchable data in the EMR, cost remains a consideration for most practices when contemplating options. In addition to the direct cost of data abstraction are the indirect costs associated with management oversight, hardware and space. RevenueMed offers quality, customized medical record abstraction services at competitive rates, reducing the overall cost EMR implementation.

Benefit 4

Time Savings : RevenueMed operates 24/7 which reduces the overall time necessary to complete an abstracting project.

Assessment and Implementation

Once you have made a decision about the solution that best fits your needs, RevenueMed will work with key staff through the implementation process.

The implementation process begins with an assessment of needs and time scales relative to the volume of charts and data elements to input into the system prior to the go-live date for your EMR. 

The assessment includes:

Once the assessment is complete, implementing the abstraction solution is a matter of a few simple steps.

Summary:

Migrating to an EMR is no small endeavor. It will require months of preparation, focused dedication and a considerable financial investment. Capturing historical data in your EMR system is a crucial element of realizing full functionality of your EMR system and achieving ROI more quickly.

While there are many different ways to approach the abstraction process, selecting a solution that achieves your goals without significantly impacting the productivity and performance of your practice is key. RevAbstract is a solution that delivers quality abstracting services to medical practices and hospitals. Personalized service, competitive pricing and flexible delivery models are all benchmarks of RevenueMed’s services.

	Provider (MD, Nurses)	MAs-MRs	Outsourced Staff
Time	Distraction to patient care. Constrained by available time.	Can be a distraction to patient care and operational processes. Constrained by available time.	No imapct on patient care or operational processes.
Knowledge	Highest possible knowledge.	Varies - high to limited clinical knowledge.	Specialty specific traning. (terminology, anatomy, physiology)
Cost	Highest cost	High to medium cost	Lowest overall cost and highest value.