Customization and Upgrade Issues Drive Switch to IntelleChart
After making the switch to IntelleChart, Mary Baglin and the rest of the staff saw the benefits of implementing an ophthalmology specific solution.
“We just could not customize the generic templates of our prior solution to what we needed. The doctors couldn’t work and couldn’t get anything in the EMR,” Baglin explained. “We stayed on paper charts during the whole experience of being on the generic EMR because the doctors didn’t trust it … they refused to use the EMR because it was so cumbersome.”
“We love the template setup in IntelleChart,” Baglin added. “We can individualize each of the doctors within the practice, so we have five templates for five doctors, and we can add and subtract things as needed. Dr. Montzka just understood what ophthalmologists needed in their practices.”
Software upgrades also became a hassle for Connecticut Retina Consultants in regard to their template setup and customizations. Following each upgrade, the practice would find itself not only paying extra money, but also wasting time redoing their customizations that were erased during the upgrade.
“Every single time our first EMR upgraded, there was always a cost. They nickeled and dimed you to death. Every upgrade it seemed like we had to go back in and reset. The upgrades would throw everything off,” Baglin said.
Fortunately for the doctors and staff, those customizations issues are no more. IntelleChart’s easy-to-use Adaptive Template technology creates a unique and specific patient form on the go, allowing for greater efficiency as non-relevant selections are eliminated based off the patient’s condition. Now, Connecticut Retina Consultants can adjust templates however they want without fear of losing them during an upgrade. Thanks to the cloud-based software, upgrades are simple and painless as IntelleChart automatically upgrades to the newest version available.
“We’ve had minimal problems, if any,” Baglin said about IntelleChart’s upgrades. “None of the upgrades have affected any of our templates, so it’s just easier to get around and much clearer.”
