Hey Bert, hope you don't hate me, but I'm actually working at the Walmart clinic in Bangor tomorrow... As far as I know, there is no connection with EMMCs EMR because it was not a centricity product at walmart. When I went through training, they told me that it was only acute things and I was to always refer back to the PCP for follow-up. Also, they e-rx to any pharmacy in town, not just their own. If you'd like to come by and talk, that would be cool because from the looks of the schedule, they don't see very many people as of yet. If you have anymore questions, fire away.
Scott, wow small world. Trying to think of a PA or NP now named Scott. One question? Is there an M.D. or D.O. at the clinic at all hours like there is at WIC and St. Joe's and EMMC? No, I don't hate you. I don't hate too many people and, if I named them, you would probably know them, lol. But, I don't respect what you're doing. Sorry. First, you use eClinical Works. How does AC fit into your equation. But, apparently you weren't invited to the pediatric service meeting. That is where your medical director or whoever he is and some other director was there handing out the "menu board." That's what is called..a menu. Those that use Centricity (and I will always call it Logician) which is PCHC (another great provider of medicine -- please read sarcasm there) and Husson Pediatrics. They were all talking about Walmart interfacing with their EMR. Not exchanging data, but being able to read their info. Just as I can read Powerchart.
What do they all have in common besides Centricity? A salary. The federal government pays PCHC and Pen Peds and EMMMC pays the other practice. I, Bert, the only solo practitioner in town, goes head to head and toe to toe with the federal government and EMMC, the second largest hospital in Maine and the largest health system in Maine. And, still their patients switch to me. Why? Because I provide good quality of care, they only see me, and they can page me 24/7/365. Now, I have to go against the largest retail store in the world. I kind of relish the thought of beating both Walmart and the federal government. But, it's kind of easy. My office has one goal. To provide good medicine. I don't think that is Walmart's goal. And, it's certainly not the government's goal.
I know you can send meds to other pharmacies. But, don't you think the same one-stop shoppers who will go to your clinic are also going to want to get their medications there? And, please tell your medical director since I wasn't allowed to say this to him at our meeting. "Being wildly successful does not = being needed." And, please, can you convince Walmart to spring for a real fax machine? Hell, I'll even pay for a Brother fax for them. We won't even send scripts to Brewer Walmart, because the faxes won't go through.
And, you don't need to send those eClinical Works notes to me. Just fax me a letter that says Joe Smith came to our clinic today at 2PM. And, let him know he will need a new physician. Because we already have form letters dismissing patients with zero days notice. After all, they can't have a serious, on-going issue that needs 30 days notice if they are going to Walmart for their care.
@Wayne - I can't thank you enough for backing me on this one.
@Scott again - I know of three doctors in Bangor who use Amazing Charts. None of can afford Logician or eClinical Works or eMDs, etc. I still don't see where you and AC make sense.
PS When you talk about the "looks of the schedule." How can there be a schedule if this is a walk in clinic?
