Medical Records Institute (MRI) announces the launch of its newly designed HIT ConsultantCompare program to guide ambulatory and inpatient providers in selecting consultants to assist them in the transition to, utilization of, and expansion of health IT and EMRs in their settings.

Similar to EMRCompare, which allows comparison of EMR products, HIT ConsultantCompare helps potential clients compare and select consultants to assist them in selecting, implementing, managing, or otherwise working with

• EMR/EHR systems
• e-Prescribing systems
• Practice management systems
• Data document storage, retrieval and destruction
• Patient portals
• Personal health records (PHRs)
• Continuity of Care Record (CCR)
• RHIO interoperability or health information exchange
• Document management/scanning
• Dictation/transcription/speech recognition
• Other healthcare documentation methods
• Hardware/software
• Workflow engineering
• Security/confidentiality
• Medicolegal issues
• Coding/reimbursement/compliance
• Joint Commission preparation
• Strategic Planning

In addition to identifying services provided, HIT ConsultantCompare also includes consultants' locations, years in business, speaking experience, contact information, and more.

 Initial enrollees in HIT ConsultantCompare are:

• AC Group
• Carr Instructional Design
• The CCI Group
• Clinical Productivity Systems
• Dak Systems Consulting
• EMR Advisory Group LLC
• Health Informatics Consulting LLC
• Healthcare Tech Consulting
• HIMentors
• MRC Consulting Group

Healthcare providers interested in selecting a consultant should go to http://www.medrecinst.com/hitconsult/index.html and follow the links there to view general company information and to match services provided with their needs.
 
Consultants interested in enrolling in HIT ConsultantCompare should also go to http://www.medrecinst.com/hitconsult/index.html and from there follow the links to review the program's Rules of Operation and Terms & Conditions, and follow the Registration instructions. Fees are on a sliding scale, based on self-declared (and confidential) annual revenues.

For additional information about HIT ConsultantCompare or EMRCompare, contact MRI Vice President
Claudia Tessier at claudia@medrecinst.com or 617-964-3923 ext. 206.

Medical Records Institute's (MRI) mission is to promote and enhance the journey towards electronic medical records, e-health, mobile health, and related applications of information technologies (IT). MRI does this by serving as an international forum for sharing knowledge, experience, and solutions with the healthcare community at large, but especially with healthcare practitioners, as well as professionals in information technology (HIT) and health information management (HIM). For more information, please visit www.medrecinst.com.