When Premier Health Partners adopted Epic as their electronic medical records system, they came to realize the medical community would need assistance in adopting their own EMR. Choosing an EMR is a daunting task. So, Premier formed Patient Information Partners or PIP to assist the local physicians' offices — clearly the backbone of our medical community — adopt an EMR.

PIP helps physicians' offices make informed decisions to purchase the best EMR that will improve the workflow, patient communication and physician connectivity. A PIP representative will analyze your current workflow patterns, patient processing and staff information competencies to help you determine what is best for your office.

Should you choose Epic as your EMR system, the PIP team will install it, train you on it and provide ongoing support as part of the purchased Epic package. Epic is certified by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT). CCHIT is a recognized certification body for electronic health records and their networks, and an independent, voluntary, private-sector initiative. CCHIT's mission is to accelerate the adoption of health information technology by creating an efficient, credible and sustainable certification program.