Case Study: Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology achieves a seamless paper-to-digital transition, increased productivity, and Meaningful Use attestation with Modernizing Medicine's Healthcare IT Suite

Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology Transitions From Paper to EMA Plastic Surgery and EMA Dermatology

Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology, a six-location practice in Gastonia, N.C. with 21 physicians and over 100 staff, faced growing paper-chart storage issues and sought better efficiency and compliance ahead of ICD-10 and Meaningful Use. After a two-year evaluation they selected Modernizing Medicine’s specialty-specific EMA Plastic Surgery™ and EMA Dermatology™ to replace paper records.

They went live in January 2013 and fully trained all providers within six months. EMA’s cloud-based, specialty-focused workflows delivered more complete documentation in equal or less time, preserved or increased productivity, enabled secure cross-site and mobile chart access, streamlined coding, and supported Stage One Meaningful Use attestation — with responsive vendor support throughout the transition.

Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology

William L. Fangman

Dermatologist