Case Study: Allergy, Asthma, Immunology of Rochester achieves a paperless practice and $110K+ in savings with SequelMed EHR

How a medical practice transitioned into a paperless environment with EHR

Allergy, Asthma, Immunology of Rochester (AAIR) is a private specialty practice with eight physicians and three mid-level providers that had relied on paper records since 1985 and needed a staged, specialty-aware move to an electronic health record. Because many off‑the‑shelf EHRs lacked allergy/asthma/immunology-specific forms and required disruptive workflow changes, AAIR selected SequelMed and its SequelMed EPM practice management solution followed by SequelMed EHR to support a phased, customized transition.

SequelMed implemented a tiered rollout—starting with practice management, expanding IT infrastructure, then deploying SequelMed EHR with customized templates, staff training, and integrated billing, document and imaging workflows. After going live in late 2007 AAIR realized measurable impact: projected labor savings of nearly $70,000, more than $3,500 saved on paper/printing, total savings exceeding $110,000 through EOY 2009, stimulus incentives for e‑prescribing/meaningful use, and a roadmap to become fully paperless.

Allergy, Asthma, Immunology of Rochester

Peter Deane

Allergy, Asthma, Immunology of Rochester