Dr. Sonya Merriman Documents Effortlessly with the Intuitive EHR System, EMA for Plastic Surgery
Dr. Sonya Merriman Documents Effortlessly with the Intuitive EHR System, EMA for Plastic Surgery
2 PagesCASE STUDY BACKGROUND Dr. Sonya Merriman has been performing plastic and reconstructive surgery since 1992 in her Valdosta, Georgia- based private practice, Plastic Surgery Associates of Valdosta. In an effort to streamline her clinical documentation, she began using an EHR system that she soon discovered was too cumbersome and inefficient to meet her practice’s needs. “My previous system was not plastic surgery-specific and was very frustrating and difficult to use. The fill in the blank, template-based notes were time consuming, and I didn’t trust the system was coding properly. I wanted to find something that was geared toward plastic surgery,” said Dr. Merriman. Dr. Merriman made the decision to begin researching other EHR systems. “I saw EMA on social media for the first time
