Challenge In 2011, the outpatient revenues at Sharon Regional grew by 6.2%, while net patient revenue increased by 4%. To keep pace with that growth, Sharon Regional was in the final stages of implementing a $13 million Electronic Health Record (EHR) system throughout all inpatient/outpatient services and employed physician offices. In preparation for that implementation, Sharon Regional brought in Just Associates to conduct a comprehensive Master Patient Index (MPI) Clean-Up. While the clean-up eliminated existing duplicate records from the system, Sharon Regional still faced a dilemma — how to maintain that clean MPI. Solution With MPI cleared of duplicates, Sharon regional recognized that it was the ideal time to implement changes to ensure integrity. Outsourcing w

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