PeaceHealth Physicians & Providers,
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We're in the midst of some major milestones for the group. Earlier this week, our clinics in Florence, Oregon began scheduling in Epic. By all accounts, the soft transition has gone well. And we look forward to next Wednesday, May 1, when the providers and staff in that community and support departments begin using the remaining features of PeaceHealth's new ambulatory electronic health record. It's an exciting time. Kent Henriksen and Dr. Mike Geist and their Epic team have done a tremendous job of getting us to this point, with the support of leaders and other caregivers from all networks over the past several months. Thanks to Dr. Ron Shearer and Nena Harvey and the providers and caregivers in Siuslaw for their willingness to pilot and lead things off for the rest of the communities. It's no small thing to juggle learning a new system while adjusting workflows and staying on top of the everyday workload. We all appreciate the extra work. We are sending good thoughts and prayers in their direction for smooth sailing next week. 
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Strategic Planning, Epic Lead MGLT Agenda
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April's monthly Medical Group Leadership Team meeting was a face-to-face discussion of the strategic plan that will be presented to PeaceHealth leadership. The group also talked about the optimization phase and ongoing operational support for Epic.
Read April Summary Report
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Epic to Go Live in Florence Next Week
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 PeaceHealth is gearing up to flip the switch to the new Epic ambulatory electronic health record next week in Siuslaw (Florence, Oregon) and in the HIM, PFS and Coding departments. More than 200 caregivers in Florence have completed their education for read/write Epic access and another 200+ caregivers in the local hospital or other facilities have or are receiving training on read-only access to Epic. April's Epic project newsletter gives more details about the go-live milestones and some of the lessons learned so far by the clinics and Epic team. The Epic Command Center has been deployed in the RiverBend Annex in Eugene to support this and the rest of the Epic rollout through 2014. Epic education is also under way for providers and other caregivers in Eugene/Springfield and Cottage Grove. Watch for continued updates. If you have any questions, please talk to your manager or contact your local Epic change manager.
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Use Your Recognition for ABFM MC-FP Credit
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Physicians achieving recognition in the NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program (DRP) may receive credit for their Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) as an approved Part IV alternative activity from the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM).
Fax your NCQA certificate to 859-335-7516-attention Debbie Medley. Please be aware you must still pay the required MC-FP fee. If you have any questions contact David Killaby.View list of PHMG providers with DRP recognition
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