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Mary Lee Pemberton, O.D.
Posted: February 12, 2012

Dr. Mary Lee Pemberton was one of our first doctors to begin and successfully attest to meaningful use in 2011.  We asked Mary Lee if she would be kind enough to take time out of her busy day to share a bit about herself and her experience with the rest of you, and she agreed!  Here’s what she had to say:

Tell us a bit about your journey in becoming a doctor and starting a practice.

I wanted to be an OD since I was in the 9th grade.  My grandfather was an OD and I grew up visiting his office and seeing how happy he was.  I ended up at SCO and graduated in 1998.  I didn’t really know where I wanted to live so I did a lot of fill in work for many doctors and different types of practices.  I eventually settled in Verona, Virginia after I got married and worked next to 3 different private optical stores in 3 different towns.  I eventually whittled it down to one location.  In the fall of 2007 VSP came to town and rather than lose 30% of my patient base, I opted to move and add a dispensary.  I’ve been able to last through the economy downturn that started in our area around 2008, and am starting to feel the recovery.  I’ve had web-based practice management software since 2004 and was excited to switch to RevolutionEHR in December of 2008.  It has made practicing and adding the dispensary aspect of the business a whole lot easier.

What and/or who motivated you to work towards achieving meaningful use in 2011?

RevolutionEHR motivated me because they practically did all the work for me.  The amount of work Dr. Jens did with Quest to Attest made it tremendously easy to jump on the bandwagon.  He showed us that it really isn’t all that hard.  The money was a major factor as well of course.

When did you begin the process?

I started in August 2011 when we first got word from RevolutionEHR about getting started.

How did you get started?

I read the documents that RevolutionEHR published and attended the webinars.

What resources did you depend on to support your efforts?

The RevolutionEHR documents and webinars were a great starting point.  I created a spreadsheet that listed all the objectives, the requirements, and who in the office was responsible for them.  Things started off as red and one by one were changed over to green as we went along.

How did the process affect your staff?

They adjusted surprisingly well.  I decided to offer $1,000 to my employees as an incentive to help me get the job done.  The incentive I offered was a great motivator.

What surprised you most about the process?

How easy it actually was and still is.

What advice would you give other RevolutionEHR doctors who are considering attesting in 2012?

Just dive right in.  Rewriting the objectives in my own words in a spreadsheet helped me clarify and understand the objectives and was better able to share with staff.

You have been very active on the Quest to Attest and User Group Facebook groups, THANK YOU!  What would you like to share about that experience?

The Facebook group has helped a lot.  I wish it started in August.  It was great to be able to ask a question and quickly get the answer and opinions of several doctors.  It made the process a lot easier and let me know some of the fears I had of screwing up were shared by many and easily put to rest.

 

 

 

 




  


  


  


  

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