PIMSY Referral Partner Program

What Is It? The quick version: You give us a name and endorsement, we do the demo, we close the deal, and give you a commission. The long version: The PIMSY Referral Program is a way to leverage existing relationships for mutual benefit among PIMSY EHR, PIMSY customers, and PIMSY partners. It builds...

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PIMSY Text / SMS / Appointment Reminders Protocol

Your patients should receive a message similar to this one:  “Dear : In an effort to provide you the highest quality care, we at would like to contact you from time to time about upcoming appointments, office hour changes, and other import issues that you may need to know...

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Privacy Policy

The terms used in our Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, which is accessible at Pimsy Portal unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy. Smoky Mountain Information Systems built the Pimsy Portal – PIMSY EHR (for mental health) app as a Free app. This SERVICE...

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Health Services Research, Part 5: Writing Survey Questions

Health Services Research Survey The final major step in writing an excellent health services research survey is writing data collection questions that truly grasp the complexity of the assessment domains indicated by the statement of research purpose. While some clinical outcomes are easy to measure...

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Health Services Research, Part 3: Research Questions

Health Services Research: the Questions! Crafting successful health services research questions is deceptively challenging. It is all-too-common for healthcare organizations to gather tons of data and then to wonder, “Now that we have collected all of this data, what should we do with it?” If their...

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Health Services Research, Part 2: Types of Surveys & Outcomes

Surveying the individuals an organization serves can be an important component of several aspects of healthcare management; hence, the need for health services research surveys and outcomes. Various kinds of surveys correspond to the specific information needs of a healthcare organization during different...

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Health Services Research, Part 1: Introduction

What Is Health Services Research? Building on earlier definitions of health service research (HSR) developed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences the Association for Health Services Research (AHSR) describe the field as: the multidisciplinary field of scientific investigation...

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Confused by All the Acronyms!?

While recently researching the Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements, I found myself googling various acronyms for clarity, despite being fairly familiar with EMR/EHR lexicon.  It made me wonder how many folks out there might appreciate having a handy dandy acronym guide as they navigate the often confusing...

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