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Health board approves internal payroll policy; staff continue search for an EMR system
Summary
The board approved an internal payroll and time/documentation policy for the health department and heard that staff are evaluating electronic medical record systems (one vendor identified as 'Main Street') with plans to run dual systems during transition.
Department leadership described an internal payroll policy intended to document staff hours and program time, emphasizing that the policy is departmental (not countywide) and intended to ensure continuity if administrative staff are absent. After discussion, a motion to approve the payroll policy was made and the board carried the motion.
Staff also updated the board on the department's evaluation of electronic medical record (EMR) vendors. "The 1 we're looking at right now is called Main Street," the director said, explaining the system is oriented toward human-services initiatives and would need some modification to capture certain public-health workflows. Staff said they plan to run the current system in parallel with a new EMR during a transition and to seek state permissions to allow automatic reporting to state systems like the Wisconsin Immunization Registry.
Board members emphasized careful selection and training for an EMR rollout. Staff said they hoped to decide on the system in the coming months and to run parallel systems to ensure accurate timekeeping and reporting prior to full implementation.
