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The key to EMR adoption: self-service implementation

The traditional way that physicians (and hospitals) have looked to adopt Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is to contact the vendors, and expect a demonstration or some other sales process, and then install something locally once the decision has been made. I recently had an anecdotal conversation with an office manager of a small cardiology group, who had purchased an EHR system mainly for the e-prescribing, but was looking at paying several thousand dollars to upgrade that system to one that… read more >
Posted in EHR Adoption, Meaningful EMR Use
Tagged CMS, EHR, EMR, Meaningful Use, ONCHIT
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A fundamental issue around EMR Usability

Designing a good Electronic Health Record (EHR) system – one which balances usability and flexibility with structure and interoperability – is a challenge (to say the least). Not just for us, but for the entire industry. It is clear that good usability is critically important in order that EHR technology be embraced by health care practitioners and patients (the general public) alike. It is also clear that bad usability can result not only in workflow slowdown (and therefore lost revenue),… read more >
Posted in Health Policy, Health Topics, Public Health
Tagged Public Health, Public Policy
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