How to successfully select and implement electronic health records (EHR) in small ambulatory practice settings
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- 23 February 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
- Vol. 9 (1) , 15
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-9-15
Abstract
Adoption of EHRs by U.S. ambulatory practices has been slow despite the perceived benefits of their use. Most evaluations of EHR implementations in the literature apply to large practice settings. While there are similarities relating to EHR implementation in large and small practice settings, the authors argue that scale is an important differentiator. Focusing on small ambulatory practices, this paper outlines the benefits and barriers to EHR use in this setting, and provides a "field guide" for these practices to facilitate successful EHR implementation.Keywords
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