Why Do Some Hospitals Successfully Implement EHRs and Others Fail?

Posted by Chris Pace on November 18, 2009 under News, Technology | Be the First to Comment

By Carrie Vaughan, for HealthLeaders Media, November 17, 2009

There are pieces of advice I hear repeatedly when talking with technology executives about implementing electronic health records and why some organizations are successful whereas others struggle. Phrases like “get physician buy in,” “allocate more resources for training,” and “spend more time planning on the frontend” come to mind. Unfortunately, the advice doesn’t always come with strategies on how accomplish it.

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