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How the EHR transforms the HIM department: two stories. Document imaging, workflow restructure department.

Therese McCarthy1, Marlene Johnson

  • 1Health Information Services, HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, MN, USA. tmccarth@healtheast.org

Journal of AHIMA
|September 18, 2002
PubMed
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The implementation of electronic health records (EHR) significantly transformed Health Information Management (HIM) departments, leading to positive changes in job roles, leadership, and physical organization.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Healthcare Administration

Background:

  • Electronic Health Records (EHR) are increasingly adopted in healthcare.
  • The impact of EHR on Health Information Management (HIM) departments is significant.
  • Changes in HIM departments include job descriptions, leadership, and physical layout.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the effects of EHR implementation on HIM departments.
  • To understand how EHR revolutionized HIM processes.
  • To highlight positive transformations in two HIM departments post-EHR.

Main Methods:

  • Case study analysis of two HIM departments.
  • Qualitative assessment of changes in job descriptions and leadership.
  • Evaluation of physical layout adjustments.

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Main Results:

  • EHR implementation led to redefined job descriptions within HIM.
  • Leadership roles and structures in HIM departments evolved.
  • Physical spaces of HIM departments were reorganized.

Conclusions:

  • EHR implementation positively transformed HIM departments.
  • Adaptation to EHR resulted in improved departmental functioning.
  • The study provides insights into successful EHR integration in HIM.