Adopting an electronic health record. Keys to success

Stratis Health, through its capacity as Minnesota's Medicare Quality Improvement Organization, is working to promote successful implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) in primary care clinics in the state. This article focuses on lessons learned while helping primary care clinics adopt EHRs. It also includes observations on the current status of EHR adoption in Minnesota clinics. Sixty-eight percent of 341 clinics responding to a survey have implemented, are in the process of implementing, or plan to implement electronic health record systems during the next 2 years.