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Best practices in EMR implementation: a systematic review
K Keshavjee1, J Bosomworth, J Copen
1Centre for Evaluation of Medicines and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
AMIA ... Annual Symposium Proceedings. AMIA Symposium
|January 24, 2007
Summary
Successful Electronic Medical Record (EMR) implementations benefit from integrated conceptual frameworks. This study synthesizes existing literature to propose a comprehensive, pragmatic overarching framework for EMR success.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Information Systems Management
- Healthcare Administration
Background:
- Increasing experience with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) implementations yields valuable insights.
- Existing literature presents various conceptual frameworks for successful EMR adoption.
- A need exists for a unified, practical framework to guide EMR implementations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review and integrate existing conceptual frameworks for EMR implementation success.
- To develop a comprehensive, yet pragmatic, overarching framework.
- To provide a unified perspective on critical success factors for EMR adoption.
Main Methods:
- Systematic literature review methodology.
- Analysis and synthesis of conceptual frameworks related to EMR implementation.
- Integration of diverse theoretical perspectives into a cohesive model.
Main Results:
- Identification of common themes and divergent perspectives across existing frameworks.
- Development of an integrated, overarching framework for EMR implementation.
- The proposed framework is designed to be both comprehensive and practical for real-world application.
Conclusions:
- Synthesizing existing frameworks offers a richer understanding of EMR implementation success.
- A unified, pragmatic framework can enhance the effectiveness of EMR deployments.
- Further research can validate and refine the proposed integrated framework.
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