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A qualitative analysis of an electronic health record (EHR) implementation in an academic ambulatory setting
Kahyun Yoon-Flannery1, Stephanie O Zandieh, Gilad J Kuperman
1Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Objectives:
To determine pre-implementation perspectives of institutional, practice and vendor leadership regarding best practice for implementation of two ambulatory electronic health records (EHRs) at an academic institution.
Design:
Semi-structured interviews with ambulatory care network and information systems leadership, medical directors, practice managers and vendors before EHR implementation. Results were analysed using grounded theory with ATLAS.ti version 5.0.
Measurements:
Qualitative data on perceived benefits of EHRs as well as facilitators and barriers to successful implementation.
Results:
Interviewees perceived data accessibility, quality and safety measurement, improvement and reporting as benefits of EHR use. Six themes emerged for EHR implementation best practice: effective communication; successful system migration; sufficient hardware, technical equipment, support and training; safeguards for patient privacy; improved efficiency; and a sustainable business plan.
Conclusions:
Achieving the benefits of EHRs identified by our interviewees depends on successful implementation and use. Further identification of best implementation practices for EHRs is required, given the financial and clinical consequences of poor implementation.
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