Assess your practice needs, readiness when choosing an EHR.(Practice Trends)(electronic health record)

Publication: Internal Medicine News

Publication Date: 01-AUG-05

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BOSTON -- Choosing an electronic health record for your practice involves a comprehensive readiness and needs assessment, according to participants in a congress sponsored by the American Medical Informatics Association.

A group of about 100 physicians, nurse "informaticians," clinical informaticians, pharmacists, consultants, and others met during AMIA's spring congress to brainstorm ideas about how best to select an EHR. Participants in the work group, who had a range of experience with EHRs, contributed their advice, which was then condensed into a short presentation given at the close of the AMIA meeting.

Here are some of the recommendations from the AMIA work group:

Readiness Assessment

* Develop an information strategy. The first step is...

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