Satisfying physicians and clinician employees is a major factor driving EMR adoption in the hospital segment, according to the Boston-based Medical Records Institute (MRI)'s “2007 Survey of Electronic Medical Record Trends and Usage.”
· Top priorities for strategic decisions in IT - The need to improve clinical processes or workflow efficiency - The need to improve quality of care
· Major factors driving EMR adoption in the hospital segment - Patient safety considerations - Efficiency and convenience - Satisfaction of physicians and clinician employees · Major barriers to implementing EMR systems - Lack of adequate funding or resources - Anticipated difficulties in changing to an EMR system - Difficulty in creating a migration plan from paper - Inability to find an EMR solution/components at an affordable cost
An extended summary of survey observations is available at the MRI Web site, and complete results can be downloaded here.
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