Trends in Electronic Health Records and Related Technologies

Trends in Electronic Health Records and Related Technologies provides expert analysis regarding the current status of electronic health record (EHR) adoption among caregivers in hospitals, healthcare delivery networks, and ambulatory care centers. With the passing of Healthcare Reform, EHR use is no longer a theoretical discussion, but a question of when and how healthcare organizations will adopt.

Trends in Electronic Health Records and Related Technologies identifies:

• Drivers of EHR implementation
• Levels of EHR implementation progress;
• Roll-out strategies for implementation;
• Hospital departments who benefit from implementation and how;
• Concerns about EHRs, including staff resistance and medical errors;
• Functional uses of EHRs;
• Lessons learned by organizations with EHRs;
• Factors that influence EHR projects such as cultural resistance and economic conditions; and
• EHR-related technologies that go beyond the core EHR

SECTION 1
Executive Summary
Introduction
Standard Nomenclature
The Current State of EHR Adoption
EHR Implementation Roll-Out Strategies
EHR Use and Functions
Methodology

SECTION 2
Demographics
Types of Organizations
Hospital-Based Care Providers
Non-Hospital-Based Care Providers
Health Plans
Executives and Professionals
Base Numbers for Survey Respondents

SECTION 3
State of EHR Adoption and Implementation Plans
Current State of EHR Adoption
Factors Driving EHR Adoption
Improvements Credited to EHRs
Fostering Adoption of EHRs
Leadership Roles

SECTION 4
EHR Implementation and Roll-Out Strategies
Roll-Out Strategies
Implementation Plans vs. Timeframes
Economy's Effect on EHR Implementation Plans
Challenges
Staff-Related Strategies
To Mandate or Not to Mandate EHR Use
Risk of Medical Errors
Unintended Consequences

SECTION 5
EHR Use and Functions
Hardware Needs
Moving Toward Paperless
EHR Products in Use
Clinical Decision Support
Computerized Physician/Provider Order Entry
E-Prescribing
Beyond the EHR Foundation
Web-Based Hosting
Advice from EHR Implementers