Guest Article: Creating a Culture of Adoption for EHRs and Health IT

It is general knowledge among seasoned EHR implementers that EHR technology is not the primary concern when promoting EHR adoption (while there are many areas of potential improvements, the tech is generally “good enough” in most cases). There are, however, many challenges surrounding the deployments EHRs and one of the biggest is that not enough training or pre work done to prepare staff and resources. A great way to ensure EHR success is by creating a “Culture of Adoption,” which is something I discussed at length with my friend John Lynn after he attended a recent “think tank” style event hosted at TEDMED by the Breakaway Group (a Xerox Company). I invited John, a prolific blogger and fellow EHR implementation expert, to talk about what the creation of such a culture means and how it can be done. Here’s what John had to say: At the Healthcare Forum, Bill Rieger, CIO of Flagler Hospital, spoke on how they created a culture of adoption as their hospital transitioned from one EMR software to another.  Flagler Hospital is a 355 bed community hospital that had been using an EMR since 1993 and after a two year search process had chosen to move to a new EMR system. As they prepared for the move to a new EMR, they found an interesting challenge when evaluating the benefits of the transition.  In the case of CPOE, med reconciliation, and physician documentation they would be making a paper process electronic.  When it came to radiology, lab, registration, schedulin...
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