Electronic Health Records (EHR) Implementation and Post Implementation Challenges

Authors

Muhammad A. Razi, Western Michigan UniversityFollow
Christopher Emmert, Western Michigan UniversityFollow
Dan McAlpine-Austin, Western Michigan UniversityFollow
J. Michael Tarn, Western Michigan UniversityFollow
Khandaker N. Islam, Western Michigan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Version

publisher_pdf

Publication Date

10-2011

Abstract

The US Healthcare Industry lags behind other industries in its use of technologies for process improvement and improvement in quality of services for its patients. Globally, United States is significantly behind some European and Australian countries in implementation of EHR. While the federal government is now mandating this change and also offering incentive programs, healthcare providers remain slow to comply because of challenges they face regarding EHR implementation. This paper discusses EHR architecture, presents implementation challenges, provides a case study and offers future research ideas. The information provided in this research could be beneficial for successful EHR implementation.

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

Razi, Muhammad A.; Emmert, Christopher; McAlpine-Austin, Dan; Tarn, J. Michael; and Islam, Khandaker N., "Electronic Health Records (EHR) Implementation and Post Implementation Challenges" (2011). Transactions of the International Conference on Health Information Technology Advancement. 7.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ichita_transactions/7