Title :
Selection of electronic health records software: Challenges, considerations, and recommendations
Author :
Piliouras, Teresa ; Pui Lam Yu ; Housheng Huang ; Xin Liu ; Siddaramaiah, V.K.A. ; Sultana, N.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Health Records Task Force, Polytech. Inst. of New York Univ., Hawthorne, NY, USA
Abstract :
The authors are engaged in on-going research on the functionality of Electronic Health Records (EHR) software, and challenges doctors and nurse practitioners face when they migrate from paper to electronic-based record keeping. Our goal is to assist small practices in the adoption of EHR software and in the optimization of their clinical and practice management functions. In this paper, we discuss challenges, considerations, and recommendations for identifying solutions suited to this health care delivery category. We present findings on installation, training and use of EHR software, based on our hands-on testing and experiences working with leading EHR vendors. We have conducted a detailed industry analysis of over 200 vendors and their offerings.
Keywords :
medical information systems; EHR; clinical management functions; electronic health records software; practice management functions; Computers; Documentation; Maintenance engineering; Medical services; Security; Software; Training; assessment; challenges and obstacles to automated medical and health care recordkeeping; compliance with ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) requirements; electronic health records software; implementation; selection; training and system documentation; user inteface design;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Applications and Technology Conference (LISAT), 2011 IEEE Long Island
Conference_Location :
Farmingdale, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9878-9
DOI :
10.1109/LISAT.2011.5784239
