title: Physicians use EMR to improve quality. Esse Health takes lead in primary care technology, quality.
abstract: Payers, regulators and physicians are battling over who best defines and controls medical quality. Esse Health, St. Louis, believes physicians should be in charge of quality. To make it possible, Esse has implemented an electronic medical record (EMR) system. This article outlines the reasons it choose an EMR, its process for putting the system in place and its drawbacks and benefits.
authors.affiliation: MGMA-Member Organization Esse Health, St. Louis, MO 63119, USA.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Willey
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Struckhoff
mesh_terms: D000555:Ambulatory Care Information Systems; D016494:Computer Security; D003284:Contract Services; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D007255:Information Services; D007587:Job Description; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008923:Missouri; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software