Evaluation of electronic health record systems.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this article is to present an overview of the various considerations to be made prior to evaluating electronic health record (EHR) systems.


METHODS
From the methodological literature, a number of themes for decisions are presented and related to the contemporary EHR situation. Special attention is paid to a number of important methodological themes.


RESULTS
Definitive checklists for evaluation of EHR systems can not be recommended, but seven key steps are listed to guide the design of evaluation projects.


CONCLUSIONS
It is concluded that the issues presented are not completely exhausted and the seven key steps might have to include iterative loops because of interdependencies between some of the steps.
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Virtual Centre for Health Informatics, Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, Denmark. cn@plan.aau.dk
D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000379:methods; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized