title: The value of vendor-reported ambulatory EHR benefits data.
abstract: Implementation of an electronic health record is expensive and labor-intensive. For this reason, providers often seek information about possible benefits to help them decide whether to implement an EHR. Our study found that a benefits database maintained by an ambulatory clinical systems vendor provided information that is useful, but that also has limitations.
authors.affiliation: First Consulting Group, Mesa, Arizona, USA. dithompson@fcg.com
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Classen
authors.forename: Terhilda
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Garrido
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bisordi
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Novogoratz
authors.forename: Walt
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zywiak
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D003132:Commerce; D019992:Databases as Topic; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D014481:United States