The value of vendor-reported ambulatory EHR benefits data.
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.
Thompson
Douglas
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First Consulting Group, Mesa, Arizona, USA. dithompson@fcg.com
Classen
David
D
Garrido
Terhilda
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Bisordi
Joseph
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Novogoratz
Scott
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Zywiak
Walt
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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