title: Customizing an EMR: lessons learned.
abstract: No electronic medical record (EMR) system is ready to use out-of-the-box. Vendors provide rudimentary clinical content with the expectation that physicians will want to modify it to meet the needs of their individual practice style. This article discusses some key factors involving our experience with customizing our EMR system that, in hindsight, are thought to be valuable points of knowledge.
authors.affiliation: ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP, 560 White Plains Road, Suite 500, Tarrytown, New York 10591, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Owens
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D014481:United States