title: EMR implementation: big bang or a phased approach?
abstract: There are two major strategies to implementing an EMR: the big-bang approach and the phased, or incremental, approach. Each strategy has pros and cons that must be considered. This article discusses these approaches and the risks and benefits of each as well as some training strategies that can be used with either approach.
authors.affiliation: ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP, 560 White Plains Road, Suite 500, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Owens
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D014481:United States