title: From promise to reality: achieving the value of an EHR.
abstract: Implementing an electronic health record (EHR) can transform the clinical process and patient care among other positive outcomes. Hospitals can help physicians adopt the new technology by showing how it can enhance patient care and improve outcomes. An EHR implementation project should be a multidisciplinary coordinated effort.
authors.affiliation: EHR Implementation Practice, CSC, Columbus, Ohio, USA. bbell20@csc.com
authors.forename: Beverly
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thornton
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States