title: Electronic health record project initiation and early planning in a community health center.
abstract: Community health centers exist to help their constituents become proactive in addressing their own health care needs and to improve the overall well-being of the community. However, they pose a different set of challenges when implementing an electronic health record system. This article applies 2 project management principles, initiation and early planning, to the electronic health record implementation in a community health center. Issues such as planning, financial considerations, and quality improvement are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Management and Informatics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA. kcortely@mail.ucf.edu
authors.forename: Kendall
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cortelyou-Ward
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noblin
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D003151:Community Health Centers; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States