title: Electronic Health Record (EHR) As a Vehicle for Successful Health Care Best Practice.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  application of EHR in journey toward the development and adaptation of best practice approach in health care has particular importance. The aim of this review article is survey of successful best practice through EHR.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this literature review articles were searched with keywords like Electronic Health Record, Best Practice in Science Direct, Google Scholar and Pub Med databases since 1999.
  
  
  RESULTS
  best practice in health care through some services like utilization management, case management, and information technology tools can perform. Utilization management in combination with evidence based medicine facilitate determine best decision. Health records are based on evidence medicine and be the richest source of health information. Definitely use of EHR has play pivotal role in journey toward the development and adaptation of best practice approach.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Because of potential capabilities, EHR can be regarded as a main core and fundamental element in best practice approach. Success implementation of EHR relies on many factors that should be considered. Some critical success factors for EHR implementation that should be noted are change management, Physicians, nurses and key stakeholders involvement, leadership, provide reliable information technology infrastructure, system design, privacy and security, right budget, support high level management, clear communicate, determine goals and user needs, and define roles and responsibilities, interoperability standards.
authors: Health Information Management, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran.
authors: Marjan
authors: M
authors: Ghazisaeedi
authors: Health Information Management, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran.
authors: Niloofar
authors: N
authors: Mohammadzadeh
authors: Health Information Management, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran.
authors: Reza
authors: R
authors: Safdari
keywords: Best Practice; EHR; Electronic Health Record; Health Care
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