title: The Impacts of Electronic Health Record Implementation on the Health Care Workforce.
abstract: Health care organizations at various levels are transitioning into the new electronic era by implementing and adopting electronic health record systems. New job roles will be needed for this transition, and some current job roles will inevitably become obsolete due to the change. In addition to training new personnel to fill these new roles, the focus should also be on equipping the current health care workforce with knowledge and skills in health information technology and health informatics that will support their work and improve quality of care.
authors.affiliation: professor, Department of Health Services and Information Management, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina zengx@ecu.edu.
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D058996:Quality Improvement; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*