Electronic Health Records (EHR) Meaningful Use: Implications on EHR Definition, Implementation and Critical Success Factors

Electronic health records (EHR) are here to stay. With the advent of the meaningful use requirement by the United States government, EHR adoption and implementation are no longer a choice, but a mandate. This government-mandated roadmap for EHR carries along serious implications on the EHR definition and critical success factors on its implementation. This paper is a conceptual framework that models the journey to meaningful use: it examines the intent, content and context factors involved in the generation of its outcomes. Finally, a look at the