Despite a consensus that the use of health information technology should lead to more efficient, safer, and higher-quality care, there are no reliable estimates of the prevalence of adoption and physician usage of electronic health records (EHRs). Data from the American Hospital Association was examined for the presence of specific electronic-recorded functionalities. We also examined the diffe...

J Adv Pract Oncol 2012;3:330–332 The dreaded memo came on a Friday afternoon (as dreaded memos often seem to do). It read: “You must sign up for training for the change from Cerner to the Epic System.” Insert any vendor’s name in place of either of these two electronic health record (EHR) systems,1 and the feeling of dread it brings on is the same. My first question was “Why?” The current syste...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to develop a survey tool to assess electronic health record (EHR) implementation to guide improvement initiatives. BACKGROUND Survey tools are needed for ongoing improvement and have not been developed for aspects of EHR implementation. METHODS The Baylor EHR User Experience (UX) survey was developed to capture 5 concept domains: training and competency, ...

an electronic health record system (EHR) for years but figured that it would be too costly and disruptive to your practice to actually buy one. You suspected that it would slow you down and force you to interact more with a computer than with the patient in front of you. You assumed that EHRs made sense only for technophile types who didn’t mind typing or fiddling with programs, and you were ri...