Barriers to Electronic Health Records Implementation
According to Landi (2017), the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) index stated that although the health care industries are adopting to electronic health records technology reasonably, healthcare providers still need to be affected on using information technology to avoid wasteful spending on business administrative costs. Moreover, Landi (2017) mentioned CAQH claim that if healthcare providers implement the electronic transactions, there could be a significant savings of $9.4 billion. Common barriers to transitioning to electronic health records (EHR) are costs, providers’ perception, and inefficient project management system. Likewise, Kudyba (2016) suggested possible solutions to these barriers.
Kudyba (2016) admitted the high cost of initiating the EHR, but also pointed that organizations and healthcare providers can foresee the potential savings from its time efficiency and reduction of medical errors. When it …show more content…
Transitioning to EHR can even be more overwhelming in a disorganized project management. Kudyba (2016) proposed the increased involvement of relevant users, particularly the nurses and physicians in the leadership. More importantly, Landi (2017) emphasized a good coordination with the vendors to ensure a defined cost and timely updates of the system to ensure smooth operation of the EHR.
As many government initiatives aim to full adoption of electronic health records, barriers to achieving that goal cannot also be ignored, particularly from healthcare providers. If EHR must function to provide a safe, efficient, and low cost quality health care, government and organizational leaders must look into those barriers and provide realistic solutions to healthcare providers. Similarly, providers must be open-minded to EHR implementation and be champions in the project management
According to Landi (2017), the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) index stated that although the health care industries are adopting to electronic health records technology reasonably, healthcare providers still need to be affected on using information technology to avoid wasteful spending on business administrative costs. Moreover, Landi (2017) mentioned CAQH claim that if healthcare providers implement the electronic transactions, there could be a significant savings of $9.4 billion. Common barriers to transitioning to electronic health records (EHR) are costs, providers’ perception, and inefficient project management system. Likewise, Kudyba (2016) suggested possible solutions to these barriers.
Kudyba (2016) admitted the high cost of initiating the EHR, but also pointed that organizations and healthcare providers can foresee the potential savings from its time efficiency and reduction of medical errors. When it …show more content…
Transitioning to EHR can even be more overwhelming in a disorganized project management. Kudyba (2016) proposed the increased involvement of relevant users, particularly the nurses and physicians in the leadership. More importantly, Landi (2017) emphasized a good coordination with the vendors to ensure a defined cost and timely updates of the system to ensure smooth operation of the EHR.
As many government initiatives aim to full adoption of electronic health records, barriers to achieving that goal cannot also be ignored, particularly from healthcare providers. If EHR must function to provide a safe, efficient, and low cost quality health care, government and organizational leaders must look into those barriers and provide realistic solutions to healthcare providers. Similarly, providers must be open-minded to EHR implementation and be champions in the project management