Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems remain a cornerstone of healthcare delivery. Yet recent research into satisfaction with EHR systems globally shows that just 5% of all EHR implementations or migrations realise their true potential; what’s more, satisfaction with EHR among clinical and nursing staff rarely exceeds 65%.
Ensuring an effective EHR migration delivered as part of a wider business transformation strategy is vital. As ever, sharing learning and best practice between healthcare organizations helps to minimize the risks while accelerating a smooth and secure experience for patients and staff.
This guide for healthcare organizations is based on experience from hundreds of EHR implementations and migrations. It sets out the stages of an EHR project, and highlights questions and risk factors to consider at each stage, with a summary of lessons learned.
Orchestrating change in high-pressured healthcare ecosystems is always challenging. Experience shows that ultimately, any EHR migration should be an outcomes-driven exercise in close partnership with clinical and business stakeholders. For many healthcare organizations, a successful EHR migration is now mission-critical to improve patient care while meeting today’s intense clinical and operational demands.