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Electronic Health Record Implementation in the United States Healthcare Industry: Making the Process of Change Manageable

Electronic Health Record Implementation in the United States Healthcare Industry: Making the Process of Change Manageable

Michelle Lee D’Abundo
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781466627703|ISBN10: 1466627700|EISBN13: 9781466627710
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2770-3.ch019
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D’Abundo, Michelle Lee. "Electronic Health Record Implementation in the United States Healthcare Industry: Making the Process of Change Manageable." User-Driven Healthcare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 382-395. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2770-3.ch019

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D’Abundo, M. L. (2013). Electronic Health Record Implementation in the United States Healthcare Industry: Making the Process of Change Manageable. In I. Management Association (Ed.), User-Driven Healthcare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 382-395). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2770-3.ch019

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D’Abundo, Michelle Lee. "Electronic Health Record Implementation in the United States Healthcare Industry: Making the Process of Change Manageable." In User-Driven Healthcare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 382-395. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2770-3.ch019

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Abstract

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act (2009) was legislation passed focused on improving health care delivery and patient care in America through the development of health information technology (HIT). The mission of this chapter is to review how American health care practitioners and organizations will integrate one aspect of HIT, the use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), into the workplace. While objectives and deadlines have been established and aligned with incentives for the meaningful use of EHRs, it seems the missing component is a strategic plan that could be applied by health care organizations to guide the implementation process. The use of a program planning model is suggested to frame a strategic implementation process informed by principles of change management.

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