decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2011 Issue 4 (April)
Major new EHR survey offers implementation tips, finds meaningful use tough for many
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Article Overview
This article summarizes a Medical Group Management Association survey on electronic health record adoption and the barriers practices faced during implementation. It is aimed at healthcare administrators, practice managers, and coding/billing professionals who want a broad view of EHR rollout trends, operational challenges, and CMS incentive program context. The piece covers survey results, common implementation obstacles, practice optimization issues, and general categories of meaningful use readiness discussed in the report.
Why This Topic Matters
The article provides practical context for organizations evaluating EHR adoption or trying to understand why meeting early federal incentive requirements can be difficult. It also helps readers interpret how workflow, training, integration, and optimization concerns may affect practice operations.
Article Sections
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Survey overview and adoption context
Introduces the MGMA survey, the scale of the response, and the general environment of EHR adoption among medical practices. It also places the findings in the context of federal incentive efforts.
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Survey yields 3 takeaways for your EHR adoption
Summarizes broad implementation themes from the survey, including system integration, staff preparation, and the time needed for full operational benefits. The section focuses on practice experience after adoption.
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Few EHR users are close to stage 1 meaningful use
Reviews the survey’s findings on readiness for early meaningful use and the general categories of required measures. It also highlights where practices reported the greatest difficulty.
What You Will Learn
- How the MGMA survey characterized EHR adoption among medical practices
- What broad implementation challenges practices reported after adopting EHR systems
- How survey respondents viewed readiness for early meaningful use requirements
- Which general types of meaningful use measures were reported as most difficult
- How the article frames EHR optimization in relation to CMS incentive programs
Who Should Read This
- Practice managers
- Healthcare administrators
- Revenue cycle and billing staff
- Physician office leadership
- EHR implementation teams
- Compliance and quality staff
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