Transitioning from one electronic health record (EHR) to another: a narrative literature review

JJ Saleem, J Herout - … of the Human Factors and Ergonomics …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
JJ Saleem, J Herout
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual …, 2018journals.sagepub.com
This paper reports the results of a literature review of health care organizations that have
transitioned from one electronic health record (EHR) to another. Ten different EHR to EHR
transitions are documented in the academic literature. In eight of the 10 transitions, the
health care organization transitioned to Epic, a commercial EHR which is dominating the
market for large and medium hospitals and health care systems. The focus of the articles
reviewed falls into two main categories:(1) data migration from the old to new EHR and (2) …
This paper reports the results of a literature review of health care organizations that have transitioned from one electronic health record (EHR) to another. Ten different EHR to EHR transitions are documented in the academic literature. In eight of the 10 transitions, the health care organization transitioned to Epic, a commercial EHR which is dominating the market for large and medium hospitals and health care systems. The focus of the articles reviewed falls into two main categories: (1) data migration from the old to new EHR and (2) implementation of the new EHR as it relates to patient safety, provider satisfaction, and other measures pre-and post-transition. Several conclusions and recommendations are derived from this review of the literature, which may be informative for healthcare organizations preparing to replace an existing EHR. These recommendations are likely broadly relevant to EHR to EHR transitions, regardless of the new EHR vendor.
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