Leveraging Existing Technologies for Electronic Health Records (Technology Focus)

Summary

Introduction

Electronic health records (EHRs) will be the cornerstone of healthcare technology. The design, selection and implementation of EHRs, therefore, will be extremely important for healthcare institutions.

Scope

• Draws comparisons between EHRs and technologies in other industries
• Identifies the key functionalities needed for a complete EHR solution
• Offers insight into how vendors can improve their products

Highlights

The immense benefits of EHRs are trumped only by their high costs

No need to reinvent the wheel: EHR technologies are already available in other industries

As EHRs become more advanced, they will require solutions from multiple vendors

Reasons to Purchase

• Understand the technology trends that are shaping the future of EHRs
• Align product development and strategic partnerships to meet the needs of EHR end users
• Identify similar technologies in other industries to serve as models for EHRs

Contents

• Datamonitor View
• Catalyst
• Summary
• Analysis
  • The Immense Benefits Of Ehrs Are Trumped Only By Their High Costs
  • Ehr Adoption Will Be Inevitable Due To Internal As Well As External Factors
  • Cost Is The Most Significant, But Not The Only, Barrier To Adoption
  • Ehr Technologies Are Evolving
  • No Need To Reinvent The Wheel: Ehr Technologies Are Already Available In Other Industries
  • An Ehr Is Essentially An Enterprise Content Management Solution
  • Ehrs Will Shift From An On-Premise Software Towards A Software As A Service Model
  • For Most Providers, Today's Off-The-Shelf Ehrs Are More Than Sufficient For Their Needs
  • As Ehrs Become More Advanced, They Will Require Solutions From Multiple Vendors
  • Basic Ehrs Will Turn Paper-Based Offices Into Electronic Ones
  • Mid-Level Ehrs Will Have Additional "Accessories"
  • Advanced Ehrs Will Be Intelligent And Shared
• Actions
  • Ehr Vendors Should Extend The Functionality Of Their Solutions Through Partnerships
  • Vendors Must Work Towards Interoperability Or Be Left Behind
  • Ehrs Should Focus On Key Capabilities, Not Extraneous Features, And Value
• Appendix
  • Abbreviations
  • Methodology
  • Further Reading
  • Ask The Analyst
  • Datamonitor Consulting
  • Disclaimer
• List Of Figures
  • Figure 1: A Framework For Understanding The Evolution Of Ehr Functionality And Adoption

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