Applying traditional project management methodologies to an ambulatory EHR implementation often yields unexpected and often unpleasant results. Why? Lessons learned in Project Management Professional ...

These findings provided directional goalposts for EMR project leaders. The data from this pilot survey influenced the design process in several ways. Nursing staff from each unit were invited to ...

It will take 18 months for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to launch the new Cerner electronic health record and another seven to eight years to transition the whole legacy EHR system once the ...

Since March, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has seen a lot of leadership turnover: 40 senior staffers by the Democrats count in May. The agency lost two more in late summer, with the ...

Following a successful EMR implementation at eight California hospitals, Catholic Healthcare West will invest another $419 million to bring electronic records to its entire 27-hospital network and ...

Rush University Medical Center has completed a two-year roll out of an Epic Systems EMR, with electronic documentation and clinical decision support throughout all clinical units. The project, part of ...

In a recent Hayes Management Consulting blog, Lisa Laravie explains how to utilize your lessons learned when optimizing your EMR projects. How many times have we all uttered that phrase? It’s easy to ...

Practices aren’t always successful with electronic medical record (EMR) implementation. Some have even abandoned attempts to implement an EMR system, reverting back to the old way of doing things—a ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ EHR contract with Cerner has been plagued by multiple roadblocks during the past year, including personnel issues and changing expectations, according to a ...

An EMR is one or more computerized clinical information system that collects, stores, and displays patient information. Electronic medical record systems are generally designed to preserve and present ...