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The adoption of electronic medical records is a strategy for improving health care in the United States, and there are national efforts to provide funding for the purchase of EMR systems. The use of IT in making clinical health care more efficient and effective is well-known, but many of these projects fail because of lack of acceptance and use. This study examines the implementation of EMR systems and compares these practices, issues, lessons learned, and critical success factors with what we have already learned from implementing ERP systems. The findings identify the similarities between ERP and EMR systems projects and offer insights into applying the lessons learned from ERP to the current challenges of EMR implementation.

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Electronic Medical Records Implementation: Lessons Learned from ERP

The adoption of electronic medical records is a strategy for improving health care in the United States, and there are national efforts to provide funding for the purchase of EMR systems. The use of IT in making clinical health care more efficient and effective is well-known, but many of these projects fail because of lack of acceptance and use. This study examines the implementation of EMR systems and compares these practices, issues, lessons learned, and critical success factors with what we have already learned from implementing ERP systems. The findings identify the similarities between ERP and EMR systems projects and offer insights into applying the lessons learned from ERP to the current challenges of EMR implementation.