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Improving Workflow At The Point Of Care Using The Electronic Health Record, Rox Ann Sparks
Improving Workflow At The Point Of Care Using The Electronic Health Record, Rox Ann Sparks
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The electronic health record (EHR) is an important part of the effort to improve health care and reduce costs in the United States. Primary care providers, among the largest group of caregivers in the nation, often experience difficulty with implementation and utilization of EHRs. Efforts to enhance the provider's effectiveness in the use of the EHR should result in improved patient outcomes as well as decreasing the overall cost of health care. Guided by the diffusion of innovation theory, this project was initiated to develop a plan for improved usage of the EHR in a primary care setting. A survey …