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Health Care Leaders' Experiences Of Electronic Medical Record Adoption And Use, Joseph B. Weagraff
Health Care Leaders' Experiences Of Electronic Medical Record Adoption And Use, Joseph B. Weagraff
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Adoption of electronic medical record (EMR) technology systems of meaningful use has been slow despite the mandate by the U.S. government. The purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies used by health care leaders to implement EMR technology systems of meaningful use to take advantage of federal incentive payments. Diffusion of innovation theory provided the conceptual framework for the study. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 6 health care leaders from a military installation in the Southeast United States. Data were analyzed using software, coding, and inductive analyses. The 3 prominent themes were patient, provider, and champion. Alerts …