Adoption Factors of the Electronic Health Record: A Systematic Review.

Clemens Scott Kruse Krysta Kothman Keshia Anerobi Lillian Abanaka

Published in: JMIR medical informatics (2016)

The 25 facilitators and 23 barriers to the adoption of the EHR continue to reveal a preoccupation on cost, despite incentives in the HITECH Act. Limited financial backing and outdated technology were also common barriers frequently mentioned during data review. Future public policy should include incentives commensurate with those in the HITECH Act to maintain strong adoption rates.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
clinical decision support
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mental health
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genome wide
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dna methylation
machine learning
big data
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