Challenges in the Implementation of Electronic Health Records
Resistance to change is always a crucial challenge for the success of any innovation. Research has found that physician resistance is a challenge in the implementation of a new EHR system when switching from a paper-based practice (Poon EG, 2004). …show more content…
The last essential challenge related to the expected impact of the EHR upon patient health outcomes, including benefits derived from improved coordination as well as challenges such as potentially decreased privacy and security. Information sharing can be a great incentive for adoption of an EHR system, but it also creates challenges for maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality (Kohn L, et al,