Emr. Norman Yee Clinic

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My project charter is based on the Dr. Norman Yee clinic, and the reason that I chose this case was the personality of Dr. Yee. He is interested in IT and has a family business background which helped him to have different views on the benefits of using EMR in his clinic than other physicians.
This clinic is located in Calgary, Alberta, and consists of one rheumatologist, eight family physician, one clinic manager, and six office staff. Dr. Yee convinced his group for implementing EMR in the clinic because it could increase the staff and physician efficiency. This clinic has been using the system since 2002.
Many factors were involved that EMR is a successful system in that clinic, such as motivated leadership, good change management, an

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