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	May 20, 2010 Electronic Medical Records Need More To Support "Meaningful Use" ECM And BPM Anchor The Portfolio Of Technologies That Will Improve Hospitals' Processes by Craig Le Clair with Eric G. Brown, Connie Moore, Ralph Vitti	Average: 10  (1 rating)

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Executive Summary

Our current paper-based health information process wastes hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Transforming this into a streamlined 21st century electronic system will require moving through stages of maturity from paper charts to the cross-provider electronic health record (EHR). Our interviews with US healthcare providers found that a narrow focus on electronic medical records and paper replacement technologies will fall short. The federal stimulus package's mandate for meaningful use will require a process-centric view and a portfolio of technologies including enterprise content management (ECM), business process management (BPM), and forms automation. A three-phase maturity model shows how these foundation technologies help migrate to the 21st century healthcare system.

Keywords

• EMR
• electronic medical record
• EHR
• electronic health record
• medical
• health care
• BPM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Diverse Content Types Challenge The Patient Record
• Phase 1: Paper- Or Image-Based Patient Records Dominate
• Phase 2: The Hybrid Solution
• Phase 3: The Collaborative And Interoperable Patient Record

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Hybrid Environments Are The Reality For Three To Five Years

WHAT IT MEANS

• EMRs Are Overhyped As The Answer
• Supplemental Material
• Related Research Documents

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