Electronic Health Record Adoption - Maybe It's not about the Money: Physician Super-Users, Electronic Health Records and Patient Care.

Objective: The slow adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems has been linked to physician resistance to change and the expense of EHR adoption. This qualitative study was conducted to evaluate benefits, and clarify limitations of two mature, robust, comprehensive EHR Systems by tech-savvy physicians where resistance and expense are not at issue.

Methods: Two EHR systems were examined - the paperless VistA / Computerized Patient Record System used at the Veterans' Administration, and the General Electric Centricity Enterprise system used at an academic medical center.

Adoption of electronic health records: a qualitative study of academic and private physicians and health administrators.

Objective: Less than 20% of hospitals in the US have an electronic health record (EHR). In this qualitative study, we examine the perspectives of both academic and private physicians and administrators as stakeholders, and their alignment, to explore their perspectives on the use of technology in the clinical environment.

Methods: Focus groups were conducted with 74 participants who were asked a series of open-ended questions.

A qualitative analysis of academic and private physicians and administrators' perceptions of health information technology.

A qualitative analysis of extensive interviews with academic and private physicians and administrators at a large academic medical center reveals six major themes associated with the adoption of Health Information Technology (HIT). The differences between academic and private physicians perceptions and administrators perceptions of the benefits of HIT are highlighted.