Achieving meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) in primary care: Proposed critical processes from the Kentucky Ambulatory Network (KAN).

J Am Board Fam Med

From the Department of Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health (MCR, KGS); Institutional Research and Advanced Analytics, University of Kentucky Analytics and Technologies (AOJ); and the Departments of Pediatrics (CS) and Family and Community Medicine (KAP), College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington.

Published: December 2015

Objective: The Kentucky Ambulatory Network, a practice-based research network, conducted this study to propose critical processes for electronic health record (EHR) implementation.

Methods: Periodic observation of the implementation process and assessment of meaningful use (MU) metrics within 10 small primary care practices working with a regional extension center.

Results: Through focus groups and structured interviews, the strategies, processes, and procedures used by these practices to achieve MU of EHRs were determined. Implementation themes related to and critical processes associated with EHR adoption were proposed.

Conclusions: Five proposed critical processes for EHR adoption and achievement of MU were identified; these processes were supported by 70% (7 of 10) of the study practices meeting MU criteria.

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