Identify Strategies that will Increase EHR Adoption

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c84692) has announced the
addition of "Using a Multi-faceted Approach to Increasing EHR Adoption
(Strategy Focus)" to their offering.

Introduction

Electronic health records (EHRs) will be the cornerstone of
healthcare technology. The design, selection and implementation of
EHRs, therefore, will be extremely important for healthcare
institutions.

Scope

-- Identifies opportunities in the global EHR market

-- Analyzes approaches to EHR adoption

-- Offers insight into EHR technology trends

Highlights

-- We expect that the global market for EHRs from 2007-2012 will
grow at a five-year compound annual growth rate of 23.8%.

-- EHRs delivered through a software as a service model will be
preferred in the future.

-- Adoption of EHRs will increase if approached from many angles.

Reasons to Purchase

-- Gain insight into the evolving market for EHRs

-- Identify strategies that will increase EHR adoption

Topics Discussed

OUR VIEW

CATALYST

SUMMARY

ANALYSIS

-- The immense benefits of EHRs are trumped only by their high
costs

-- EHR adoption will be inevitable due to internal as well as
external factors

-- Cost is the most significant, but not the only, barrier to
adoption

-- Just do it: the time is right for EHR adoption

-- Worldwide interest in EHRs will continue as the market evolves

-- The "usual suspects" lead in global spending on EHRs

-- The ambulatory EHR market will grow through multiple channels

-- EHRs delivered through a software as a service model will be
more cost-effective and easier to implement

-- No one-size-fits-all, but EHR adoption will increase if
approached from many angles

-- National approaches to EHR adoption will be either from the
top down or bottom up

-- A top down approach will work best in single payer systems

-- Grass roots adoption from multiple stakeholders will be most
effective

-- Incentives will be key to increasing EHR adoption and usage

-- Lessons learned: recommendations on implementation from early
EHR adopters

-- ACTIONS

-- Vendors should sell to larger, more influential, organizations
as well as individual clients

-- Increased positive publicity will generate more attention,
excitement and adoption of EHRs

-- EHR vendors need to be aware of, if not involved in,
government healthcare agendas

APPENDIX

-- Abbreviations

-- Methodology

-- Further reading

-- Ask the analyst

-- Our consulting

-- Disclaimer

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Source: Datamonitor

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