Question

Why do EHR projects fail ? Support your answer with an example of failed EHR project and explain the reasons for their failure

Please write at least three pragraphs

Answer 1

An electronic health record (EHR), or electronic medical record (EMR), is the systematized collection of patient and population electronically-stored health information in a digital format. ... EHR systems are designed to store data accurately and to capture the state of a patient across time.

• EHR Project failed due to following factors:- they are following. .
• Technical EHR implementation :-failures, where the wrong hardware/software combination was installed, or where there were issues with wireless connectivity.
• Financial failures, where the expected EHR ROI wasn’t realized, or the costs were significantly more than expected;
• Software incompatibility issues, where the EHR system didn’t interface with an existing medical practice management system.
• People-related issues, where some physicians or staff members avoid training or simply refuse to use the EHR system. This can leave a medical practice with the worst of both worlds: paper charts for some physicians and patients, and electronic records for others.
• Inadequate testing requirements:- Sometimes EHR vendors fail to conduct rigorous enough testing on their products before they are released.
• Poor communication of EHR failures between facilities:- Between fear of infringing on EHR vendor intellectual property clauses, and a lack of clear communication system, facilities .are often unable or unwilling to discuss problems they’ve had with their EHR.