Transitioning from One Electronic Health Record to Another: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transitioning to a new electronic health record (EHR) presents different challenges than transitions from paper to electronic records. We synthesized the body of peer-reviewed literature on EHR-to-EHR transitions to evaluate the generalizability of published work and identify knowledge gaps where more evidence is needed.

Methods

We conducted a broad search in PubMed through July 2022 and collected all publications from two prior reviews. Peer-reviewed publications reporting on data from an EHR-to-EHR transition were included. We extracted data on study design, setting, sample size, EHR systems involved, dates of transition and data collection, outcomes reported, and key findings.

Results

The 40 included publications were grouped into thematic categories for

SUBMITTER: Miake-Lye IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10593710 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature