The impact of electronic health records on workflow and financial measures in primary care practices.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate a commercially available ambulatory electronic health record's (EHR's) impact on workflow and financial measures.

Data sources/study setting

Administrative, payroll, and billing data were collected for 26 primary care practices in a fee-for-service network that rolled out an EHR on a staggered schedule from June 2006 through December 2008.

Study design

An interrupted time series design was used. Staffing, visit intensity, productivity, volume, practice expense, payments received, and net income data were collected monthly for 2004-2009. Changes were evaluated 1-6, 7-12, and >12 months postimplementation.

Data collection/extraction methods

Data were accessed through a SQLserver database, transformed into SAS®, and aggregated by practice. Pr

SUBMITTER: Fleming NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3925410 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature