Effects of implementing electronic medical records on primary care billings and payments: a before-after study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several barriers to the adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) by family physicians have been discussed, including the costs of implementation, impact on work flow and loss of productivity. We examined billings and payments received before and after implementation of EMRs among primary care physicians in the province of Ontario. We also examined billings and payments before and after switching from a fee-for-service to a capitation payment model, because EMR implementation coincided with primary care reform in the province.

Methods

We used information from the Electronic Medical Record Administrative Data Linked Database (EMRALD) to conduct a retrospective before-after study. The EMRALD database includes EMR data extracted from 183 community-based family ph

SUBMITTER: Jaakkimainen RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3985899 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature