EHR Case Studies
Read the stories and examples of electronic health record implementations by physicians, practices, and organizations. Have you, your practice, or your organization implemented electronic health records? Do you have a story of how you’ve helped to create a new innovation in health care? We’d like you to share your story with us. After internal review, your story may be published to inspire other providers and organizations to become meaningful users of electronic health records (EHRs). Let’s learn together.
Email us your story at onc.request@hhs.gov. If the story has been published, be sure to include the name and date of the publication and a link to the article. Read our disclaimer.
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Latest Blog Posts
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E-Prescribing Adoption: A Prescription for Progress
Think about the last time you were prescribed a medication. Did your doctor fill out a prescription on a paper pad and instruct you to get the medication filled at your local pharmacy? If not, chances are that he or she electronically routed the prescription to your pharmacy. This process—called electronic prescribing or “e-prescribing”—is helping prescribers and pharmacists make better clinical decisions, improve workflow, reduce costs, and ultimately enhance patient care.
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Improving Health Care in Schools: School Nurse Leader Gives District’s EHR System an A+
Marie DeSisto
Marie DeSisto is an innovator when it comes to electronic health records (EHRs) and improving health care in schools. Thanks to her efforts, school nurses in Waltham, MA, are linked by an EHR system that helps them serve students in ways that go far beyond the basics. Just one example: EHR data on student obesity convinced budget-conscious administrators not to eliminate recess.
In honor of National Nurses Week and National School Nurse Day, ONC talked with Ms. DeSisto about Waltham’s EHRs—how the system was implemented, how it works, and how students and nurses benefit.
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Accelerating Progress on EHR Adoption Rates and Achieving Meaningful Use
As spring quickly blends into summer, we at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) continue to see signs that providers and hospitals nationwide understand why electronic health record (EHR) adoption and achieving meaningful use is critical to improving patient care.
