Want radiologists on board for EMR switch? Ask them for input

What if an organization wanted to switch its electronic medical record (EMR) without first consulting radiologists who would frequently use it? As expected, those folks might not be too thrilled.

In the current edition of JACR, four radiologists were asked how they’d handle an unsuccessful transition from their standard EMR to a new platform. The move was hypothetically initiated by hospital administrators, who refused to revert to their old systems despite serious adverse outcomes like scheduling mix-ups, increased radiologist workload and loss of referrals. 

“The hospital cannot function properly unless radiologists and radiology informatics specialists are integrated with the health system’s IT team,” she wrote. “Changing [EMR] platforms without sufficiently considering the impact on radiology will require a major commitment of time and effort to retrospectively address broken processes and technical barriers to radiology workflow integration.”

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Nicholas Leider, Managing Editor

Nicholas joined TriMed in 2016 as the managing editor of the Chicago office. After receiving his master’s from Roosevelt University, he worked in various writing/editing roles for magazines ranging in topic from billiards to metallurgy. Currently on Chicago’s north side, Nicholas keeps busy by running, reading and talking to his two cats.

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