Majority have EHR governance structure, advisory committees
Sixty percent of those who responded to an EHR governance study have a formalized EHR governance structure in place.
HIMSS Analytics released the 2014 U.S. EHR Governance Study which queried 230 respondents about their current governance structure including effectiveness, efficiency and primary drivers, as well as challenges, success factors and associated vendors.
“How organizations make decisions around enhancements to EHRs, including implementation can dramatically impact their ability to meet regulatory measures and create workflow efficiencies,” said HIMSS Analytics Research Director Brendan FitzGerald.
The study also found that 63 percent of formalized EHR governance structures involves a cross-functional, multi-disciplinary advisory board or committee and physician/clinician engagement and adoption are the biggest EHR governance challenges.
Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.