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IS THE EHR A PANACEA ? SOMEDAY , PERHAPS , BUT NOT YET . THREE INSPIRING CASES .
Today , because of the many players with high stakes in the success of the adoption of electronic health records , the industry ’ s expectations have been set high , perhaps too high .
According to the Advisory Board , despite the challenges of adapting to change , “ an increasing number of organizations have weathered these trials and succeeded in demonstrating genuine benefits from computerization .”
Sentara Healthcare ( Virginia ) according to the Advisory Board , reported “ a 50 % reduction in hospital mortality ratios at several hospitals ( actual / expected deaths ), and 50 % a reduction of more than 100,000 potential medication errors annually .”
Geisinger Medical Center ( Pennsylvania )
“ reduced average hospital length of stay for coronary artery bypass graft ( CABG ) cases by 16 % through its evidence-based care program .“
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Texas Health Resources reported “ average time from order writing to computer input for non-stat orders fell from 118 minutes to zero .”
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Better outcomes , reduced hospital stay time and clinician time saved — these are the future of the EHR .
* Source : The Advisory Board Company , EMRs : Expecting too much , too soon ? Expert Insight | August 18 , 2014 Peter Kilbridge , MD , Doug Thompson