Why do EHR (Electronic health record) Projects fail?

There are several causes of failure of electronic health record (EHR) projects. Sometimes the mistakes are made by the practices in the selection of HER software. Some surveys were conducted to know the reasons and cause the failure of this project. According to the surveys, more than 50% of the practice with the experience of this system makes the disappointment after the development as well as implementation with this system. It is important to take a better understanding of what aspects of the failure of HER System. First of all, there is an inability to perform the needed functions of this system or as the disappointment for living up to the expectations subjectively (A. El. Fadly, 2010). Therefore, there is always a risk of the electronic health record in the varying approaches that can separate themselves through the identification of the high amount of risks as well as taking steps to mitigate these risks. There are several reasons for the failure of the HER system which are discussed below.

Cutting Edges on the Research and Diligence

Matching the ideal information as well as researching vendors with an internal requirement of assessment may minimize the risks of satisfaction issues in which the system can be helpful for other providers while it cannot be a better fit in the current position. Understanding the performance of the vendor which is not only in the delivering on the proposition of value while it also in the support technically as well as provision to the customers for the practices may exclude the bad fit.

Failure to set well-defined Goals and Collaborative with main Stakeholders

Sometimes the providers approach the problem of EHR without setting the goals as to what strategic advantage will be attained from the technology. A meaningful role in the formation of the strategic vision of providers is played by the meaningful use of attestation. Therefore, it should be evolved by the attained benefits from the HER system from simply agreeing with the standards for helping the approach within meet up of the strategic objectives. The mistakes are often made by such kind of practices of not setting clearer objectives that makes it challenging for utilizing an HER system to its full benefit (K. A. Stephens, 2016).

Consideration of the significance of Change Management

The reorienting the resources and practice or the process of change management is invoked by the new electronic health record in a way that avoids disturbance. The change management is not only dealing with the purchasing in the form of users while it is also lining up the culture of the organization by having the objectives of HER system may facilitate. We can understand it with the help of an example. Suppose, if a provider choose this software which is not possessing the strong data analytics yet the organizational goals of the provider consist of using the data for bringing the improvement in the quality for the future, it can be said the poor management of change in the proposed technology that does not line up with the culture as well as objectives of the organization. Furthermore, it is significant for the consideration that there are overwhelming factors whenever considering the fundamental causes of HER failure, which may not be taken into account. Therefore, some steps are also given for overcoming this kind of risk as well as those that can reduce the effects of the risks.

References of Why do EHR Projects fail?

A. El. Fadly, N. L. (2010). The REUSE project: EHR as a single data source for biomedical research. MedInfo, 1324-1328.

K. A. Stephens, N. A. (2016). Implementing partnership-driven clinical federated electronic health record data sharing networks. International journal of medical informatics, 26-33