Top achieving hospitals share secrets to EHR success

Even five years after go-live, many health systems aren’t realizing the full value of their electronic health records, says a new Chartis Group report. Gaining clinical and financial ROI depends on a “sustained, organized approach.” Why aren’t more hospitals realizing the benefits of their electronic health records? And what are the organizations that are capitalizing on their EHRs doing well that others should try?

Those are questions asked and answered in a new report from the Chartis Group, which surveyed some leading health systems that are leveraging their IT systems to enable big improvements in length of stay, reductions of adverse drug events, boosts in nursing efficiency, fewer unnecessary lab tests, speedier cash collections, better preventative care and more.