HIMSS names four global EMR implementation trends

While EMR rollouts differ, even from one city to the next, there are some factors that affect implementations pretty much everywhere in the world, according to new research by a HIMSS taskforce. The task force, which reviewed EMR implementations at healthcare IT centers in 15 countries in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, recently published a study listing these factors, which included funding, governance, standardization/interoperability and communication. Article