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Delivering on the Promise of Electronic Medical Records: Opportunities, Constraints, and Developments

Authors: Claremont Graduate University, School of Information Technology with QTC Management, Inc.

Abstract: The first Claremont Graduate University (CGU) and QTC Management, Inc. (QTC) Health Symposium was held on December 3, 2004 at the CGU, Claremont, California. It was conducted as a research symposium with participation from regional and national healthcare experts focused on different segments of the healthcare system in the US. The main goal of the symposium was to explore the promise of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) from both a research and practice perspective. The symposium had four objectives: 1) to understand the promise of EMR, 2) to discuss innovations and deployment occurring in EMR, 3) to focus in on exemplar deployments, and 4) to identify key research and policy issues. A wide array of perspectives was offered by plenary speakers during interactive sessions. Among the key themes explored were: that a significant gap exists between the promise of EMR and the institutional incentives needed to implement these systems, that there would be considerable value in developing a taxonomy of EMR use types that would facilitate uses such as for medical evaluations and disability assessments, and that there was a regional opportunity to develop regional EMR architectures and related collaborative research programs. Participants expressed an interest in further pursuing these themes through ad hoc workgroups, as well as through a possible follow-on workshop.

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*This study was conducted as part of a cooperative research agreement between Claremont Graduate University and the QTC Management, Inc.