For Immediate Release
Contact: Tracy Hartman
thartman@aloftgroup.com
978-462-0002 x103
Survey also reveals that most common hurdle to adoption is lack of internal resources
WEYMOUTH, MA – February 24, 2010 – Executives from 168 healthcare organizations in the U.S. participated this month in a study from healthcare management consulting firm Beacon Partners, who today revealed the survey results that provide a pulse of where hospitals are in the EHR adoption process.
Overall, the survey revealed that while many healthcare organizations are well into the process of EHR adoption, there are many hurdles to being ready on time in order to achieve and qualify for meaningful use milestones. In fact, 25% of executives did not feel that their healthcare organization would likely fulfill the first meaningful use deadline, and consequently many executives feel that the government will extend meaningful use deadlines.
“Interestingly the study revealed that those healthcare organizations that are getting the highest success rates in terms of customer satisfaction are those in which the physicians are completely engaged and on board with the EHR implementation,” says Ralph P. Fargnoli, Jr., president and CEO of Beacon Partners. “These are the organizations that put emphasis on change management for buy in to their EHR programs from all areas in their organization, and are most likely to achieve success and meaningful use as a result.”
Other highlighted survey results include:
- The most common hurdle to EHR adoption is lack of internal resources.
- Two-thirds of the executives stated that they prefer and desire an integrated enterprise system.
- 20% of the executives stated that their current EHR system is not CCHIT compliant and that they will need to upgrade as a result.
- Almost two-thirds of the executives are not familiar or have very little knowledge of STARK.
- Two-thirds of the executives stated that they will be hiring or outsourcing to compensate for their lack of internal resources.
To view the executive summary and full survey results, please visit http://www.beaconpartners.com/ehradoption/BeaconPartners_EHR_AdoptionStudy.pdf
About Beacon Partners
As the largest independent healthcare management consulting firm in the country, Beacon Partners is chosen by organizations in the Healthcare Community to provide expertise in the adoption of information technology to improve overall operational and financial performance. With their strategic approach and depth of experience, Beacon Partners is uniquely qualified to help organizations navigate the challenges in healthcare and optimize their potential to deliver the highest possible level of patient care. This proven approach allows healthcare organizations to maximize their Enterprise Yield™ – the alignment of people, processes and technologies – with the important understanding that success depends on the ability to adapt quickly to issues pertaining to clinical transformation, revenue cycle management, interoperability, workflow optimization, EHR implementation and more. As the HITECH portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 becomes a priority to healthcare organizations, Beacon Partners’ ARRA expertise helps organizations develop a roadmap that will lead to “meaningful user” status and maximize available incentives.
For more information, please visit http://www.beaconpartners.com and Beacon Partners’ special healthcare information portal, http://www.spotlightonhealthcare.com.
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