ABSTRACT
The electronic medical record (EMR) is an electronic means for physicians and other clinical providers to review clinical results, place patient orders, and create appropriate electronic documentation. The goal of communicating appropriate expectation expectations may be accomplished by an initial communication of the intention to move forward with EMR adoption through presenta-tions in meetings, posters, emails, Intranet/Internet postings, mailings, and informal discussions. The computer-based training should be made broadly available via a direct link in the EMR and also via an Internet link for ease of access from the physician's home or office. Electronic documentation has the advantage of facilitating clear, legible communications in standard formats that can be viewed from any computer workstation. Computer processor utilization on the back end as well as user screen-to-screen timings on the front end should be monitored and reported at regular intervals.
