To identify the top challenges faced by CAHs, researchers used a HIMSS survey of CAHs conducted between November 2012 and April 2013.
- EHR implementation costs: 50 percent
- Availability of grants and/or loans to offset EHR costs: 35 percent
- Workflow changes: 30 percent
- Lack of qualified IT personnel: 27 percent
- Broadband implementation costs: 23 percent
- Clinical staff cooperation: 23 percent
- Security or privacy challenges: 20 percent
- Inadequate EHR training for employees: 16 percent
- Lack of technical support from EHR vendor: 16 percent
- Poor vendor selection or EHR usability: 15 percent
- Broadband unavailable of insufficient: 11 percent
- Lack of leadership/executive cooperation: 8 percent
The study also showed CAHs that were nonprofit, part of a larger system or those that partnered with other small hospitals in group purchasing agreements were the most able to overcome these challenges and had more advanced IT systems in place.
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