You and your EMR : the research perspective

Abstract

Dr Park and her team are pleased with their elec- tronic medical record (EMR) selection and have fin- ished their EMR implementation. They have also given some thought to entering and retrieving information from their EMR, and to answering research questions using their EMR data. Having moved past these initial stages of EMR adoption, Dr Park and her team now begin thinking about how to optimize their use of the EMR, both for their practice and their future participa- tion in primary health care studies led by their region- al practice-based research network.