Electronic Health Records: A Global Perspective White Paper – A Work Product of the HIMSS Enterprise Systems Steering Committee and the Global Enterprise Task Force

The HIMSS Global Enterprise Task Force (GETF) was asked to investigate efforts to implement the electronic health record (EHR) in a host of countries around the world. This white paper explains how the U.S. lags can benefit in the implementation of standardized and interoperable EHRs, and how to avoid some of the mistakes while capitalizing on the successes of other countries efforts . . .