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Factors affecting adoption, cont.
- EHR adoption contingent on value creation
- Most adopters have seen a business need
- Large practices, multi-site practices
- Financial barriers critical for small practices
- Where most Americans receive healthcare
- Capturing and re-distributing value
- Cultural barriers need to be understood in context
- Disruption always difficult
- Many have made the change
- Generational issues often over-played
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