EMR Adoption Training for Providers at Northern Light Health

Michael Ross, MD, FAAP, FACMI, Regional Medical Information Officer, Northern Light Health.  Dr. Ross discusses the process at Northern Light Health (NLH) which focuses on increasing provider adoption through post-adoption training classes.  We’ll discuss the use of survey and EMR-user-experience tools to gather data on those attending adoption classes, demonstrating improvements in provider efficiency and patient access.  He also discusses the importance of partnering with administrative practice leadership, and explains how this partnership can help jumpstart an adoption program.  Lastly, he looks at the adoption class trained vs. standard-only populations, demonstrating short-term and long-term positive impacts on EMR mastery.