Geriatric Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 28-30 , January 2006

The Challenges of Implementing an Electronic Medical Record System in a Long-Term Care Facility

  • Debra Fournier, RNC, BSN, MSB, NHA

      Affiliations

    • DEBRA FOURNIER, RNC, BSN, MSB, NHA, is administrator at St. Marguerite d’Youville Pavilion of the Sisters of Charity Health Systems, Lewiston, Maine.
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  • Donna Gosselin, RNC BSN

      Affiliations

    • DONNA GOSSELIN, RNC, BSN, is health information manager of eldercare services for St. Marguerite d’Youville Pavilion; and
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  • Norm Rioux, PhD

      Affiliations

    • NORM RIOUX, PhD, is manager of technology services for Sisters of Charity Health Systems.

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  5. Freedman AM . The undiscussable sides of implementation transformational_change . Consult Psychol J Pract Res . 1997;49:51–76

PII: S0197-4572(05)00464-7

doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2005.12.002

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 28-30 , January 2006

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