Table 1.
Themes Generated by All Experts in Order by Total Number of Commenters
| The 19 themes generated in order by total number of commenters (total number of commenters in parentheses) | Total number of commenters (41) | CAH Peer Experts (16) | CAH Vendor Staff (3) | Community and Larger Hospital Vendor Staff (7) | Consultants (6) | REC Staff (3) | National Policy Experts (2) | Informatics and HIT Policy Researchers (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. EHR Team | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. Communication | 16 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3. Clinician/Physician Buy-in/Ownership | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4. EHR System Selection | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5. Preparatory Work | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. Budget/Financial Resources | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. Technology | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8. Outside Partners/Information Resources | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9. Optimization/Ongoing Work | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10. EHR Training/Go-live Support | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11. Workflow/Productivity | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12. Project Management | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13. Purpose/Goals | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14. Leadership | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15. Change/Encouragement | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16. Policy/Meaningful Use | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17. System Install/Go-live | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18. Governance | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19. Clinical Decision Support/Knowledge Management | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |