affiliated with creating online tutorials, a literature review was conducted in the guise of creating video tutorials for an academic library environment. The findings from this literature review are expanded upon here: In creating an online tutorial, it is best to keep the length of the tutorial relatively short.
Study participants on average spent $5,900 on purchases related to hardware, software, peripherals, and network connections. 1  About half of the practices averaged $3,094 for IT and other outside support costs. 2  These costs do not factor in overtime pay or other workflow inefficiencies. Averaged across all 30 practices, out-of-pocket expenses in the first 6 months of an implementation reached $6,516. In a similar study published in the March 2011 issue of Health Affairs, 26 primary care practices in North Texas implemented an EHR across their medical network. The researchers considered the hardware/software costs, as well as the staff members' time and effort to complete the implementation. They determined that a typical multiphysician practice would spend about $162,000 to implement an EHR, with $85,500 for first-year maintenance costs.
As EHR systems continue to become more widespread, Electronic Health Records Specialists will be needed to utilize them. Prospects will be best for those with an associate degree with a specialization in Electronic Health Records. The median annual wage for Health Information Technicians was $34,160 in May 2012.s EHR systems continue to become more widespread, Electronic Health Records Specialists will be needed to utilize them. Prospects will be best for those with an associate degree with a specialization in Electronic Health Records. The median annual wage for Health Information Technicians was $34,160 in May 2012.