What are some of the most prevalent challenges and risks of implementing the CMR?

CMR is also known as the Electronic Health Record and it has the potential to enhance the healthcare delivery, but there are also significant challenges and risks in implementing the CMR.

Challenges include:

Planing failure, as reports have shown that many times implementation of complex software failed.
Financial exposure, as it may take years to get back significant result from the investments.
Breach of privacy and security, health records are more vulnerable for cyber crimes.

Implementation risks include:

Lack of training and education.
Poorly designed systems.
Inadequate measures taken to protect security and privacy.

So, careful consideration is required over the selected system that which will be best fit model for the designed practice and all stakeholders.