Health Information SystemNameCourseProfessorDateIntroductionAn electronic Health Record (EHR) is a version of the patient's paper chart in an electronic format. The EHRs are crucial to the operations of a Healthcare facility because of their ability to provide timely and accurate patient information in the most secure and easily accessible manner. The Electronic Health Record contents include the patient's history on medication, treatment plans, immunization dates, laboratory tests, and allergies among others. The above information is a useful basis in evidence-based decision making by health Care providers. It is therefore very true to say that the system automates and streamlines the health care's workflow hence providing a high degree of the required effectiveness. A physician group looking to purchase the EHR system need to be informed on the four phases of the HIT systems and the process of need assessment. It is, therefore, important that the group is composed of the people in different capacities in the Healthcare Organization. The phases of HIT system, the composition of the steering committee and the understanding of the development of needs assessment are some of the key issue that determines the successful purchase of the