You work at a medium-sized hospital with an attached physicians clinic. Your boss is considering implementing an EHR system. Create a presentation describing the benefits of and barriers to EHR implementation.
At present most of the healthcare organization are using advanced technologies to provide better services to the patients. The implementation of EHR system in the healthcare organization has become one of the important source to provide better quality of services to the patients. EHR is a system where all the information are being saved regarding patient's medical history and treatment.
Bents of EHR system:
Barriers in the EHR implementation:
You work at a medium-sized hospital with an attached physicians clinic. Your boss is considering implementing...
After several years working as a clinic manager in the hospital setting, you have been hired by one of your physicians who is leaving the hospital to start his own practice in the community. You will be the practice manager, and responsible for much of the research development phases of this new venture. The physician has asked you to provide recommendations on what EMR to use. A few of your options include; pay for a license to use the system...
for your patients at a hospital or clinic explaining to them the benefits (clinical, educational, and otherwise) that the patient will enjoy when the organization implements an EHR system and connects it to an HIE. You will also need to explain to the patient how their experience at your site will change. For instance, if your providers will be using iPads or other computerized devices during the appointment, you need to discuss this. Don't forget to discuss technologies such as...
Assume you are the CEO of a large group practice (75 physicians) that implemented an EHR system two years ago. The physicians are asking for an evaluation of the system and its impact on quality, costs, and patient satisfaction. In a short paper, create and document a plan for evaluating the EHR system’s impact on the organization in these three areas Search the Internet and find 5 health care information system vendors that offer EHR products. In a short paper,...
In today company’s management meeting, your boss is discussing of changing company’s accounting system to ERP system. He pointed out companies of all sizes are investing in ERP systems to help improve processes. However, he knew that implementation of ERP is not always simple and can potentially create a lot of challenges depending on the way it managed. You are the accountant of this company, an SME. You are being assigned to handle this project.What are the factors you need to...
Overview A medium-sized hospital had been using an EHR for 12 months. They were having great success with getting the providers to document within a timely fashion; however, many of the notes did not provide enough information to code the record and/or key components to adequately code were missing. They had a process for physician query, as follows: Electronically flag the record for physician query Create a paper query form for the provider Send the electronic query to the HIM...
The activity An EHR was implemented at the General Hospital one year ago, before you were hired. The implementation process did not go smoothly and now there are strong EHR advocates and strong EHR-dissenters on the team. The CEO wants to move forward with an implementation of the bar-coded medication administration feature of the EHR, but the director of nursing does not. You have been asked to manage the implementation and see that it is successful. You will first need...
CASE 17: WATSON’S AMBULATORY EHR TRANSITION Major theme: System acquisition Primary care physicians play a key role in the U.S. health care delivery system. These providers integrate internal and external information with their clinical knowledge to determine the patient’s treatment options. An effective ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) is critical to supply physicians with the information they need to provide quality care and maximize their efficiency. This case involves the decision-making process to replace an inadequate EHR system in a...
Assume you are a marketing manager that is considering implementing CRM in your firm. How would you approach the implementation of CRM? What might you avoid doing as you implement CRM in your firm?
A good friend of yours is director of nursing at a 220-bed community hospital. Last year the hospital merged with a much larger medical center. One of the upsides, as well as one of the challenges, resulting from this change has been the rapid introduction of new computer systems. The goal is to bring the hospital “up to speed” within 3 years. At present, the Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) is being implemented. The general medical and surgical units went...
A good friend of yours is director of nursing at a 220-bed community hospital. Last year the hospital merged with a much larger medical center. One of the upsides, as well as one of the challenges, resulting from this change has been the rapid introduction of new computer systems. The goal is to bring the hospital “up to speed” within 3 years. At present, the Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) is being implemented. The general medical and surgical units went...