18 Oct Examine EHR use and system implementation

EHR Adoption and Benefits

In this assignment, you will examine EHR use and system implementation in a case study of your choice. You will combine practical experience from course activities with a broader perspective provided by studying an EHR implementation in a professional health care environment. Before you complete your assignment, do all of the assigned EHR course activities from this and previous units, so that you have skills and experience to apply to the case study analysis.

 

Instructions

 

Choose a case study from one of the resources provided; provide the citation in APA format; and give a brief overview of the case study you chose. Based on your reading of the case study, your experience in using the EHR in the course, and further research in industry or scholarly resources, write your case study analysis to meet the following criteria:

 

Describe the characteristics of an EHR system.

 

Identify the benefits and limitations of the EHR.

 

Summarize the challenges to EHR adoption.

 

Compare EHR applications.

 

Submission Requirements

 

Page length: 3–5 pages.

 

References: Provide references and citations in current APA style and format.

 

Writing: Create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors.

 

 

 

HIM4640 Electronic Health Records and Health Information Systems

 

Unit 5 Assignment  

 

EHR Life Cycle

 

For this assignment, you will choose another case study. This time, choose a study that allows you to focus on various aspects of system development life cycle (SDLC). Be sure to complete all assigned EHR course activities before you complete this assignment, so that you can add perspective from your growing EHR knowledge and skills to your analysis.

 

Instructions

 

Choose a case study from one of the links provided; provide the citation in APA format; and give an overview of the case study you chose. Based on your reading of the case study, your experience in using the EHR in the course, and further research in industry or scholarly resources, write your case study analysis to meet the following criteria:

 

Identify the stages of the system development life cycle (SDLC).

 

Identify the requirements for a successful EHR implementation.

 

Explain why this EHR implementation was or was not successful. What should have been done differently for a successful implementation?

 

Evaluate a migration plan for an EHR implementation.

 

Explain the migration path by identifying the process steps used to implement the EHR in the case study.

 

Evaluate workflow and needs assessment in relation to EHR implementation.

 

Assess whether the needs assessment process was adequate.

 

Identify areas for improvement in the workflow process. Include your EHR experience in this course.

 

Submission Requirements

 

Page length: 3–5 pages.

 

References: Follow APA style and format guidelines for references and citations.

 

Writing: Create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors.

 

HIM4640 Electronic Health Records and Health Information Systems

 

Unit 7 Assignment  

 

EHR Standards

 

For this assignment, choose a case study that allows you to focus on standards for EHR data and technology, as well as the organizations that set the standards. Be sure to complete all assigned EHR course activities before you complete this assignment, so that you can add perspective from your growing EHR knowledge and skills to your analysis.

 

Instructions

 

Choose a case study from one of the links provided; provide the citation in current APA style and format; and give an overview of the case study you chose. Based on your reading of the case study, your experience in using the EHR in the course, and further research in industry or scholarly resources, write your case study analysis to meet the following criteria:

 

Identify standards that govern EHR systems and the organizations that set them.

 

Select one vocabulary standard and one classification standard and explain how the case study implemented that standard.

 

Distinguish types of data, data formats, and data reporting requirements.

 

Describe the purpose of data modeling and data dictionaries.

 

Explain how the case study addressed the following components: data architecture, databases, data warehouses, data modeling, data dictionary, and metadata.

 

Explain the importance of data usability and quality.

 

Explain the importance of consistency and design.

 

Determine standards for integration among applications.

 

Using your experiences with the assigned EHR course activities, identify documentation strategies that have been used. Explain how these strategies have assisted in the integration of data across applications.

 

Submission Requirements

 

Page length: 3–5 pages.

 

References: Follow current APA style and format for references and citations.

 

Writing: Create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors.

 

 

 

HIM4640 Electronic Health Records and Health Information Systems

 

Unit 9 Assignment  

 

EHRs and Interoperability

 

For this assignment, select two case studies from different health care settings for analysis. This analysis focuses on issues surrounding how EHRs interact with patients, other health information systems, and others outside the health care organization. Be sure to complete all assigned EHR course activities before you complete this assignment, so that you can add perspective from your growing EHR knowledge and skills to your analysis.

 

Instructions

 

Choose the two case studies from this unit’s resources provided; provide the citations in current APA style and format; and give an overview of each case study you chose. Based on your reading of the case studies, your experience in using the EHR in the course, and further research in industry or scholarly resources, write your case study analysis to meet the following criteria:

 

Compare the EHR applications.

 

Compare and contrast the two applications in your studies, as well as the EHR you used in course activities.

 

Evaluate strategies for assuring that EHRs promote secure and efficient patient data-sharing among personal health records (PHRs) and health information exchanges (HIEs).

 

Identify the security measures within each system.

 

Explain if interoperability was or was not achieved.

 

Identify if the EHR system would be part of an HIE.

 

Identify if the EHR system had a patient portal or other means for sharing information with a patient.

 

Describe ways to optimize the use of EHR data within the healthcare environment.

 

Identify ways that each system could be optimized.

 

Using your experiences with the EHR course activities, explain how this system could be optimized.

 

Summarize the challenges to EHR adoption.

 

Compare and contrast the EHR challenges faced in both environments

 

Identify the requirements for a successful EHR implementation.

 

Compare and contrast the requirements of successful HER implementation in both environments.

 

Identify the organizations involved in setting standards for EHR systems.

 

Identify standards that would need to be addressed in both environments.

 

Submission Requirements

 

Page length: 4–6 pages.

 

References: Provide references and citations in current APA style and format.

 

Writing: Create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors.