MHAFP 5066 Capella Hospital EHR & HIM Implementation and Support Analysis
Overview
Write a 3–5 page executive summary that outlines a comprehensive plan for go-live and ongoing support for a major upgrade of a hospital’s EHR and other HIM systems.
Note: Each assessment in this course is supported by the work you have completed in previous assessments. Therefore, complete the assessments in the order in which they are presented.
In today’s complex and demanding health care workplaces, effective end-user support systems must be in place to ensure that HIM systems enhance job performance and do not adversely affect the functions of key personnel.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you to apply your knowledge of end-user support best practices in outlining a comprehensive plan for go-live and ongoing support for a major upgrade of EHR and other HIM systems.
Resources
HIM System Implementation, Downtime, and Change Management
Castillo, V. H., Martínez-García, A. I., Soriano-Equigua, L., Maciel-Mendoza, F. M., Álvarez-Flores, J. L., & Juárez-Ramírez, R. (2018, March). An interaction framework for supporting the adoption of EHRS by physicians [PDF]. Universal Access in the Information Society, 1–14.
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Wang, G., Lu, R., Huang, C., & Guan, Y. L. (2019). An efficient and privacy-preserving pre-clinical guide scheme for mobile eHealthcare. Journal of Information Security and Applications, 46, 271–280.
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Assis-Hassid, S., Grosz, B. J., Zimlichman, E., Rozenblum, R., & Bates, D. W. (2019). Assessing EHR use during hospital morning rounds: A multi-faceted study. PLOS One, 14(2).
Patel, M. R., Smith, A., Leo, H., Hao, W., & Zheng, K. (2019). Improving patient–provider communication and therapeutic practice through better integration of electronic health records in the exam room: A pilot study. Health Education & Behavior, 46(3), 484–493.
Assessment Instructions
Note: Complete the assessments in this course in the order they are presented.
Preparation
Before you begin writing your executive summary, be sure to complete the following Vila Health simulation. You will use the information from this activity, as well as information from the Resources and gathered from your own research, to complete the assessment.
Vila Health: HIM Technology Support Plan.
In this simulation, you will use information gained from interviewing hospital staff to outline a comprehensive support plan for go-live and ongoing support
Requirements
Using the Executive Summary Template [DOCX], write an executive summary that outlines a comprehensive plan for go-live and ongoing support for a major upgrade of a hospital’s EHR and other HIM systems.
The requirements for your executive summary, outlined below, correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure you address each criterion at minimum. You may also want to read the HIM Technology Support Plan Scoring Guide to better understand how each criterion will be assessed.
Describe the concept of go-live for HIM technology.
Identify the HIM technology workflow support needs at Vila Health.
Recommend organizational change management techniques for supporting the implementation of new health HIM systems or upgrades.
What evidence do you have to support your recommendations?
Develop procedures that address downtime for the HIM systems at Vila Health.
What evidence do you have that informs your procedures?
Explain how the downtime procedures minimize organizational risk and maintain uninterrupted patient safety and clinical operations.
What evidence do you have to support your assertions and conclusions?
Provide your best practice recommendations for designing a comprehensive go-live and ongoing support plan for Vila Health.
What evidence do you have to support your recommendations?
Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Write with a specific purpose and audience in mind.
Organize and structure your writing coherently.
Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards and APA formatting requirements.
Adhere to the accepted rules of grammar and mechanics.
Proofread your writing to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your assessment.
Additional Requirements
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
Template: Use the Executive Summary Template [DOCX]. Include an APA-formatted references page.
Length: Your executive summary should comprise 3–5 pages of content plus a references page.
References: Cite at least two current (within the past five years) peer-reviewed or evidence-based sources to support your executive summary.
Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save your executive summary to your ePortfolio.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze workflow best practices related to health care technology.
Identify HIM technology workflow support needs in an organization.
Competency 2: Employ organizational change-management techniques in support of health information system implementation, go-live support, and optimization.
Describe the concept of go-live for HIM systems.
Recommend organizational change-management techniques for supporting the implementation of new HIM technology or upgrades.
Competency 4: Develop system and personnel downtime procedures that minimize organizational risk and maintain uninterrupted patient safety and clinical operations.
Develop procedures that address HIM system downtime.
Explain how downtime procedures minimize organizational risk and maintain uninterrupted patient safety and clinical operations.
Recommend a best practice approach to designing a comprehensive, ongoing HIM technology support plan.
Competency 6: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.