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PART D
Complete an EHR Scoring Guide Checklist (Excel spreadsheet) that analyzes two EHR systems for potential implementation in a 25-provider physician office.
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Introduction
One result of widespread adoption of EHR technology is that the healthcare industry and regulators are getting a better sense of what works and what does not. The industry as a whole has discovered that healthcare providers are more or less unanimously annoyed with many aspects of EHR design and implementation.
The best way to ensure provider buy-in for an EHR system is to understand the entire implementation process and the best practices associated with it. Getting it right the first time is critical.
In this final course assessment you will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills relating to EHRs and EHR implementation to analyze EHR systems for potential implementation in a 25-provider healthcare office.
Preparation
EHR Go
Complete these specific EHR Go activities before beginning Assessment 4. You will be incorporating information from these activities into your assessment:
- Log in to EHR Go and complete Health Information Exchange.
- Time to complete: 1 hour.
- This activity involves a review and audit of the health information exchange (HIE) organization that exists between two service locations in a continuity of care record (CCR).
- Log in to EHR Go and complete New Patient Registration A.
- Time to complete: 45 minutes.
- In this activity you will register a new patient and record the patient's insurance information.
- Log in to EHR Go and complete Case Study Review.
- Time to complete: 45 minutes.
- This activity includes a detailed case study review, or audit, of a patient's EHR. The student is introduced to documentation in the health record, and how the diagnosis, patient progress, clinical findings, and discharge status are supported through documentation.
Download and save the work you complete to submit to Assessment 4.
If you need help with your EHR Go account, please contact Get Support, via the Support tab on EHR Go, or phone at 1-877-907-2186. If you have questions related to the content of the learning activities, please contact your faculty member.
Case Studies
For Assessment 4, select two case studies that are different from the ones you selected for your previous assessments. This time, choose two case studies for analysis that use different EHRs in a physician office environment. Your work in this assessment focuses on issues surrounding how EHRs interact with patients, other health information systems, and others external to the healthcare organization.
Analyze your selected case study and then incorporate appropriate elements into your assessment. Remember: Choosing case studies that allow you to meet the assessment's scoring guide criteria is your responsibility.
- Case Studies reading list.
- Capella Library Databases: Databases A-Z.
- This link takes you to a list of all Capella Library databases. Within this list, PubMed is a good resource for case studies. Search electronic health records to get started.
Independent Research
If you are less familiar with EHRs, you may wish to conduct additional independent research. The suggested resources provide a good starting point. You may also wish to consult the Resources by Topic: Electronic Health Records section of the Health Care Administration Undergraduate Library Research Guide for research tips and help in identifying current, scholarly and/or authoritative sources.
Overview
For this assessment, select two case studies that are different from the ones you have previously selected. This time, choose two case studies that use different EHRs in a physician office environment. You will be comparing the two different EHR systems. Be sure to complete all assigned EHR course activities before you complete this assessment, so that you can add perspective from your growing EHR knowledge and skills.
Instructions
The HIM student group at the local college has asked you, an EHR implementation specialist, to judge a debate for them. To practice their analytical skills, they decided to hold a debate using three different case studies (one for each team). One of the case studies has already been selected for you. You are to judge the debate on how well they analyzed the case study and presented the information. The ultimate goal of the debate is to perform an in-depth analysis of three EHR systems for potential implementation in a 25-provider physician office.
Based on your reading of the case studies, your experience using the EHR in the course and/or in the workplace, and your independent research complete a scoring guide checklist that can be used to judge the debate between the three teams, with each team presenting a different EHR product. Be sure that your scoring guide checklist includes specific examples from the case studies that you will be looking for during the debate.
To begin, download the EHR Scoring Guide Checklist [XLSX].
At a minimum, your scoring guide checklist needs to provide at least two examples of all of the following:
- EHR Applications. In addition to the overall EHR system, think about the smaller applications that make up the EHR.
- Personal Health Record (PHR) Strategies. What strategies does the EHR employ to ensure secure and efficient patient data-sharing among PHRs?
- HIE Strategies. What strategies does the EHR employ to ensure secure and efficient patient data-sharing among HIEs?
- Optimization.
- Challenges to Implementation.
- Requirements for Successful Implementation.
- Organizations That Set Standards for the EHR. Note while the standards and standards organizations may not be specifically stated, identify the standards and the standard organizations that would have to be considered/involved.
- Standards for the Electronic Health Record.
- Case Study References.
Notes:
- The scoring guide checklist for the first team has been completed for you as an example. Be sure to complete both remaining columns.
- This scoring guide checklist is a tool you may find useful in the workplace for organizations considering upgrading an existing EHR system or implementing a new one.
- Instead of completing the checklist, you may choose to write a formal comparison paper which compares the three case studies on the same bullet points.
Submit your EHR Go downloads and assessment work to this assessment.
Submission Requirements
- Length: One page EHR Scoring Guide Checklist template in Excel.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
- Format: Use the EHR Scoring Guide Checklist Template provided.
- APA: Provide citations and references in current APA style and format. See the Writing Center for APA resources specific to your degree level.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 1: Describe the development and the role of EHRs in healthcare organizations.
- Submit complete EHR Health Information Exchange activity documentation as directed
- Submit complete EHR New Patient Registration A activity documentation as directed.
- Submit complete EHR Case Study activity documentation as directed.
- Summarize the challenges to EHR adoption.
- Competency 2: Explain strategies for EHR design and implementation in the SDLC.
- Identify the requirements for a successful EHR implementation.
- Competency 3: Apply data and technology standards in implementation and maintenance of an electronic health record (EHR) system.
- Identify the organizations involved in setting standards for EHR systems.
- Identify standards for EHR systems.
- Competency 4: Explain the implications of increased data sharing resulting from the adoption of EHR across various healthcare settings.
- Compare the EHR applications.
- Evaluate strategies for assuring that EHRs promote secure and efficient patient data-sharing among PHRs and HIEs.
- Describe ways to optimize the use of EHR data within the healthcare environment.
- Competency 5: Communicate in a professional manner to support health data management.
- Create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors.
- Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.