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(EHR) Implementation Proposal

Bjorn Erik Freeman

American College of Education, 8/27/2016

What is an (EHR) and Why do we need one?

Electronic health records (EHR) Digital records to share medical information.EHRs are becoming the standard.

Emphasize how EHR use continues to grow among different organizations and will be necessary to stay competitive in the educational field.Many schools and other organizations serving health and wellness needs have adopted electronic health records (EHR) systems.

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What are the benefits of an (EHR)?

Time and Convenience (Ventura & Battan, 2011).Reduced costsFewer medical errors Improved patient care (Hitt & Tambe, 2016).

Emphasize how EHR systems will create more time in serving patients/students and less time gathering information due to organization and efficiency.These systems allow the staff to prepare in advance all of the medical information required before their appointments which saves time (Ventura & Battan, 2011).(EHR) have been linked to reduced costs, fewer medical errors, and improved patient care (Hitt & Tambe, 2016).

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So how would an (EHR) help Alpine School district?

Convenience when students switch schools.Organization of medical and health records. Increase accessibility of information.Improved communication with parents and staff. Keeping records up to date.Improved prevention and emergency plans.

Emphasize how using this technology will help us serve our parents and students more efficiently by the increase in communication and convenience in sharing important information.An (EHR) could help our district by increasing convenience of sharing records between schools when students switch schools in the district.Help with the organization of our medical and health records which would increase accessibility for those that are authorized and need this information.Improve convenience and communication with parents so that they can help in the process of keeping these records up to date.Improve communication to teachers when they should be aware of medical issues to improve prevention plans and help them to handle emergencies more efficiently.

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Which Vendor will best fit our needs?Health fusion Media Touch Lower start up cost and incentives.adaptable to the needs of our organization.Accessible anywhere and on any device.Meaningful use (MU) certified. (Built in)(Health fusion, 2014).

Emphasize health fusions quality for cost makes the most sense.I Propose that we use Health fusion Media Touch (Health fusion, 2014).Health fusion has a lower start up cost than its competitors.Health fusion can be adapted to fit the specific needs of our organization.Health fusion can be accessed anywhere and on any device.Integration of Health fusion only needs one (EHR) software partner. Health fusion is MU certifiedMeaningful use is built into the system which makes your organization eligible for incentives which will save money.

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What will it take to implement this technology?ReadinessPlanSelection processTraining and ImplementationAchieving Meaningful useContinuing quality use

Emphasize that change does take some time and money up front, but the long term effects will be well worth it.6

Readiness and the plan

ASD is ready for better quality through EHRs MU incentives are already built in. (EHR) should save money long term.Software is adaptable to meet our goals.(Health fusion, 2014).

Emphasize the adaptability of this technology to help us all be more efficient and save us precious time.Our staff at Alpine school district are excited and ready to improve the quality of care of our students through the use of electronic health records.

the incentives through MU are already built in, and the lower costs of Health fusion makes this plan the most affordable (Health fusion, 2014).

Over the long term this (EHR) should save money.

This software can be adapted to meet our goals.

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Our goals include: Increase efficiency, convenience, and quality. Keeping our records current, accurate, and accessible. Better Security.Increase communication among staff and parents.Increase the overall quality of care.

Selection process

Emphasize the significant savings of Health fusion compared to their competitors.Our goals include: Increasing the efficiency and convenience of our quality care through (EHR) systems.Keeping our records current, accurate, and accessible to those authorized to use them.Increase communication among health care workers, teachers, and parents.Increase the workflow for the staff, and overall quality of care for our students.

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Training and ImplementationTraining:How to effectively use the system.

Exploring its features.

Understanding of meaningful use.

Practice and pilot testing

Emphasize that there will be effective training from health fusion to help us all achieve our goals.Training would include:

Education on how to effectively use the system and exploring its features.

Understanding of meaningful use.

Pilot testing

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Achieving Meaningful use

Standards Improve quality, safety, and efficiency.Engage patients and families.Improve care coordination.Improve public and population health.Ensure privacy and security. (Health Fusion, 2014).

Emphasize how the meaningful use criteria will help us save money and use the tools to improve care. Achieving Meaningful useStandards Improve quality, safety, and efficiency.Engage patients and families.Improve care coordination.Improve public and population health.Ensure privacy and security. for personal health information.

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Continuing quality useReassessmentAre we meeting our goals?What are we doing to keep our staff trained.Is the technology reliable.

Emphasize that there will be on going training of staff to help with new employees coming in to feel comfortable using the technology.11

ConclusionEHR records have several benefits.Success in achieving our goals.Health fusion would be a great choice. This system is cost effective Compliance with Meaningful use.Improved efficiency, convenience, and quality of care.(King & Jamoom, 2014).

Emphasize how this technology will help us all work together more efficiently to provide the best care possible.EHR and EMR records have several benefits in helping us meet our health care goals at Alpine school district. The Health fusion media touch vendor would be a great choice to help us meet our goals. This system is also cost effective and in compliance with Meaningful use. Meaningful use criteria aids in helping staff utilize the system (King & Jamoom, 2014). By using this system we could improve the efficiency, convenience, and overall quality of care that we provide for our students. 12

References

Ventura, M. L., Battan, A. M., Zorloni, C., Abbiati, L., Colombo, M., Farina, S.,Tagliabue, P. (2011). The Electronic Medical Record: Pros and Cons. Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 1(24), 163-166. DOI:10.3109/14767058.2011.607582.Hitt, L. M., Tambe, P. (2016). Health Care Information Technology, Work Organization, and Nursing Home Performance. Industrial & Labor Relations Review. 69(4), 834-859. DOI: 10.1177/0019793916640493. King, J., Patel, V., Jamoom, E. W., Furukawa, M. F. (2014). Clinical Benefits of Electronic Health Record Use: National Findings. Health Services Research. 49(1)392-404. DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12135.Health Fusion Media touch (2014). https://www.healthfusion.com/ehr-software/How to implement EHRs (2013). https://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/ehr-implementation-steps