{"id":31575,"date":"2024-08-27T23:56:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T23:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/implementing-a-new-electronic-health-recordehr-system-enhancing-operational-efficiency-and-patient-care-in-a-hospital\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T23:56:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T23:56:59","slug":"implementing-a-new-electronic-health-recordehr-system-enhancing-operational-efficiency-and-patient-care-in-a-hospital","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/implementing-a-new-electronic-health-recordehr-system-enhancing-operational-efficiency-and-patient-care-in-a-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Implementing a New Electronic Health Record(EHR) System: Enhancing Operational Efficiency and Patient Care in a Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">1<sup style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">st<\/sup> case study <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Background:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You are<br \/>\nan up and coming consultant at a prestigious healthcare consulting firm. As<br \/>\npart of your first assignment, you have been sent to an offsite hospital to<br \/>\nsort out their data warehousing system. The hospital&#8217;s name is \u2018Get Well<br \/>\nFast&nbsp;Hospital.\u2019 The CEO\u2019s name is Mr. Robert Humphrey. The CIO\u2019s name is<br \/>\nMrs. Janice Crowley. The CMO\u2019s name is Dr. Constance Annoyance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Proposal:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The<br \/>\nhospital has a variety of problems and the root of these problems stems from<br \/>\nthe fact that their current methods of data storage for reporting are severely<br \/>\nantiquated and they need a new data warehouse to replace the old system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Current Problems:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The<br \/>\nolder system consists of Access databases that are strung together across a<br \/>\nvariety of different servers. Access is not meant to be used for enterprise<br \/>\ndata storage, so there are some clues to their problems right there. Since the<br \/>\ncompany can\u2019t really track anything, they are experiencing the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Patient errors in diagnosis and medications<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Non reimbursement from Medicare as well as insurance companies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Salary issues<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Employee moral Issues<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">And many more\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In time,<br \/>\nyou will receive data to reiterate some of the above problems that are being<br \/>\nexperienced, however it is not yet necessary to divulge that as you have just<br \/>\nstarted on the job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">If the<br \/>\nhospital continues down its current path, they will lose some of their most<br \/>\ntalented employees as well as face potential lawsuits from patients that could<br \/>\nbankrupt the hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Of Note:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Get Well Fast Hospital does have the means and the revenue to<br \/>\n     support this project.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Mr. Humphrey has brought you in and the CIO will serve as the<br \/>\n     Project\u2019s Sponsor.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Get Well Fast Hospital has a fairly large IT department that is<br \/>\n     competent, yet has no direction or strategy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You will have roughly 20 people on your project team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The data warehouse (currently a bunch of disparate Access databases)<br \/>\n     sits downstream of your clinical documentation systems, so compatibility<br \/>\n     is not an issue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">It is estimated that this project will take around 5 years to recoup<br \/>\n     its cost.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The annual baseline revenue before the project started was<br \/>\n     $10,000,000 and it is estimated that revenues will increase by 154% due to<br \/>\n     increased accuracy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">It is estimated that employee turnover will be reduced by 20%<br \/>\n     annually over 3 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Assignment:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Using<br \/>\nthe case study data that has been provided, create an executive summary, which<br \/>\nwill cover the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The Systems Request<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The Feasibility Analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Technical Feasibility Analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Economic Feasibility Analysis (includes Cost-Benefit Analysis)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Organizational Feasibility Analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Important Notes:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Please<br \/>\ncreate\/estimate your own numbers as necessary for the economic feasibility<br \/>\nanalysis, however, please make sure that your numbers are compatible with the<br \/>\ndescription of the case (5 years to recoup its cost, 154% revenue increase,<br \/>\netc).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">I am<br \/>\nexpecting this assignment to be no longer than single-spaced three pages and<br \/>\nsubmitted as a pdf document. I expect an executive summary that includes both<br \/>\nsystem request and feasibility study similar to how they are done for the&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">textbook case study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">. If you like, you may use the<br \/>\ntextbook templates for&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">system request<\/span><\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">feasibility analysis executive summary<\/span><\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">As part<br \/>\nof the economic feasibility, you are expected to create a cost-benefit analysis<br \/>\nchart\/table similar to Figure 2-6 (page 50) on the textbook (another example<br \/>\ncan be seen on the&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">textbook case study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Figure 2-B).&nbsp; Make sure to<br \/>\nspecifically indicate what annual inflation\/devaluation rate you use for PV<br \/>\ncalculations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Please<br \/>\nnote that this case study assignment is&nbsp;pertinent to information from case<br \/>\nstudy data, first two chapters of the textbook and corresponding lectures,<br \/>\noutside readings, and independent judgment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Please<br \/>\nreview the rubric that is provided with this assignment.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1st case study Background: You are an up and coming consultant at a prestigious healthcare consulting firm. 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