Apply proven project management and ROI assessment tools to select and implement the best EHR system for your requirements You will learn how to: - Understand The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, plus Federal & State technology initiatives that will affect your organization.
- Develop implementation and user teams that represent all stakeholders
- to establish complete and attainable project requirements.
- Prevent the mistakes and pitfalls that others have made in the selection,
- management and implementation of an EHR system.
- Identify issues that must be considered prior to the implementation of an EHR system such as third party interfaces, data conversions, paper medical
- record retention.
- Identify EHR vendor contracting loopholes and how to avoid making common
- contractual mistakes that will cost your practice time and money.
- Identify third party interoperability issues and how to reach compliance
- under current Stark Law directives.
- Understand the advantages/disadvantages of ASP versus client based server
- EHR databases.
- Evaluate necessary workflow changes prior to EHR implementation.
- In class design a scope document, project time line and implementation
- plan for a successful EHR rollout.
- Understand EHR IT security and liability issues that may threaten patient
- confidentiality and HIPAA compliance.
Explore various assessment and analysis tools to identify your readiness for an EHR system. There are numerous pre-implementation considerations that must be addressed prior to the evaluation and selection of an EHR system. This workshop will provide participants with critical thinking and analysis tools to determine staff and provider readiness. You will be given tools to develop cost/benefit and return on investment (ROI) projections based on the purchase, implementation and maintenance of an EHR system. We will look at third party interface and connectivity issues and provide participants with tools to identify potential areas of concern that must be addressed prior to any implementation. Identify critical success factors in the EHR selection process. This workshop will provide participants with the analysis and assessment templates necessary to select from four hundred plus EHR vendors to determine the system that best fits the present needs and future growth of your organization. Group discussions will identify common contracting pitfalls and how to avoid vendor loopholes that will cost you time and money. Develop a comprehensive set of EHR requirements that exceeds staff and provider needs. This two day workshop will help you gain a clear understanding of critical factors for successful implementation. You will be provided with proven techniques to determine appropriate implementation team resources, skill levels and time lines. Class members will work together analyzing real life case studies of challenged or failed implementations to help you identify problems other groups have had and how best to avoid repeating those mistakes. If you are involved in the selection and/or implementation of a practice EHR system, this workshop is a must! In-Class Group Exercises: Using in-class exercises and actual medical case studies, class members will work in small groups to identify implementation issues. We will incorporate various tools and techniques to help in the EHR decision making process as well as share experiences with fellow professionals who may have experienced similar problems.Specifically, you will: - Work as a team to develop a realistic EHR budget and hardware requirements for your assigned case study
- Utilize an EHR selection grid to determine best vendor options for your practice
- case study
- Develop a cost benefit analysis based on financial information
- Build a successful implementation team based on a variety of characters employed by your case study practice
- Review and discuss several actual medical data breach scenarios and identify areas of improvement as a team
Immediate Benefits of Participating In This Workshop - Utilize Recovery Act funding to support your EHR project.
- Learn how to evaluate and select from a multitude of EHR systems on the market today in a vendor neutral setting.
- Understand the characteristics of a complete EHR system and how they affect workflow and day-to-day business processes.
- See how EHR systems have improved profitability, lowered costs and improved patient care in actual case studies.
- Examine statistical data on actual EHR project success/failure factors.
- Gain exposure to current governmental healthcare IT initiatives that involve e-prescriptions, EDI and HIPAA.
- Understand the importance of identifying your EHR project scope and how to prevent scope creep.
- Develop an effective vendor selection committee and determine what must be considered prior to deciding on an EHR system.
- Learn how to create a user based, practice wide implementation team that meets the needs or exceeds the expectations of the stakeholders.
- Use Feasibility Studies, ROI and Cost/Benefit Analysis to determine an accurate EHR budget.
- Minimize the risks of vendor contracting, support and maintenance agreements.
- Effectively analyze business processes prior to implementation to best determine hardware and staffing needs.
- Identify project management best practices as well as SDLC and Six Sigma specifications.
- Understand third party interoperability issues between hospitals or labs prior to implementation and possible solutions to connectivity.
- Examine how current Stark Laws have changed and what that means to you and your practice.
- Minimize the risks and pitfalls others have made in the selection, implementation and roll out of a practice EHR system.
- Understand the importance of continual executive/provider involvement and communication throughout the EHR implementation process.
- Minimize your practices risks by identifying weaknesses in IT security and medical data intrusion.
As part of ASPE's Healthcare IT Curriculum Series, this course offers Vendor Independent Training and unbiased tools and techniques for EHR deployment. |
