Question

1. Assume you are the CEO of a large group practice (75 physicians) that implemented an EHR system two years ago. The physicians are asking for an evaluation of the system and its impact on quality, costs, and patient satisfaction. In a short paper, create and document a plan for evaluating the EHR system’s impact on the organization in these three areas
2. Search the Internet and find 5 health care information system vendors that offer EHR products. In a short paper, compare the functions and features of each product. What are the benefits and drawbacks from using each system? Which solution would you select if you were the Manager, provide reasons why.
3. Find and critique in a short paper a sample RFP for a health care organization. Think about the following questions when writing your critique .What were the sections included in the RFP? Based on the reading, what was missing? What did you like about it? What aspects of it did you feel could be improved, explain.

Answer 1

EHR (Electronic health record). As the name suggest, it is the recording of data or information of a patient or population using a digital format. The main function of this record system is to share the details of a patient in a wide different healthcare settings. Through this system, an organization can reduce costs, improve patient care and can also increase quality of care.

As a CEO of an organization by the use of an EHR system, one can improve the quality of care of a patient. A physician using an EHR system can easily view the patient's full chart by cutting down hypothesis on patient's medical histories and allow better care in emergency settings. Moreover, seeing multiple specialists is being done easier for the patient without repeating their medical history to everyone and doing this an organization can improve quality care to a patient. In addition to this, physician can also have a better access to their blood results and can also offers quality care services to the patient. Also, it generate cost savings by reducing the number of duplicated diagnostic tests. Thereby, it also reduces the waiting time of a patient during an admission process and improves the patient satisfaction.

Some of the healthcare information system vendors that uses EHR system are

a) Epic systems corporation

b) Allscripts

c) NextGen Healthcare

d) athenahealth,Inc.

e) Cerner corporation.