You have been assigned as the project manager of an EHR implementation at your f

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You have been assigned as the project manager of an EHR implementation at your facility. Your first order of business is to select members for the implementation committee.

At your first meeting, you will also be required to describe the importance of an implementation committee and provide an overview of key health information system concepts as they relate to successful system planning and implementation. In a Word document, write out your notes for the presentation you will give at the first meeting.

Discuss the importance and role of an implementation committee and the team’s responsibilities in planning, implementing, and evaluating health information systems. Also discuss: Interrelationship between healthcare professionals and their contribution to the implementation of information systems Paradigm of data-information-knowledge and wisdom Types of systems used in healthcare

Identify each implementation committee member and describe their role and importance. Be sure to consider a multidisciplinary group, with representatives from both clinical and administrative teams.

Explanation / Answer

Implementation committee will be divided as Operation, Information System and management. Where multidisciplinary nature of work people will be a part of it. As clinical staff will understand the exact technical operational part but administrative or management team will not be necessarily from medical background.

Committee will be responsible for following activities:

1. Operation

2. Management

3. Recruitment

4. Purchasing

5. Finance

6. Information Technology

Each member of committee will need to take assigned responsibilities as per their job role. They will have to work hard for committee. It will help all members and institution to grow fast.

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