HCPro.com: Electronic Health Records Briefing

"Electronic Health Records Briefing" is a monthly newsletter that offers HIM supervisors, directors, and managers practical advice on legal concerns, testing and training, physician buy-in, return on investment, change management, and every other topic related to the electronic record transition. It includes sample tools, forms, and policies, advice from legal and technical experts, and lessons from your peers in the industry, all provided to help you clear out from under the mountain of paper records into the new electronic realm.

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December 2007 (Volume 3, Issue 12)	view entire issue

Build your very own EHR dream team
When choosing the members of your organization's EHR implementation team, consider the characteristics that an ideal team would have. Take the time to select carefully because the people who drive the process and create the plans will, no doubt, affect your chances of achieving a successful implementation. In terms of personality, look for members who are adaptable, open, and willing to share ideas, says Larry Pawola, PharmD, MBA, associate professor of health informatics at the University of Illinois in Chicago.

Consider these five areas where your EHR implementation efforts could fall short
Approximately one-third of organizations that begin an EHR implementation never achieve the paperless state they hope for, says Charles Parker, vice president and chief technology officer at Masspro in Waltham, MA. How can you avoid a similar fate? Consider these five areas that can help you keep your implementation efforts from falling short.

Protect your EHR security and confidentiality
Feeling insecure about your health data security? If so, it is no wonder, considering the frequent security breach headlines and the eHealth Vulnerability Reporting Program's declaration in September that many EHR systems-including some Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology-certified products-are at risk for security threats. How worried should providers be, and what should they do to bolster security against would-be hackers?

Other recently-published articles from Electronic Health Records Briefing:

Protect your EHR security and confidentiality

Consider these five areas where your EHR implementation efforts could fall short

Build your very own EHR dream team

Perform careful preparation when implementing an EHR in an ambulatory setting

Develop a training plan prior to your EHR rollout

Design an effective change management plan for EHR implementation

Tackle work-flow changes with a plan

Computer-assisted coding may be wave of the future

Ensure ambulatory implementation success

Move to patient-centered care grows slowly

Understand EHR entry authentication

CCHIT creates site for NHIN standards

Prepare HIM for EHR implementation

Share data correctly with standardized procedures

Create an EHR-capable facility from the ground up

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