Now, you have a team to work with setting up the Healthcare Information Technology Department. You are charged with planning, securing , implementing, and managing the operation of an electronic health record (EHR) system for St. Augustine’s Hospital.
Respond to the following concerns of the Board of Directors of St. Augustine’s Hospital:
1. Discuss the major steps that you will follow in planning, developing, and implementing the EHR system for St. Augustine’s using a systems development life cycle. PL03
2. Explain the managerial issues or challenges in planning, developing, and implementing the EHR system. PLO3 GenED5
3. Demonstrate how these issues or challenges can be alleviated. GenEd5
4. Share your understanding of the concept of meaningful use of healthcare information. PLO3 GenEd5
5. Describe the 15 mandatory certification criteria developed by Secretary of Health and Human Services that health care facilities should meet to qualify for meaningful use. GenEd5
6. Examine the impact the EHR system has on the quality of care provided by St. Augustine’s Hospital PLO3, GenEd5