You have been hired by a healthcare facility that is using the paper medical record but intends to transition to electronic health record (EHR) so that beside claiming the financial incentives under the Meaningful Use program of the government, it can improve the charting functions in terms of accuracy and accessibility. You have two options to implement the EHR: in-house development or acquisition through vendors. The healthcare facility does not maintain in-house developers team leaving acquisition through vendors the only choice.
List and briefly explain the steps that you would follow as “Project Manager” to implement the EHR in one-year time, including the following components:
EHR specifications that meet the Meaningful Use Criteria.
Steps to be followed for the acquisition and implementation of EHR.
Criteria for the selection of vendors.
Type of testing before signing off/closing the project.
Breakup of the work structures to meet the timeline – one year. You may use Gantt chart for depicting time line and allocating resources and responsibilities.
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