Discussion Forum Questions for lesson 5 are:
1. Identify the stakeholders that would be involved in the selection of a health IT system. After establishing this list, define the goals and interests of each group:
The stakeholders that would be involved in the selection of a health IT system are patients, healthcare providers, nurses, insurance companies, and owners of the hospital Patients goals and interest would be to have safe quality care, to be able to review their medical records online, fewer visits to the hospital, and to be able to see a doctor faster when arriving at the hospital, (Nelson & Staggers, 2014).
Nurses interest in the selection of a health IT system would be to be able to provide safe care to their patients, for instance at work when I give my medications I scan the patient’s bracelet and then barcode of the drug. If it was not for this kind of technology, I could administer the wrong medication to the wrong patient and harm my patients. Some of the interests for healthcare providers when choosing a health IT system are to be able to see patients in an efficient manner; for instance, health care providers can store and access patient’s medical record from previous visits. Also, doctors can keep track of their visits and procedures performed for the patients and meet compliance requirements with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, (Nelson & Staggers, 2014). Insurance companies’ goals might be to pay for services on time and keep track of services and cost provided to patients through a system that integrates patients’ data with coding and billing, (Nelson & Staggers, 2014). Hospital owners interest might be to get reimbursed and to be compliant with the requirements of Joint Commission. The hospitals get reimburse if the patient is satisfied with their care, or if the patient does not get readmitted within a particular time of their discharge. Also, if the patient gets a hospital-acquired infection or a pressure ulcer …show more content…
Scope Creep happens all the time in any businesses. For instance, the first time computerizes physician orders entry (CPOE) went live; some doctors were putting orders on the computer and others were writing them. Perhaps, they did not have the proper training. Nurses were missing orders; they had to check the patient’s chart and the computer, to make sure all of the doctor’s orders were on the computer. Hundt et al. (2013) say that if one can predict the flaws of a project, one can plan ahead and made the necessary changes before presenting the project. The hospital hired nurses to assist the doctors with computer entries. Recently we got new IV pump; I went to a class to learn about the IV pump before using it on the …show more content…
I remember having an awful night. The system was down, and I could not scan any medications, I could not chart, I could not do any patient charting. The charge nurse gave me a package for each patient, where I was supposed to chart medications given or any other information related to the patient. It was so much paperwork for just one patient. Once the system came back, I had to go back in the computer and chart the information. I stayed late to chart. An advanced health IT system for downtime events would save us time and money for the company. Moreover, an advanced IT system can expedite patient care, sometimes test or procedure do not get done until the system is back
1. Identify the stakeholders that would be involved in the selection of a health IT system. After establishing this list, define the goals and interests of each group:
The stakeholders that would be involved in the selection of a health IT system are patients, healthcare providers, nurses, insurance companies, and owners of the hospital Patients goals and interest would be to have safe quality care, to be able to review their medical records online, fewer visits to the hospital, and to be able to see a doctor faster when arriving at the hospital, (Nelson & Staggers, 2014).
Nurses interest in the selection of a health IT system would be to be able to provide safe care to their patients, for instance at work when I give my medications I scan the patient’s bracelet and then barcode of the drug. If it was not for this kind of technology, I could administer the wrong medication to the wrong patient and harm my patients. Some of the interests for healthcare providers when choosing a health IT system are to be able to see patients in an efficient manner; for instance, health care providers can store and access patient’s medical record from previous visits. Also, doctors can keep track of their visits and procedures performed for the patients and meet compliance requirements with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, (Nelson & Staggers, 2014). Insurance companies’ goals might be to pay for services on time and keep track of services and cost provided to patients through a system that integrates patients’ data with coding and billing, (Nelson & Staggers, 2014). Hospital owners interest might be to get reimbursed and to be compliant with the requirements of Joint Commission. The hospitals get reimburse if the patient is satisfied with their care, or if the patient does not get readmitted within a particular time of their discharge. Also, if the patient gets a hospital-acquired infection or a pressure ulcer …show more content…
Scope Creep happens all the time in any businesses. For instance, the first time computerizes physician orders entry (CPOE) went live; some doctors were putting orders on the computer and others were writing them. Perhaps, they did not have the proper training. Nurses were missing orders; they had to check the patient’s chart and the computer, to make sure all of the doctor’s orders were on the computer. Hundt et al. (2013) say that if one can predict the flaws of a project, one can plan ahead and made the necessary changes before presenting the project. The hospital hired nurses to assist the doctors with computer entries. Recently we got new IV pump; I went to a class to learn about the IV pump before using it on the …show more content…
I remember having an awful night. The system was down, and I could not scan any medications, I could not chart, I could not do any patient charting. The charge nurse gave me a package for each patient, where I was supposed to chart medications given or any other information related to the patient. It was so much paperwork for just one patient. Once the system came back, I had to go back in the computer and chart the information. I stayed late to chart. An advanced health IT system for downtime events would save us time and money for the company. Moreover, an advanced IT system can expedite patient care, sometimes test or procedure do not get done until the system is back