Discussion: Technology System Recommendations Paper

Overview: In this milestone, you will submit your recommendations for technology for the institution and how it will be implemented. Southern New Hampshire University HIM 500 Technology System Recommendations Paper

Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed: Discussion: Technology System Recommendations Paper

III. Technology System Recommendations: In this final section of your final project, you will review the provided technology options and make informed recommendations to the organization regarding which technology it should choose.

A. Determine the needs of the various roles of the organization in a new technology.

B. Recommend a new health information technology system that meets the following criteria. Be sure to justify how your recommendations meet the criteria. The new health technology must:

1. Abide by provided health regulations and laws

2. Align with the needs of all staff members of the previously described organization

3. Ensure the ethical management and use of health information

C. Determine how the organization could more effectively invest its financial resources into the recommended technology system. Be sure to justify your response.

D. Determine how the organization could monitor the use of the new health information system. Be sure to justify your response. Southern New Hampshire University HIM 500 Technology System Recommendations Paper

E. Determine how the organization could effectively invest its time into the implementation of the new health information technology system. Be sure to justify your response.

Guidelines for Submission: This milestone must be 2–3 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) and must be written in APA format. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. All references cited in APA format. Discussion: Technology System Recommendations Paper

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HIM 500	Vendor Evaluation Matrix
Instructions: Score each vendor on a scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) on each of your prioritized items. Total up your ratings for each vendor to help make your comparisons. Write the names of the vendors you are comparing in the watermark space provided in vendor columns. Use the blank rows at the end of the worksheet to ask your own questions.
Functionality/Usability	Priority	Intel	ADT
Charting		27	24
Can the system accommodate (and potentially improve) my workflow?	High	5	4
Can I easily build and/or customize “off-the-shelf” templates?	Medium	4	4
Does the system offer a variety of data entry options, e.g., dictation, voice recognition, structured notes, etc.?	Medium	4	4
Can I make subsequent edits and addendums to clinical documentation?	High	5	4
Does the system alert me about unfinished portions of the clinical documentation and can I bypass it if necessary?	High	4	4
Can I access other such clinical information as previous labs, progress notes, etc. from a patient’s “electronic chart” while charting?	High	5	4
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Prescriptions		18	16
Can I complete a prescription within a few clicks?	High	4	4
Can I look up medication information, and is this information valuable?	Medium	5	4
How extensive (and how sensitive) is the system’s interactions-checking capability, e.g., drug-drug, drug-allergy, drug-food?	Medium	4	4
Can the system send prescriptions electronically to pharmacies in my local market?	Medium	5	4

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Lab and Results Management		20	16
Can I complete a lab order within a few clicks?	High	5	4
Can the system send lab orders electronically to laboratories, hospitals, etc. in my local market?	High	5	4
Can I pull up and review lab results within a few clicks?	High	5	4
Can the system receive lab results electronically from laboratories, hospitals, etc. in my local market?	High	5	4


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Decision Support		5	4
Does the system utilize clinical information from all parts of the chart to provide decision support?	Medium	5	4


Disease and Population Management		4	4
Assuming good data entry for all patients, can I query the system and identify patients that have a particular condition, are on a certain medication, etc.?	Medium	4	4

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Health Record Management		18	16
Can I look up a patient by a number of different criteria, e.g., name, MRN, SSN, etc.?	Medium	5	4
Does the system provide a summary view of a patient’s health status?	Low	5	4
Does the system handle other such clinical documents as X-rays, reports, etc.?	Medium	4	4
Can I organize patient information within the system in a similar way to my paper charts?	Low	4	4

Clinical Tasking and Messaging		6	8
Can I access and manage various tasks, e.g., sign progress notes, review labs, etc. within a few clicks?	High	3	4
Can I task or message someone else in the practice and do it with a few clicks?	Medium	3	4

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Financial Considerations		6	8
Roughly how much could the system cost my clinic?	High	2	5
Roughly how much do the software licenses cost?	High	4	3




TOTAL SCORE		104	96