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Hi, answer following DQs with 100-150 words each. Thank you
Robert:
Changes in health care processes are focused on improving the quality of patient care. These changes can include new treatment methods, new medications, and new approaches to nursing care. Adopting new health information systems is no different. The focus of implementing new systems and technologies focus on finding ways through the use of technology to improve quality of patient care. Along with the planning, education, and carrying out the implementation of a new system, there are strategies that can be used along the way to enhance patient care quality. One of these methods is process mapping.
Process mapping is a strategy to outline the current process of specific health care areas and look for areas that can be changed to improve patient care and experience. Benefits of process mapping include: understanding the complexities of a service or system, identifying gaps and improvement opportunities of a service, engaging key stakeholders, aligning the aim of the project with the proposed intervention, identifying champions to drive the project, collaborative learning, increasing empathy between stakeholders and professional groups, and creating a tangible output (LaMonica et al., 2021). LaMonica et al. (2021) explain that process mapping was used in their study to maximize the integration of technology-enabled solutions in mental health services. One example of the process mapping improving quality and safety was that a multidimensional assessment was incorporated into the system that helped to improve the early identification of suicide risk and lead to fast tracking into care (LaMonica et al., 2021).
Implementation of a health care technology system is a major undertaking in itself. Strategies, such as process mapping, can be used in the process to help enhance the uptake of the new system and improve the quality of patient care.
Reference
LaMonica, H. M., Davenport, T. A., Ottavio, A., Rowe, S. C., Cross, S. P., Iorfino, F., Jackson, T. A., Easton, M. A., Melsness, J., & Hickie, I. B. (2021). Optimising the integration of technology-enabled solutions to enhance primary mental health care: a service mapping study.
BMC Health Services Research
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21
(1), 1?12.
https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1186/s12913-…
Miriam:
Health information is necessary for tracking, monitoring, and resolving some of the world’s most serious health concerns. We need to know if we are making progress in eradicating and avoiding disease, plan for and allocate essential resources, and assess the efficacy of health treatments.
The suggested method by Colicchio et al. (2017) provides a robust and consistent strategy to longitudinally monitor EHR implementations, allowing for continuing monitoring once the system becomes stable to avoid unanticipated consequences. The findings and methods can help the broader medical and informatics communities by indicating what to track and how to track the impact of EHRs on quality, productivity, and safety.
Core readiness, engagement and buy-ins readiness, technological readiness, and IT skills readiness are all factors/constructs that can be used to conduct an effective/reliable e-Health readiness assessment, which could lead to fewer HIT implementation problems (Yusif et al., 2017). This is significant because the proper implementation of health information systems is essential for patient safety and quality care.
References
Colicchio, T. K., Del Fiol, G., Scammon, D. L., Facelli, J. C., Bowes, W. A., & Narus, S. P. (2018). Comprehensive methodology to monitor longitudinal change patterns during EHR implementations: a case study at a large health care delivery network.
Journal of Biomedical Informatics
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83
, 40?53.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2018.05.018
Venisha:
Replies to Pamela Hess
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ONC) has extensive resources on EHR implementation on their website HealthIT.gov. The ONC has created a Health IT Playbook with detailed information on every aspect of health IT implementation, including a section on ?Quality and Patient Safety? which includes several resources for evaluating any EHR-related safety issues to ensure safe implementation of new EHR systems. The Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience (SAFER) Guides include step-by-step processes and checklists that address foundational, infrastructure and clinical process safety so safe and effective EHR implementation and use can be assured. This would be a great asset when implementing or upgrading EHR systems.
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). (n.d.).
Health IT Playbook
. HealthIT.Gov.
https://www.healthit.gov/playbook/quality-and-patient-safety/
