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− | + | *Exceptional project management and control | |
+ | **Ongoing meetings with [[EMR Committee]] | ||
+ | **Establish physician champions | ||
+ | **Set realistic project management processes | ||
+ | **Gather appropriate data and perform necessary research | ||
− | + | *Effective communication | |
+ | **Remind people of the benefits and convenience of an EMR | ||
+ | **Make sure everyone understands the reason for the change | ||
+ | **Welcome constructive ideas, reward positive suggestions and discourage any negative attitude or discussion | ||
+ | **Communicate throughout implementation process of steps taken | ||
+ | **Check in with staff regularly to offer validation of concerns | ||
+ | **Communicate ongoing support plan | ||
+ | **Communicate with providers and staff what is required to get the job done | ||
− | + | *Goals Specified | |
+ | **Completely understand the current workflow of the office | ||
+ | **Set specific goals for desired outcomes | ||
+ | **Success must be defined ahead of time (i.e., [[EHR Metrics]] to measure ROI, etc.) | ||
− | + | *Strategy for entering the practice’s old data | |
+ | **How are you going to add old medications, problems, and allergies? | ||
+ | **Define a [[Scan Strategies|Scanning strategy]] | ||
+ | **Full comprehension of project complexity | ||
+ | **Strong project management team | ||
+ | **Obtain providers commitment to complete assigned tasks in a timely manner | ||
+ | **Provide users with short overview | ||
+ | **Understanding what to expect | ||
+ | **Determine need for temporary staffing | ||
− | + | *Training is crucial | |
+ | **Demo days | ||
+ | **Two-to-Four hour training sessions | ||
+ | **Conduct dry runs/Mock Training | ||
+ | **Train super users | ||
+ | **Accessible training materials (webcasts, e-learning) | ||
− | + | *Go Live Armed | |
− | + | **Schedule fewer patients | |
− | + | **Commit resources | |
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Latest revision as of 21:58, 21 June 2012
Steps to make the EMR a success!
- Exceptional project management and control
- Ongoing meetings with EMR Committee
- Establish physician champions
- Set realistic project management processes
- Gather appropriate data and perform necessary research
- Effective communication
- Remind people of the benefits and convenience of an EMR
- Make sure everyone understands the reason for the change
- Welcome constructive ideas, reward positive suggestions and discourage any negative attitude or discussion
- Communicate throughout implementation process of steps taken
- Check in with staff regularly to offer validation of concerns
- Communicate ongoing support plan
- Communicate with providers and staff what is required to get the job done
- Goals Specified
- Completely understand the current workflow of the office
- Set specific goals for desired outcomes
- Success must be defined ahead of time (i.e., EHR Metrics to measure ROI, etc.)
- Strategy for entering the practice’s old data
- How are you going to add old medications, problems, and allergies?
- Define a Scanning strategy
- Full comprehension of project complexity
- Strong project management team
- Obtain providers commitment to complete assigned tasks in a timely manner
- Provide users with short overview
- Understanding what to expect
- Determine need for temporary staffing
- Training is crucial
- Demo days
- Two-to-Four hour training sessions
- Conduct dry runs/Mock Training
- Train super users
- Accessible training materials (webcasts, e-learning)
- Go Live Armed
- Schedule fewer patients
- Commit resources