Respond to the following concerns of the Board of Directors of St. Augustine’s Hospital:
- Discuss the major steps that you will follow in planning, developing, and implementing the EHR system for St. Augustine’s using a systems development life cycle. PLO3
- Explain the managerial issues or challenges in planning, developing, and implementing the EHR system. PLO3, GenED5
- Demonstrate how these issues or challenges can be alleviated. GenEd5
- Share your understanding of the concept of meaningful use of health care information. PLO3 GenEd5
- Describe the 15 mandatory certification criteria developed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that health care facilities should meet to qualify for meaningful use. GenEd5
- Examine the impact that the EHR system has on the quality of care provided by St. Augustine's Hospital. PLO3, GenEd5
Use the following template: Unit 4 Assignment
Deliverable Requirements: Prepare at minimum a 5-page CIO plan of action addressing the concerns above that will be sent to the board of directors. Make sure to cite your references using APA format.
Running head: SHORT TITLE OF PAPER (<50 CHARACTERS)
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Introduction
Now, you have a team to work with when setting up the Healthcare IT Department. You are charged with planning, securing, implementing, and managing the operation of an electronic health record (EHR) system for St. Augustine's Hospital.
Prepare at minimum a 5-page chief information officer (CIO) plan of action addressing the concerns above, which will be sent to the board of directors. Make sure to cite your references using APA format.
Answer the following questions form the headings:
Explain the steps in planning, developing, and implementing the EHR system using a systems development life cycle.
Discuss the managerial issues or challenges associated with planning, developing, and implementing the EHR system.
Discuss the alleviation of issues or challenges.
Explain the concept of meaningful use of healthcare information.
Discuss the 15 mandatory certification criteria to qualify for meaningful use.
Discuss the impact of the EHR system on the quality of care.
Conclusion
References
Anderson, C., & Johnson, L. (2003). The impressive psychology paper. Lucerne Publishing. (For books)
Smith, M. (2001). Writing a successful paper. The Trey Research Monthly, 53, 149–150. (For articles)
The references section begins on a new page.
Year of publication: Place in parentheses following authors, with a period following the closing parenthesis. If no publication date is identified, use “n.d.” in parentheses following the authors.
Source reference: This includes the title, journal, volume, and pages (for journal articles) or the title and publisher (for books).