You will be selecting an EHR software for this Course Project. After you make that selection, you will research your chosen EHR software’s functions and how it works and critically analyze your findings. Be sure to review several EHR vendors and their technology platforms before making your final selection.
Guidelines
You must include the following in the final Course Project submission.
The final product in the form of a formal paper must address these topics/issues.
Name of software vendor and uses of the product
Integration with other information systems
DEI inclusion based on technology algorithms
Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools
User friendliness of data entry and data retrieval
Benefits of this particular software over similar types of software
The implementation process you would use to implement the EHR
Critically analyze your findings, including your personal analysis utilizing your current work experience, education, or life exposure that contribute to the evaluation process.
Include your understanding of four evolving EHR issues in our industry.
Other Optional Content Suggestions
Terminology
Philosophical views of the EHR
Advantages
Reduction of cost
Improved quality of care
Promote evidence-based medicine
Record keeping and mobility
Disadvantages
Costs
Time
Governance, privacy, and legal issues
Privacy concerns
Legal issues
Liability
Legal interoperability
Regulatory compliance
Technical Issues
Standards
Open specifications
Customization
Long-term preservation and storage of records
Synchronization of records
E-health and tele-radiology
Other Guidelines
Milestones
Week 2 (20 points)
Week 3 (60 points)
Week 5 (20 points)
Week 7 (120 points)
Submit the name of the software you’ve chosen as the Course Project and the URL for that EHR vendor.
Grading Rubric
Category Points % Description
Topic
(Due Week 2)
20 10 Week 2 EHR vendor selection due: Name of software vendor and the URL
Outline
(Due Week 3) 60 30 Week 3 Outline due: Table of Contents and References. Table of Contents can use the must include topics/issues from the previous guidelines. Researched or to be researched academic references should be included on a separate page.
Final Paper
(Due Week 7) 120 60 The final product is a paper prepared as a marketing presentation to a the board of directors in a health care organization as they make a decision on which software product to purchase. The content of this presentation will be graded on: depth of coverage of each topic/issue under the must include guidelines. The remainder of the grading criteria can be found in the grading rubric, which is available in the Files section of this course.
Total 200 100 A quality paper will meet or exceed all of these requirements.
Best Practices
The information gathered and analyzed for this paper will be used as a marketing/sales presentation to the board of directors of a health care organization as they decide on a software product to purchase.
The following are best practices in preparing a paper.
Title Page
Introduction (In the introduction, include the purpose of your presentation.)
Content broken down by major categories (You may use the content suggestions listed previously under “Guidelines”.)
Summary and Conclusion
References
Your paper should be free of spelling and grammar errors for full points. The paper should be organized from beginning to end with attention to flowing from one content topic to another seamlessly. No additional information should be presented in the Summary and Conclusion that was not already presented in the body of the paper.
Common EHR Vendors
Athenahealth
Nextgen
Nextech
eClinicalWorks
Epic
McKesson
Care360
Allscripts
Cerner
GE Healthcare
Practice Fusion
OptumInsight
AdvancedMD
SOAPware
e-MDs
Advanced Data Systems Corporation
Vitera
Meditab
Medisoft
Greenway
Nuesoft
AmazingCharts
Capterra
MiSys
*Many others may also be chosen for the Final Project to include proprietary systems specific to a healthcare organization or system of care.
