Comparing Vendors Part I
As a healthcare leader, it is important to realize that you will be tasked to evaluate and select an EHR as part of an upgrade or a new implementation. In either scenario, it is important to be equipped with all the necessary information for a quality assessment of the vendor and platform to be selected.
As such, Healthcare leaders must have access to tools, techniques, and a solid methodology in place to perform for selecting a vendor. Some organizations plan the electronic health record (EHR) implementation step internally and develop the selection criteria they wish to use. Other practices select EHR software and then begin the planning to support the selected EHR system. Most practices develop an initial plan to identify their key goals, conduct a vendor assessment, select an EHR system that supports these goals, and finalize their plan after the selection. While setting internal goals can be an easy task, conducting a vendor assessment to support the organization’s goals can be challenging. Some organizations use The National Learning Consortium (NLC) (a virtual and evolving body of knowledge and tools designed to support healthcare providers and IT professionals) to assist with working toward the implementation, adoption, and Meaningful Use of certified EHR systems.
Consider the Vendor Product assessment process.
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Create PPT slides based upon assignment part I.
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