Implementation of EMR/EHR in the Hospital

HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM HOSPTIAL
Innovation in
Nursing
Implementation of EMR/EHR in the Hospital
1/12/202

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Contents
Introduction........................................................................................................................ 3
Organization overview.......................................................................................................... 3
Health Information Technology............................................................................................... 4
Electronic Health Record system application............................................................................4
Relevancy of the technology............................................................................................. 5
Suitability of the technology............................................................................................. 5
Organizational activities for EHR...................................................................................... 6
Information System Application Design and Development..............................................................7
Role of stakeholders.......................................................................................................... 7
Internal stakeholders............................................................................................... 7
External stakeholders.............................................................................................. 7
Interface stakeholders.............................................................................................. 7
Training for the change...................................................................................................... 7
Security issues with the technology....................................................................................... 8
Legal and ethical issues................................................................................................... 8
Technology fund management.............................................................................................. 8
Impact of the technology.................................................................................................... 9
Innovative Aspects of the System............................................................................................. 9
Utilization of technology innovation...................................................................................... 9
Promotion of evidence-based practice of technology..................................................................9
Recommendation for the technology innovation...........................................................................9
Conclusion......................................................................................................................... 9
References......................................................................................................................... 9

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Introduction
This report aims to discuss the process used by the hospital management and organization to
introduce health information technology. The health care department in the present time is adopting
newer technologies to make their working fast and proper; the development of new information
technology is very beneficial for the nurses. Easy Patient Lifting and Moving Technology, Virtual
Treatment Technology, Doctors' Consultation App, and Electronic Health Record technology are a
few examples of developed information technology adaption in the present healthcare sector
(Berthelsen et al., 2015).
This report will analyze the adaption of Electronic Health Record technology in a famous Ear,
Nose, and Throat (ENT) hospital, established since 1915 by auto pioneer is a leading healthcare
provider. This report will discuss planning procedures, issues faced in the internal and external
environment of the organization, steps taken by the project head to train the employees about the
uses of technology and the impact of the innovation on the working and process of the organization.
EHR is a well-known and most adapted technology hence employees have a brief idea about the
technology but practical implications can lead to issues hence this report is based on the discussion
of important steps followed by the hospital management for successful introduction and adaption of
technology.
Organization overview
Henry Ford Health System Hospital is a famous hospital, performing many operations in the field of
ENT and cancer treatment. It operates its functions for all adult age groups, services availability of
hearing issues, smelling issues, and tasting issues is served in the hospital. Big 900 bedded building
with the developed adaption of operation technology, Intensive care Unit and a big staff of ENT and
Cancer specialists, general nurses, Night shift nurses and other employees in the other planning and

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development department including from the front office department it has approximately 150
healthcare volunteers (Hospital & Us, 2020). Some medical shops are available on the premises of the
hospital along with a food court supplying the quality food for the patient and family members
(Berthelsen et al., 2015).
Outpatient Department (OPD) timing of the hospital for the ENT consultation is for 6 hours a day,
starting from Morning 09:00 A.M. to Afternoon 03:00 PM. Presently hospital registration for the
new patients and old patients record maintenance is handled by the front office staff and medical
billing staff on the paper record and storage. Facing several issues with the patient's similar name or
with similar prescriptions, management thought to adopt an Electronic Health Record system in the
hospital (McEvoy et al., 2018).
Health Information Technology
Major hospitals in the United States are adopting technological innovation in their systems to make
the work easy and flawless; nurses according to the guidelines of the American Nurses Association
are required to understand about the new technological innovation in the field of patient care and
handling (Blumenthal & Tavenner, 2010). Hence, the introduction of EHR in Henry Ford Hospital
will make the following changes;
Electronic Health Record system application
The higher authority of the hospital planned to introduce the EHR system in the hospital, this
system will use CureMD Software. This software is useful to perform various functions like
recording the patient record of the new patient entering the OPD, maintaining the billing system
with the daily basis activities, maintaining inpatient records with proper medical records and history
of the patients (Berthelsen et al., 2015). Following features made the project head to use the
Electronic Health Record system with CureMD software;