Market Research Proposal

Running head: MARKET RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Electronic Health Records
Student Name: Jhansi Kalapala
California Intercontinental University
Subject: MKT 645
Professor’s Name: Charles Williams
April 20, 2023

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Marketing Research Proposal
Create a single introductory paragraph introducing the proposal’s evaluator to the
product/service and a brief overview of the proposal.
Overview of the Problem
The proposal is based on a report on Electronic Health Records. Utilization of
technological support in Healthcare is not an easy task, and EHRM (Electronic Health Record
Management) has several challenges along with with its benefits (Fernández-Alemán et al.,
2013). Generally, in EHRs a repository of information is available regarding the health status
of the individuals. It is a digital revolution in the health care industry, and the traditional
paper-based clinical documentation process has been replaced by the EHR system (Miotto et
al., 2016). An EHR contains all medical history and information regarding the patient like
operations, medications, past diagnostic follow-ups, hospitalization details, lab results,
radiology reports, and other relevant health care information (Ajami & Bagheri-Tadi, 2013).
The data is recorded in files and kept in the organizational database and can be safely retrieved
and shared when required. But the system has been criticized a lot, and several problem areas
have been revealed. The biggest EHR challenge in recent times is the security, interoperability
and clinician burnouts (Rind et al., 2013). Current hospitals and healthcare systems are facing
difficulties in implementation, maintenances, and up-gradation of the EHR system. The
problem areas range from technical, security to strategy, stakeholder support and human
interaction (Coorevits et al., 2013). Cybercrime is on the rise in recent times, and thus the
reliability of such an electronic data system is under scrutiny. The paper tries to focus on the
marketing aspects of consumer behavior of the EHR system. To be more specific, the market
research proposal seeks to find the effectiveness of the EHR system the probable challenges

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associated with its implementation and maintenance. The problem stakeholders are many and
include end customers, patients, employees, members, doctors and nurses, employers, health
providers, staffs, shareholders, owners, external health agencies and government (Nguyen,
Bellucci & Nguyen, 2014).
Objectives and Target Audiences
High-quality research in the area of e-healthcare is severely lacking. There is a constant
conflict between technology utilization and patient privacy preservation. Several issues,
challenges, and expectations regarding e-healthcare tool EHR are considered here so that
significant development of the tool is supported in health organizations (Weiskopf & Weng,
2013). The success of a healthcare system is dependent on the patient’s trust, and when they
lack the privacy and confidence about their personal information and health information
sharing, the results can be quite tremendous where they will refuse to share their details and
will oppose the EHR system. A well-designed electronic health care record system when
implemented can reduce inefficiencies a dcna promote a better healthcare experience to the
patients (Weiskopf et al., 2013). The primary goal of an EHR system is to provide a secure,
efficient and reliable way of registering and maintaining all relevant clinical information of the
patient. In this regard, support from every shareholder is equally essential. Integrated and
holistic system support will help in better implementation of the system without any
contingencies. Resource wastage will also be minimized when the operation of EHR is
accepted by every shareholder. Developing EHR standards will help in better healthcare
reform and health information sharing and exchange between health providers and the
organization will be efficient (Ben-Assuli, 2015). Quality management in healthcare will also
improve considerably. Thus, the main objective of the research proposal is to find the various

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challenges about an effective electronic health record system implementation and find
solutions to mitigate the issues holistically.
The research questions need to be well linked to support the research objectives. Keeping this
in mind, the following items are developed mainly for the key stakeholders of the health care
organization.
Question 1: extensive research and past data support have proved that EHR is more open to
cybercrime and data discrepancies. It is also found that a large amount of patient data is kept in
e-files and is easily accessible when required (Nguyen, Bellucci & Nguyen,
2014). This creates an issue of data safety and security. Keeping this in mind the strategic
managers of the healthcare system are questioned about how they tackle data security issues in
the implementation of EHR?
Question 2: Another major challenge is interoperability. Staffs have limited access to various
web-based applications and sites, and their web usage is also restricted in many healthcare
organizations. In this regard, technology and strategy need to be more comprehensive so that
the development of functional interoperability enhances (Ajami & Bagheri-Tadi, 2013).
Keeping this area under coverage the healthcare providers and staffs need to be asked about
how they will manage the interoperability system to support effective EHR implementation
and management. After all efficient health care delivery will improve productivity, reduce
errors and will also benefit patient care simultaneously.
Question 3: there is a rise in value-based care province in recent times. The shift in healthcare

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reimbursement from volume to value will directly impact the effectiveness of the EHR system
(Ajami & Bagheri-Tadi, 2013). In this regard, the CEOs and CIOs need to be
interviewed about their suggestive measures to manage the change and how they will support
value-based care provide by EHR implementation.
Question 4: finally, there is the age-old problem with clinical informatics systems like EHR of
information overload and clinical burnouts. In this regard, the technical team need to be more
robust and should support clinicians in performing their job by mitigating their technicality
issues (Nguyen, Bellucci & Nguyen, 2014). For this area of consideration, both management
and the clinicians need to be interviewed to have their responses on the same. This will help in
the development of future strategic steps in developing a robust EHR system so that
stakeholders’ participation is enhanced considerably. Proficient documentation in electronics
records will reduce additional data misuse and hence the number of patient consultation will
also increase which will improve the last revenue generations of the healthcare organization
(Ben-Assuli, 2015).
Market Research Technique
In this section, the investigator has concentrated on many elements as it is associated with the
electronic health record.It could be useful for critically evaluates the electronic health record,
which will be valid for the accomplishment of the research task (Mackey, & Gass, 2015). The

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The researcher will use a different market research tool for getting the information in the
context of the research matter.The researcher will use a literature review method, which will
lead to getting the conceptual information towards the research matter.The market research
could be an essential section of the study as it could directly impact on the overall performance
of the research outcome.For conducting this study, the research will use a mixed research
design that considers two methods named qualitative and quantitative approach.The qualitative
method leads to get the data from the existing sources as it could be collected by reviewing the
secondary data collection method (Silverman, 2016).Apart from this, it is also founded that
quantitative research is a measurable method that could assist to the investigator for collecting
data by considering the statistical way. The collection of quantitative data entailing the
analytical process that leads to getting reliable information about the research issue.Thus, it is
founded that the mixed research design will assist the firm for the attainment of the research
task.This method will lead to the investigator for getting the benefits of both qualitative as well
as a quantitative approach.These methods are also useful for the attainment of the research
task in the least time and cost.The market research tools are helpful as it facilitates to decide in
favor of the research matter (Mackey & Gass, 2015).
This course, many concepts have been discussed due to the attainment of the research
task.The researcher has considered different tools and techniques related to the data collection
named research approaches, strategies, data collection methods, data collection sources,
sampling method, and research limitations, and ethical consideration.It could lead to obtaining
a higher outcome.These methods could be valid for the investigator to conduct this study
systematically(Silverman, 2016). The researcher could also comprehend different sources that