DeVry University Valley View Hospital System Discussion

Valley View Hospital System

By now, you have familiarized yourself with Valley View Hospital System and even analyzed its status in terms of health IT. This week, you learn that the complete EHRs the system has been considering are EPIC, Cerner, and McKesson. You also learn that the hospitals are juggling with the idea of acquiring several physician practices in the area. Last, you are told that the hospital is seeking to most cost-effective alternative. Considering this new information, this week your team will focus on the following tasks.

1. Develop at least 4 key SMART goals that reflect the vision of this facility. Expand by how the implementation of a full EHR would contribute to achieving these goals.
2. Identify some of the processes that are most likely to be in place at this facility, given the current systems (which you analyzed in week 1). Identify some key aspects that are likely to change with the implementation of an EHR (despite which system is selected).
3. Given the mixture in staff (many have been doing their work the same way for 30 years and some have started using Open Notes and e-prescribing in the last couple of years) prepare a communication plan for changes that about to come to this organization.