| What We Do |
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What What You Get |
| Conduct workshops and interviews with Information Systems (IS) Staff, Organization’s Steering Committee, Pharmacy and Nursing Administration. |
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| Education related to external driving factors such as Leapfrog, JCAHO and Market Competition |
| Confirmations on the patient safety priority and an evaluation of the patient safety plan |
| Evaluation of the hospital’s clinical vision |
| Evaluation of any clinically related performance improvement initiatives within the organization |
| Assessment of the Information Systems ability to support and maintain clinical information systems as well as the IT infrastructure. |
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| Physician Interviews – It is important to involve and educate medical staff throughout the development/deployment process. Gaining buy-in and support from medical staff is invaluable with any implementation. |
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A summary of answers to questions, concerns, desired outcomes from medical staff.
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| Observation/Analysis on the patient care units. |
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Documented workflows in and around the following:
| Nursing and Physician culture |
| Order processing and documentation process |
| Evaluate the use of care standardization with Order Sets, The Rx Formulary, Clinical Documentation and Medication Administration Times. |
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| Application specific assessment for readiness. |
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A summary assessment of the following applications:
| Management Information Systems |
| Order Entry |
| Clinical Documentation |
| Pharmacy Information System |
| Emergency Department |
| Physician Care Management |
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| Document review which would include such items as: the IS plan, hospital business plan, steering committee minutes, etc. |
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An objective overview as it relates to these documents in conjunction with the implementation of any advanced clinical information system.
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