Running head: Benchmark – Electronic Health Record Implementation
Benchmark - Electronic Health Record Implementation Paper
Name
Grand Canyon University: NUR 514-O101
Date
, Benchmark – Electronic Health Record Implementation
Benchmark - Electronic Health Record Implementation Paper
Implementing a new electronic health record (EHR) system is a Herculean task for all
the stakeholders: from the emergency room to the boardroom. This paper will discuss the need
for excellent leadership skills to collaborate on interprofessional teams and to provide
evidence- based, patient centered care and apply professional, ethical and regulatory standards
of practice to provide of safe, effective healthcare. Effective leadership skills and the use of
appropriate change management theories are required for successful EHR system
implementation.
Data management and informatics
A computer system database will need to receive structured and litigable information that
can be searched easily to track opportunities for care improvement. EHR as a clinical
information system is a comprehensive system that includes easy access to patient data at the
point of care, structured and litigable information that can be searched easily and that lends itself
to data mining and analysis; and improved patient safety, especially the prevention of adverse
drug reactions and the identification of health risk factors, such as falls (DeNisco & Barker,
2015, p. 357). Nursing documentation pre-date the days of Florence Nightingale. Over time
nursing documentation has increased in its relevance to nurses and health care professionals, and
its impact on patient care and patient outcomes. The mode of documentation has changed, from a
paper trail to an electronic trail. Health informatics is the management of health information and
uses information technology (IT) to organize health records to improve health outcomes and
manage data collection from patient records. It is the responsibility of health informatics nurses
to manage, interpret and communicating the health information, with the primary purpose of
improving the quality of care. Three (3) key ways that informatics has improved care is with
improved documentation, improved coordinated care and reduction of medical errors (Rupp,
Benchmark - Electronic Health Record Implementation Paper
Name
Grand Canyon University: NUR 514-O101
Date
, Benchmark – Electronic Health Record Implementation
Benchmark - Electronic Health Record Implementation Paper
Implementing a new electronic health record (EHR) system is a Herculean task for all
the stakeholders: from the emergency room to the boardroom. This paper will discuss the need
for excellent leadership skills to collaborate on interprofessional teams and to provide
evidence- based, patient centered care and apply professional, ethical and regulatory standards
of practice to provide of safe, effective healthcare. Effective leadership skills and the use of
appropriate change management theories are required for successful EHR system
implementation.
Data management and informatics
A computer system database will need to receive structured and litigable information that
can be searched easily to track opportunities for care improvement. EHR as a clinical
information system is a comprehensive system that includes easy access to patient data at the
point of care, structured and litigable information that can be searched easily and that lends itself
to data mining and analysis; and improved patient safety, especially the prevention of adverse
drug reactions and the identification of health risk factors, such as falls (DeNisco & Barker,
2015, p. 357). Nursing documentation pre-date the days of Florence Nightingale. Over time
nursing documentation has increased in its relevance to nurses and health care professionals, and
its impact on patient care and patient outcomes. The mode of documentation has changed, from a
paper trail to an electronic trail. Health informatics is the management of health information and
uses information technology (IT) to organize health records to improve health outcomes and
manage data collection from patient records. It is the responsibility of health informatics nurses
to manage, interpret and communicating the health information, with the primary purpose of
improving the quality of care. Three (3) key ways that informatics has improved care is with
improved documentation, improved coordinated care and reduction of medical errors (Rupp,
