Special Topics in Vendor-Specific Systems: EHR Go-Live

Strategies

Discussion Questions with Expected Outcomes

Write a ONE (1) TWO (2) page response to the following scenario.

You have been charged with organizing an Electronic Health Record (EHR)
implementation project at a local hospital. Describe your plan for implementing
and training the staff for EHR use by addressing the following:
The type of rollout and your reasons for choosing this type
Identify at least five staffing needs for your project
Identify at least three uses of a command center
How you manage system change post-go-live

Expected Outcome:
Holistic Rubric
Rating and Description of Performance
4- Identified at least three uses of command center
- Accurately described the management of system changes post go-live
- Identified the type of rollout and gave a plausible explanation for choosing this
type

3-Identified the type of rollout and gave a plausible explanation for choosing this
type
- Identified at least four staffing needs
- Identified at least two uses of command center
- Accurately described the management of system changes post-go-live

2-Identified the type of rollout and gave partial explanation for choosing this type
- Identified at least two staffing needs
- Identified at least two uses of command center
- Partial described the management of system changes post-go-live

1-Identified the type of rollout and gave an unclear explanation for choosing this
type
- Identified at least two staffing needs
- Identified at least one use of command center
- Partially described the management of system changes post-go-live

Objective(s): Objective 8.0

Lecture(s)/Slide(s): Component 14/Unit 8 all lecture slides

Health IT Workforce Curriculum Special Topics in Vendor-Specific Systems

Version 3.0 / Spring 2012 EHR Go-Live Strategies

This material (Comp14_Unit8) was developed by Columbia University, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services,
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number 1U24OC000003.