What are some tips for approaching workflow redesign?
- Tip 1: Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in your current workflow. Decide which aspects of your workflow need improvement and prioritize them. Then do the work in stages, creating wins along the way.
- Tip 2: Experiment with a new workflow in small ways, or test different ways of doing a task to identify what works best in your practice. Try using the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) method.
- Tip 3: Listen to staff. What sounds like resistance is often valuable information about a process issue.
- Tip 4: Use standard workflow templates to get started and visualize how the work gets done. Then customize the templates to show the process works in your practice.
Implementing EHRs – Planning Your Approach
Several studies estimate the cost of purchasing and installing an electronic health record (EHR) ranges from $15,000 to $70,000 per provider.1-5 Costs vary depending on whether you select in-...
Planning is an important component of any electronic health record (EHR) implementation. Below you will find some of tactical steps that typically occur during the EHR implementation planning phase...
Creation and management of an effective electronic health record (EHR) implementation team is a crucial process. Once you have identified potential members of the implementation team, follow these...
Successfully creating and managing an internal planning team is crucial to planning success. Team members should bring differing perspectives on how the electronic health record (EHR) will be used...
The introduction of an electronic health record (EHR) into a practice presents great operational challenges as well as opportunities for the improvement of patient care. Adopting an EHR will...
You should start electronic health record (EHR) implementation planning as soon as you complete the practice readiness assessment and decide to adopt an electronic health record. Planning draws on...
Implementation teams interested in maximizing the benefits of electronic health records (EHRs) should pay close attention to these important EHR workflow redesign areas. Workflow analysis should...
For a successful electronic health record (EHR) implementation, you may need to assess the need for additional EHR infrastructure investments. The first step to making a sound hardware decision is...
Even if your practice has an existing IT system, your practice may still need support in achieving meaningful use to receive incentive payments, and vendor resources may be stretched as providers...
Using electronic health records (EHRs) will help health care providers build a sustainable medical practice. The next generation of health care professionals will expect and demand that their own...
Regional Extension Centers (RECs) are not vendors selling electronic health record (EHR) systems or products. Your REC is a trusted advisor with the same aims as you – to help ensure quality...
To address the growing demand for highly skilled health IT experts, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) funds the Health IT Workforce Development Program....
Redesigning your workflow helps you get the most value from implementing an electronic health record (EHR). To get started, analyze your existing workflow. Create a visual map of how work is...
Toolkits and Technical Assistance
The Rural Assistance Center Rural Health Information Technology Toolkit is a rural-specific evaluation tool funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy.
The...
Overcoming limited number of staff and resources is challenging in rural communities. No model fits all organizations thus each provider office must determine the best ways to recruit and retain...
There are several grant programs and funding opportunities intended to help rural providers and rural communities implement health information technology (IT). Review the following websites for more...
Several studies estimate the cost of purchasing and installing an electronic health record (EHR) ranges from $15,000 to $70,000 per provider.1-5 Costs vary depending on whether you select in-...
Planning is an important component of any electronic health record (EHR) implementation. Below you will find some of tactical steps that typically occur during the EHR implementation planning phase...
Creation and management of an effective electronic health record (EHR) implementation team is a crucial process. Once you have identified potential members of the implementation team, follow these...
Successfully creating and managing an internal planning team is crucial to planning success. Team members should bring differing perspectives on how the electronic health record (EHR) will be used...
The introduction of an electronic health record (EHR) into a practice presents great operational challenges as well as opportunities for the improvement of patient care. Adopting an EHR will...
You should start electronic health record (EHR) implementation planning as soon as you complete the practice readiness assessment and decide to adopt an electronic health record. Planning draws on...
Implementation teams interested in maximizing the benefits of electronic health records (EHRs) should pay close attention to these important EHR workflow redesign areas. Workflow analysis should...
For a successful electronic health record (EHR) implementation, you may need to assess the need for additional EHR infrastructure investments. The first step to making a sound hardware decision is...
Even if your practice has an existing IT system, your practice may still need support in achieving meaningful use to receive incentive payments, and vendor resources may be stretched as providers...
Using electronic health records (EHRs) will help health care providers build a sustainable medical practice. The next generation of health care professionals will expect and demand that their own...
Regional Extension Centers (RECs) are not vendors selling electronic health record (EHR) systems or products. Your REC is a trusted advisor with the same aims as you – to help ensure quality...
To address the growing demand for highly skilled health IT experts, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) funds the Health IT Workforce Development Program....
Redesigning your workflow helps you get the most value from implementing an electronic health record (EHR). To get started, analyze your existing workflow. Create a visual map of how work is...
Toolkits and Technical Assistance
The Rural Assistance Center Rural Health Information Technology Toolkit is a rural-specific evaluation tool funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy.
The...
Overcoming limited number of staff and resources is challenging in rural communities. No model fits all organizations thus each provider office must determine the best ways to recruit and retain...
There are several grant programs and funding opportunities intended to help rural providers and rural communities implement health information technology (IT). Review the following websites for more...
