Blue Water Bay Health System (BWBHS)

    The Blue Water Bay Health System (BWBHS) has 12 hospitals and 32 outpatient clinics that serve four counties in the northern part of the United States. Your supervisor met with your department today and illustrated that a team will soon be organized to discuss your department's role in integrating an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system that will accommodate the vast information needs for the entire health system. BWBHS  employs 3,500 employees and serves many diverse clients. The VP for implementation services wants BWBHS to "go live" with their first hospital on December 1, 2015. 
Materials Needed

    Scholarly journals, articles, or credible sources on EHR Implementation to support answering the questions below. Ensure you reference these articles in your "References" section of your Critical Thinking Activity.

Activities

    Read:  Articles associated with EHR Implementation phase.  Also review: http://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/ehr-implementation-steps/step-1-assess-your-practice-readiness to review HealthIT.gov's position on assessing operational readiness within BWBHS.

    Phase I: Construct a one page, 12 font, single-spaced paper according to APA program guidelines that address the following areas for phase one of this project:
        
How would you communicate the need for EHR adoption within the BWBHS organization?

What are some ways to assess the organization's clinical workflows and computer and information literacy skills?

How do you plan to set goals and achieve success?

How would you chose members to be part of your "steering" or "planning" committee? Who are they?
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