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Electronic Health Records: Overview, Acquisition and Implementation

Electronic Health Records: Overview, Acquisition and Implementation. By: Steven S. Lazarus, PhD, CPEHR, CPHIT, FHIMSS Boundary Information Group Health IT Certification, LLC July 18, 2006.

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Electronic Health Records: Overview, Acquisition and Implementation

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  1. Electronic Health Records: Overview, Acquisition and Implementation By: Steven S. Lazarus, PhD, CPEHR, CPHIT, FHIMSS Boundary Information Group Health IT Certification, LLC July 18, 2006

  2. Business process consultant focusing on electronic health records, and electronic transactions between organizations Active leader in the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) Speaker and author (two books on HIPAA Security and one on electronic health records) Recipient of the HIMSS 2005 Book of the Year Award for “Electronic Health Records: Transforming Your Medical Practice” Co-Founder and Faculty of Health IT Certification Strategic IT business process planning ROI/benefits realization Project management and oversight Workflow redesign Education and training Vendor selection and enhanced use of vendor products Facilitate collaborations among organizations to share/exchange health care information Steve Lazarus.Boundary Information GroupStrategies for workflow, productivity, quality and patient satisfaction improvement through health care information

  3. Electronic Health Record (EHR) • Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a specific concept relating to systems affording the ability to capture data from multiple sources for clinical decision making at the point of care • HL7 Draft Standard for Trial Use (DSTU) • Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) • Ambulatory EHR 2006 • Hospital EHR 2007

  4. EHR Includes: • Hardware • Software • People – support and use • Policy on adoption • Process that drives adoption and use • Ongoing maintenance and enhancement

  5. Value Opportunities with EHR • Productivity improvement • Capture lost charges • More accurate billing – consistent with documentation • Multiple users can access the record simultaneously • Patient safety • Improved quality of care – templates and protocols • Cost savings – paper storage, paper charts, transcription, reduced staff overtime

  6. The EHR Challenges • EHRs are complex • Multi-phased: planning, selection, implementation, ongoing use • Move focus from cost to benefits • Interoperability • Within enterprise • Among organizations • Success requires an enterprise approach

  7. Contact Information • Steven S. Lazarus, PhD, CPEHR, CPHIT, FHIMSS President Boundary Information Group (303) 488-9911 sslazarus@aol.com www.boundary.net www.healthitcertification.com

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