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Appendix 5
EHR Readiness Checklist
(For CIP Certified EHR projects)
Implementing an Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a very complex process and will require a comprehensive planning and readiness process that will:
Identify goals for the EHR project
Create a strategic plan that guides the EHR procurement
Include a completed feasibility analysis
Include a completed comprehensive organizational readiness assessment
Include a completed comprehensive staff skills assessment
Assess and inventory current resources (staff, hardware, software, etc.)
Outline an implementation strategy for the EHR project
Inventory all additional hardware, software, and staff expertise needed to implement the EHR project
Identify a multidisciplinary committee to oversee the readiness, due diligence, selection, and implementation of the certified EHR project
Identify a plan to address the decrease in productivity during training and implementation
Develop a plan to protect patient’s health information
As a part of the CIP application process, grantees will answer the following pre-readiness questions for EHR-only purchases.
Why are you purchasing an certified EHR system?
Please check one:
____ Move from paper system to electronic
____ Reimbursement purposes, e.g., Medicare and Medicaid incentive
payments
____ Clinical technology to achieve workflow efficiencies
____ Primarily as a technology to enable quality care improvement goals
Do you have organizational wide commitment from:
Check all that apply:
____ Leadership (CEO, COO, CMO, CFO)
____ Board Members
____ All Providers
____ IT Staff
____ Support Staff
____ Other; please identify:_________________________
Has your center identified business and clinical goals for adopting a certified EHR system? ____Yes ____No
Has your center identified a clinical champion and other staff to oversee the readiness process? ____Yes ____No
Have you used the EHR Selection Guidelines for Health Centers1 developed by HRSA to select the functionality for your certified EHR? ____Yes ____No
Have you considered the ongoing expenses required for a certified EHR system? ____Yes ____No
Are all key staff members willing to use computers in their daily work? ____Yes ____No
Do you have IT staff or access to a Health Center Controlled Network or IT consultant to provide support for troubleshooting your current and/or proposed IT/HIT infrastructure? ____Yes ____No
Do the exam rooms in your center have networked computers? ____Yes ____No
Does your center have a broadband/high speed internet connection? ____Yes ____No
Public Burden Statement: An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this project is 0915-xxxx. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average xx hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 10-33, Rockville, Maryland, 20857.
1 See http://www.hrsa.gov/healthit/ehrguidelines.htm for more information.
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | Appendix 5 |
| Author | Amanda Cash |
| Last Modified By | Hrsa |
| File Modified | 2009-04-30 |
| File Created | 2009-04-29 |