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The HITECH Act provides incentive payments through Medicare and Medicaid to providers and health care organizations that meet Meaningful Use requirements using certified electronic health records.
With less than 20% of US hospitals with fully implemented CPOE and EMR, there will be a tremendous amount of HIT implementation activity within the next few years. Rapid adoption is also occurring of other medication-related technology such as smart pumps, barcode medication verification systems, automated dispensing devices and robotics used within the pharmacy.
For successful adoption, organizations must :
- Evaluate the needs and vendor products to determine suitability
- Plan for proper resource allocation and use
- Engage key clinician stakeholders
- Incorporate best practice strategies for safe implementation, workflow assessment and redesign
- Utilize clinical decision support tools
The Safe Adoption of Technology Consulting Service brings expertise in clinical operations, patient safety and informatics. We offer a comprehensive approach for performing a technology assessment that uses a variety of methods to identify opportunities to improve the functionality of your technology or to identify serious safety gaps that have the potential to impact patient safety.
Your consulting team is prepared to evaluate the initial planning phases of technology implementation, the implementation process or how well your newly implemented technology supports patient care.
Is your organization positioned for safe adoption of technology? You can find out by answering a few quick questions to identify patient safety gaps in your planned or installed HIT.
Download the Safe Adoption of Technology for Hospitals Brochure
For more information on this service, please contact Nanne Finis at 630.268.7429 or via email at ConsultingServices@jcrinc.com.
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