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Planning & Implementation

Using SMART Goals to Set Effective Goals for EHR and Other HIT Projects

“If you don’t know where you’re going, how will you know when you get there?”  This old saw is particularly relevant to HIT initiatives. Too often clinics and small hospitals start acquiring or implementing technology without figuring out why they need it or what they expect the technology to do.

Total Cost of Ownership - What an EHR really costs (for Clinics)

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Noon to 1:00 p.m. CT

Reduce the risk of under budgeting/overspending for an electronic health record (EHR) system. This Webinar will also illustrate ways you can assign financial value to quality and other intangible benefits. The result will be a business case you can take the bank and a budget you can take to the board.

Objectives

Participants will be able to:

Total Cost of Ownership - What an EHR really costs (for Hospitals)

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Noon to 1:00 p.m. CT

Reduce the risk of under budgeting/overspending for an electronic health record (EHR) system. This Webinar will also illustrate ways you can assign financial value to quality and other intangible benefits. The result will be a business case you can take the bank and a budget you can take to the board.

Objectives

Participants will be able to:

Implementing Electronic Prescribing to Improve Care

January 18, 2011

Noon to 1:00 p.m. CT

The 2011 e-Prescribing Mandate went into effect on January 1, 2011: All providers, group purchasers, prescribers, and dispensers must establish and maintain an electronic prescription drug program that complies with applicable standards by January 2011 [Minnesota Statute 62J.497].

This Webinar will review the context of the e-prescribing (e-Rx) mandate and how the above mentioned organizations can be compliant with the law.

Objectives

Participants will:

Effective Project Management

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Noon to 1:00 p.m. CT

Did you hear the story about the software project that was a year behind schedule and several thousand dollars over budget? It can be avoided. This presentation will introduce the audience to project management principles. The emphasis will be on what is essential for a successful project and what common behaviors will inevitably result in project failure. 

AHRQ Toolsets Available to Help Pharmacists and Physicians Implement E-Prescribing

Two toolsets, one for physicians in small practices and one for independent pharmacies, for supporting e-prescribing implementation are available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Designed to offer a step-by-step guide for preparing for and launching an e-prescribing system, they include advice on topics ranging from planning the implementation process to navigating into more advanced practice and pharmacy services.

Clinical Summary 101: History, Background, and Implementation Tips

This webinar from the HITRC Learning Center provides the context – both historical and research-related – for the clinical summary, review implementation tips, and discuss implementation issues with successful implementers in a question and answer (Q & A) format.

See the webinar at the HITRC Learning Center >

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