Chapter 19: IMPLEMENTING AND UPGRADING CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

What I have learnd about chapter 19 grrrrr

            I have learned that this chapter have 8 phases the phases includes:

·        Identification of the composition of the CIS management team

·         Definition of the Problem,

·         Feasibility Study,

·         Environmental Assessment,

·         Development of a Project Timeline,

·         Giving of Recommendations,

·         Documentation and Negotiation of a Project Scope Agreement and

·         Allocation of Resources.

I have also learned about CIS Steering Committee, Project Team  and also with the Departmental Team. The managers of the CIS was compose of the representatives from different areas including the

·         hospital administration,

·         nursing administration,

·         medical staff,

·         information systems,

·         major ancillary departments,

·         health information management,

·         legal affairs,

·         consultants, and

·         appointed members

The key implimentators has the task of understanding the department’s information needs and the software features and functions, merging system’s capabilities with department’s operations, participating in developing and conducting end-user education, and providing high level of support in utilization of the system

Right now i have learned that nursing informatics was very complicated grrrr.