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Illustrative Case Model – Are You CMP™ Worthy?
By Staff Reporters 
The fictitional Washington Hospital is embroiled in the healthcare reform debate and interested in implementing an electronic health record (EHR) for its major clinic areas. The flagship hospital currently utilizes a legacy-based system and several of the clinics have independently purchased software programs to provide a more inclusive electronic data base particular to that clinic.
Scenario
In addition, each of the software programs purchased in specific clinics has been modified to serve their own needs. The other satellite hospitals and clinics are not linked to the flagship hospital and have independent systems, applications and software in place. The hospital is interested in obtaining one EHR system that can be used in a standardized and uniform methodology and process throughout all of its hospitals and clinics.
Key Issues
Should the Washington Hospital?
1) Abandon the clinic’s software programs in lieu of a more centralized EHR?
2) Assess various EHR systems for healthcare providers available in the marketplace, comparing a series of hospital and clinic developed requirements against vendor capabilities?
3) Obtain an EHR product that provides interface to the existing clinic software products?
4) Assess whether the EHR vendors totally comply with HIPAA and privacy regulations as well as update their systems automatically with HIPAA changes?
5) Have the vendors assess the existing system/applications/software programs currently in use at each of the hospitals and clinics and determine the best application configuration?
6) Utilize the internal Information Technology staff to develop an interface solution?
Assessment
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