option at least 80% of the ‘correct’ time. Ensure that the end-user can easily change the default answer. Consider where the option is located or how easy it is to view the other options. Review with Compliance Officer/Risk Management. Can your electronic system previous responses that ‘remember’ are patient specific? Can your system identify items that were defaults (as opposed to selected from a choice)? (If you've elected to use the 'copy forward' function, the default option should not be used in conjunction with 'copy forward'.) 17 Enhancement What is current Committee which reviews all Melissa Barthold request practice for Clinical requests to change Julie Lugenas System enhancement the EMR-except for charge Jim Cato Kulhanek, Brenda J. changes request and drug changes. Brenda Kulhanek Prioritization prioritization? Committee prioritizes the CIN: Computers, Change (hospital) requests by Must Have Informatics, Nursing. management (safety or regulatory) vs 29(8):431-435, Communication How are clinical Nice to Have it easier to perform in the EMR, but August 2011. Vendor enhancement requests currently can be performed, reviewed? Does but with extra effort by the the review of clinician. clinical All requests, the week prior enhancement to building into production,
option ‘correct’ at least 80% of the time. Ensure that the end-user can easily change the default answer. Consider where the option is located or how easy it is to view the other options. Review with Compliance Officer/Risk Management. Can your electronic system ‘remember’ previous responses that are patient specific? Can your system identify items that were defaults (as opposed to selected from a choice)? (If you've elected to use the 'copy forward' function, the default option should not be used in conjunction with 'copy forward'.) 17 Enhancement request System changes Prioritization Change management Communication Vendor What is current practice for enhancement request prioritization? (hospital) How are clinical enhancement requests reviewed? Does the review of clinical enhancement Committee which reviews all Clinical requests to change the EMR-except for charge and drug changes. Committee prioritizes the requests by Must Have (safety or regulatory) vs Nice to Have it easier to perform in the EMR, but currently can be performed, but with extra effort by the clinician. All requests, the week prior to building into production, Melissa Barthold Julie Lugenas Jim Cato Brenda Kulhanek Kulhanek, Brenda J. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing. 29(8):431-435, August 2011.
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