Electronic Health Record System Implementation in a Health Informatics Program: A Case Study

Abstract

Students in a health informatics program benefit from hands-on experience with an electronic health record (EHR). This case study reviews and explains a process of bringing the EHR and relevant patient records to students in a classroom or instructional setting at a university. We analyze and evaluate multiple options for EHR systems in an instructional setting. Following the unsuccessful implementation of one EHR system that required substantial use of programming languages to interface with the database to migrate data, we decided to take a different approach and implement a different EHR system. This article primarily describes the selection and implementation process after the restart from an educational perspective. A rubric was employed to assess EHR systems for educational purposes. Following the selection of one EHR system, elaborate mock patient scenarios were developed by a physician after which the simulated EHR data was manually entered.

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“…Yet the research demonstrates that many healthcare providers have insufficient knowledge and training on capturing, analyzing, and applying health data (Clauson et al., 2018; McNeil et al., 2005; Walpole et al., 2016). Advancements in analytic tools to capture health data, such as the EHR system, can assist in supporting clinical decision-making to advance the quality of care, promote interprofessional collaboration, and improve patient outcomes (Ankem et al., 2017). Participation in health informatics can provide valuable evidence-based information that can be translated into patient-centered care, ultimately improving how our healthcare system functions.…”