Description
Week 2 – Discussion Forum 1
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Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
WORKFLOW ANALYSIS [WLOS: 1, 2, 3] [CLO: 5]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
Read
Secondary Use of Electronic Health Record Data for Clinical Workflow AnalysisLinks to an external site.
Discovering Interpretable Medical Workflow ModelsLinks to an external site.
Using EHR Audit Trail Logs to Analyze Clinical Workflow: A Case Study From Community-Based Ambulatory ClinicsLinks to an external site.
Analyzing Workflow for a Health IT Implementation. An Often Short-Shrifted Step Is Essential in Successful IT DeploymentsLinks to an external site.
A Method for the Analysis and Visualization of Clinical Workflow in Dynamic EnvironmentsLinks to an external site.
Introduction
Workflow analysis has long been a part of health care with the aim of providing quality care in an efficient and effective manner. When electronic health records hit the scene, workflow analysis became even more important. It was important for workflow analysis to be performed prior to technology implementation to identify the current process and potential changes to the process. Workflow analysis is often done with an interdisciplinary team including providers, nurses, front office staff, informaticists, project managers, etc. For this discussion, you will explore the impact electronic health records and other health care technologies have had on workflow, gain an understanding of the importance of workflow analysis, and differentiate workflow analysis options. While every organization approaches workflow analysis a bit differently based upon process and protocols, basic focus is the same.
Instructions
For this discussion forum you will
Discuss the impact of electronic health records and other healthcare technologies on workflow.
Explain the importance of a workflow analysis.
Compare two workflow analysis approaches.
Examine the pros and cons of each approaches
