Electronic medical records in a healthcare organization facilitate data management and efficient analysis of patient information. The implementation of EMR’s is a complex process that entails medical data, confidentiality issues, data entry, and unawareness of information technology among healthcare workers (Boonstra, Versluis, & Vos, 2014). The Affordable Care Act mandated the use of electronic medical records (EMR’s) for hospitals and allocated $ 20 billion towards implementation of the system (Tillett, 2012). The process is challenging and involves a wide range of technical complexities such as human skills, the structure and culture of the organization, and financial resources (Tillett, 2012). The leaders in an organization can utilize strategic planning model to implement electronic medical records in the hospitals.
Strategic management theory states that an organization is affected by both internal and external factors and hence requires more integrated strategic process (Borkowski, 2015, …show more content…
458). The core values and principles affect decision taken by healthcare organizations. These may involve goals such as commitment to providing efficient and patient-centered care. Such values and visions will provide the goal for implementing EMR’s in an organization. The next step in assessment will analyze internal and external environment (Borkowski, 2015, pp. 458-459). The internal environment will include factors such as readiness of employees to learn and implement EMR’s, technical competencies, and availability of technical support and equipment. The external environment will include legal issues such as mandates, available financial support due to the mandate, and social demographics. The last step in assessment would be a competitive analysis that would compare current market strategies, strengths, and weaknesses (Borkowski, 2015, p.
Strategic management theory states that an organization is affected by both internal and external factors and hence requires more integrated strategic process (Borkowski, 2015, …show more content…
458). The core values and principles affect decision taken by healthcare organizations. These may involve goals such as commitment to providing efficient and patient-centered care. Such values and visions will provide the goal for implementing EMR’s in an organization. The next step in assessment will analyze internal and external environment (Borkowski, 2015, pp. 458-459). The internal environment will include factors such as readiness of employees to learn and implement EMR’s, technical competencies, and availability of technical support and equipment. The external environment will include legal issues such as mandates, available financial support due to the mandate, and social demographics. The last step in assessment would be a competitive analysis that would compare current market strategies, strengths, and weaknesses (Borkowski, 2015, p.