WGU D516
EHRS Assessment
Worksheet (Assignment 2)
Verified Submission
,EHRS Assessment Worksheet (Assignment 2)
Instructions:
This worksheet will be used to assess the current PHMS EHRS system to support transition to a value-
based model and assure appropriate data security and integrity. The worksheet includes the following
components:
● assess the purpose and goals of updating the EHRS and HIT requirements to align with the
transition to a value-based model
● address usability and interoperability concerns
● address data security and integrity concerns
● draft a phased implementation plan
This worksheet will form part of the HIT strategy for Paducah Health Medical System that you will
create in the assessment.
Purpose and Goals
1. Analyze the transition from a volume-based to a value-based model. What EHRS-specific
goals should be implemented to support a value-based model? Consider the domains of safe,
effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable.
How does this goal support
Domain EHRS-specific goal transition to a value-based
model?
Implement real-time clinical decision This goal reduces possibilities for
support (CDS) tools to flag potential medication errors and improves patient
adverse events or critical outcomes by ensuring clinicians are
Safe interventions. alerted to potential safety risks in real
(Six Domains of time, promoting a proactive rather than
Health Care reactive care approach. Real-time
Quality, n.d.) CDS tools can address issues like
delayed lab results and minimize
preventable harm.
Integrate evidence-based This goal ensures consistency in care
practice guidelines into the delivery and reduces unnecessary
electronic health record variability among similarly diagnosed
(EHR) system to standardize care patients, improving outcomes and
Effective pathways among patients with shared enabling performance measurement
(Six Domains of diagnoses. against value-based care metrics.
Health Care Standardized care pathways would
Quality, n.d.) address high readmission rates by
focusing on common conditions like
diabetes and hypertension.
Patient-centered Enhance the patient portal with This goal will empower patients to
(Six Domains of easy-to-access health records, the take a more active role in their care,
Health Care addition of telehealth improving engagement and
, options for appointments or satisfaction while reducing
consultations, and secure two- readmission rates and fostering long-
way communication tools for term health management.
patients and providers. Redesigning the external website for
Quality, n.d.)
usability and integrating a mobile
strategy could address poor
engagement with the current platform.
Optimize interoperability to ensure This goal will minimize delays in
seamless access to patient data and diagnosis and treatment by providing
medical records across all facilities clinicians with complete and timely
and departments. access to patient information, even
Timely
when transitioning across care
(Six Domains of
settings or specialists. Interoperability
Health Care
enhancements would definitely
Quality, n.d.)
address the complaints about
fragmented patient data across
systems and facilities.
Consolidate fragmented data storage This goal will streamline clinical
into a unified EHRS platform that workflows and reduce the waste of
improves workflow and reduces time and resources for all
redundancies. departments, driving cost reductions
Efficient
critical to a value- based model.
(Six Domains of
Unified servers and system upgrades
Health Care
would alleviate the workflow
Quality, n.d.)
inefficiencies clinicians currently face,
and reduce the provider complaints
about the current system.
Implement population health data This goal promotes health equity by
analytics to identify and address enabling targeted interventions for
disparities in care delivery across underserved populations, aligning
various patient demographics. with value- based care goals to
Equitable
improve overall community health
(Six Domains of
and reduce disparities. Population
Health Care
health tools could focus on PHMS’s
Quality, n.d.)
higher prevalence of chronic
conditions and address gaps in rural
care access.
Use the following resource as a reference: AHRQ: Six
Domains of Health Care Quality
Usability and Interoperability Concerns
2. Identify strategies to streamline the interface. Consider the end-user needs you assessed
in the HIT recommendation.
a. What architecture strategies should be discussed to support integration of
information among the various departments at PHMS?
EHRS Assessment
Worksheet (Assignment 2)
Verified Submission
,EHRS Assessment Worksheet (Assignment 2)
Instructions:
This worksheet will be used to assess the current PHMS EHRS system to support transition to a value-
based model and assure appropriate data security and integrity. The worksheet includes the following
components:
● assess the purpose and goals of updating the EHRS and HIT requirements to align with the
transition to a value-based model
● address usability and interoperability concerns
● address data security and integrity concerns
● draft a phased implementation plan
This worksheet will form part of the HIT strategy for Paducah Health Medical System that you will
create in the assessment.
Purpose and Goals
1. Analyze the transition from a volume-based to a value-based model. What EHRS-specific
goals should be implemented to support a value-based model? Consider the domains of safe,
effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable.
How does this goal support
Domain EHRS-specific goal transition to a value-based
model?
Implement real-time clinical decision This goal reduces possibilities for
support (CDS) tools to flag potential medication errors and improves patient
adverse events or critical outcomes by ensuring clinicians are
Safe interventions. alerted to potential safety risks in real
(Six Domains of time, promoting a proactive rather than
Health Care reactive care approach. Real-time
Quality, n.d.) CDS tools can address issues like
delayed lab results and minimize
preventable harm.
Integrate evidence-based This goal ensures consistency in care
practice guidelines into the delivery and reduces unnecessary
electronic health record variability among similarly diagnosed
(EHR) system to standardize care patients, improving outcomes and
Effective pathways among patients with shared enabling performance measurement
(Six Domains of diagnoses. against value-based care metrics.
Health Care Standardized care pathways would
Quality, n.d.) address high readmission rates by
focusing on common conditions like
diabetes and hypertension.
Patient-centered Enhance the patient portal with This goal will empower patients to
(Six Domains of easy-to-access health records, the take a more active role in their care,
Health Care addition of telehealth improving engagement and
, options for appointments or satisfaction while reducing
consultations, and secure two- readmission rates and fostering long-
way communication tools for term health management.
patients and providers. Redesigning the external website for
Quality, n.d.)
usability and integrating a mobile
strategy could address poor
engagement with the current platform.
Optimize interoperability to ensure This goal will minimize delays in
seamless access to patient data and diagnosis and treatment by providing
medical records across all facilities clinicians with complete and timely
and departments. access to patient information, even
Timely
when transitioning across care
(Six Domains of
settings or specialists. Interoperability
Health Care
enhancements would definitely
Quality, n.d.)
address the complaints about
fragmented patient data across
systems and facilities.
Consolidate fragmented data storage This goal will streamline clinical
into a unified EHRS platform that workflows and reduce the waste of
improves workflow and reduces time and resources for all
redundancies. departments, driving cost reductions
Efficient
critical to a value- based model.
(Six Domains of
Unified servers and system upgrades
Health Care
would alleviate the workflow
Quality, n.d.)
inefficiencies clinicians currently face,
and reduce the provider complaints
about the current system.
Implement population health data This goal promotes health equity by
analytics to identify and address enabling targeted interventions for
disparities in care delivery across underserved populations, aligning
various patient demographics. with value- based care goals to
Equitable
improve overall community health
(Six Domains of
and reduce disparities. Population
Health Care
health tools could focus on PHMS’s
Quality, n.d.)
higher prevalence of chronic
conditions and address gaps in rural
care access.
Use the following resource as a reference: AHRQ: Six
Domains of Health Care Quality
Usability and Interoperability Concerns
2. Identify strategies to streamline the interface. Consider the end-user needs you assessed
in the HIT recommendation.
a. What architecture strategies should be discussed to support integration of
information among the various departments at PHMS?
