Component 8; Installation and Maintenance of Health IT Systems
Component Description:
Instruction in installation and maintenance of health IT systems, including testing prior to implementation. Introduction to principles underlying system configuration. Hands-on experiences in computer labs and on-site in health organizations.
Component 8; Unit 1: Elements of a Typical EHR System
Description:
This unit will give a brief overview of a typical Electronic Health Record (or EHR) system, including discussion of the Institute of Medicine’s six aims for improving healthcare, what an EHR is, and how it has evolved. Additionally, it will outline the types of network elements an EHR system needs to function, as well as its typical hardware and software components.
Component 8; Unit 1; Lecture 1a comp8_unit1a_lecture_slides
Component 8; Unit 1; Lecture 1b comp8_unit1b_lecture_slides
Component 8; Unit 2: Software and Certification
Description:
This unit will discuss the differences in COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) and in-house/homegrown systems and how to select the system to meet the needs of the end users.
Component 8; Unit 2; Lecture 2 comp8_unit2_lecture_slides
Component 8; Unit 3: System Selection – Functional and Technical Requirements
Description:
This unit explores aspects of functional requirements of systems (by users) and technical requirements (by the system), including how to determine, document, prioritize, and act on those requirements.
Component 8; Unit 3; Lecture 3 comp8_unit3_lecture_slides
Component 8; Unit 4 Structured Systems Analysis and Design
Description:
This unit will discuss generalities about project management along with the role of the project manager. It will also cover in some detail the various components of a typical project plan and how to design a project plan for a typical EHR system.
Component 8; Unit 4; Lecture 4 comp8_unit4_lecture_slides
Component 8; Unit 5: Software Development Life Cycle
Description:
This unit will discuss generalities about project management along with the role of the project manager. It will also cover in some detail the various components of a typical project plan and how to design a project plan for a typical EHR system.
Component 8; Unit 5; Lecture 5 comp8_unit5_lecture_slides
Component 8; Unit 6: Installation and Maintenance of Health IT Systems
Description:
This unit will discuss the security rules required by regulation and best practices for implementation and monitoring of security in EHR systems.
Topics in this unit include: Federal, state, and local health information regulations for EHRs, computer and network system vulnerabilities and best practices for identification and mitigation of those vulnerabilities, information access and protection measures, and user security training.
Component 8; Unit 6; Lecture 6a comp8_unit6a_lecture_slides
Component 8; Unit 6; Lecture 6b comp8_unit6b_lecture_slides
Component 8; Unit 7: System Interfaces and Integration
Description:
This unit will define interface and integration and explain their importance, discuss common interface methods point to point and interface engines and the types of protocols they use, examine HL7 and how it simplifies the process of communicating between various dissimilar components, and connecting your EHR system to the outside world.
Component 8; Unit 7; Lecture 7 comp8_unit7_lecture_slides
Component 8; Unit 8: Troubleshooting, Maintenance and Upgrades, and Interaction with Vendors, Developers, and Users
Description:
This unit will discuss ways you can implement an infrastructure for troubleshooting, and maintaining EHRs and their existing infrastructure introduction.
Component 8; Unit 8; Lecture 8a comp8_unit8a_lecture_slides
Component 8; Unit 8; Lecture 8b comp8_unit8b_lecture_slides
Component 8; Unit 9: Creating Fault Tolerant Systems, Backups, and Decommissioning
Description:
This unit will discuss ensuring availability and resiliency through fault tolerance, data reliability through backup, and secure decommissioning of EHR systems.
Component 8; Unit 9; Lecture 9a comp8_unit9a_lecture_slides
Component 8; Unit 9; Lecture 9b comp8_unit9b_lecture_slides
Component 8; Unit 9; Lecture 9c comp8_unit9c_lecture_slides
Component 8; Unit 10: Developing a Test Strategy and Test Plan
Description:
This unit will discuss the various elements required for developing a test strategy and plan for testing your EHR software prior to final acceptance.
Component 8; Unit 10; Lecture 10 comp8_unit10_lecture_slides
Component 8; Unit 11 Pilot Testing and Full-Scale Deployment
Description:
This unit will discuss rollout phases of an EHR system, to smaller test user communities and to the entire organization.
Component 8; Unit 11; Lecture 11 comp8_unit11_lecture_slides