NURS FPX 4010 Assessment 4 Stakeholder Presentation

 

The resources are then allocated based on the prioritized areas and critical needs. Moreover, a Return on Investment (ROI) analysis is performed to assess the financial impact of EHR implementation. The improvements are measured in reducing errors, saving additional time and costs of medication errors, and providing efficient care (Aguirre et al., 2019). Lastly, the EHR implementation will be done on a pilot scale, and the extension to other departments will be provided after thorough evaluation to ensure continuous improvements and sustain these changes.

A 260-bed hospital evaluated the EHR implementation and designed the workflows for each department to manage financial resources and adopt this technology to improve the quality of care and reduce medication errors (Aguirre et al., 2019). In another study conducted in North America, the EHR implementation increased per-patient costs from $67750 to $5026000, but the costs can be reduced after data infrastructure is obtained (Mc Cord et al., 2019). 

Evaluation

The successful outcomes of the project will be as follows:

• Reduced medication errors and safe medication delivery
• Improved quality of care 
• Enhanced patient safety
• Reduced length of stay at hospital
• Enhanced patient satisfaction and job satisfaction (Manias et al., 2020)

The criteria that can be utilized to measure success include:

Patient Satisfaction

Patient satisfaction is an indirect method of determining the success of this plan. When medication errors are reduced and patients receive the correct medication, their health outcomes will be improved, leading to a quick recovery. This will cultivate patient satisfaction, and the patient feedback to investigate their satisfaction with care treatment can be obtained to determine whether the plan is successful (Kieval et al., 2020).

Measuring the Medication Errors 

 This is the direct method of measuring the success of this plan. Comparing the rate of medication errors pre and post-implementation of EHR can give a clear idea of the success of this plan. If medication errors are reduced after using EHR, the plan shows its success. If medication errors increase, further improvements must be made to address the challenges and pitfalls (Manias et al., 2020). 

Conclusion

To sum up, I discussed the prevailing issue of medication errors at Tampa General Hospital and required my audience’s attention as valuable stakeholders. This issue requires keen attention as it impacts patient safety. The interdisciplinary plan summary is to integrate the EHRs as medication error prevention technology. This requires the use of the PDSA approach for effective implementation. Moreover, the financial and human resources are adequately managed by various methods. Lastly, the success of this plan is evaluated by measuring patient satisfaction and comparing medication error prevalence before and after the implementation of EHRs. Thank you.

References

Aguirre, R. R., Suarez, O., Fuentes, M., & Sanchez-Gonzalez, M. A. (2019). Electronic health record implementation: A review of resources and tools. Cureus, 11(9). https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5649 

Carayon, P., Wetterneck, T. B., Cartmill, R., Blosky, M. A., Bro