Electronic Health Record System and Barcode Technology Technology is integral to successful implementation in many projects through either support integration or both. Name at least one technology that could improve the implementation process and the outcomes of your capstone project change proposal. Do you plan to use this technology? If not, what are the barriers that prevent its use?
Electronic Health Record System and Barcode Technology
Electronic health record (EHR) system and barcode technology will optimize the implementation and outcomes of my capstone project. To begin with, the EHR system will improve operational efficiency by improving the documentation process using computerized provider order entries (Alizadeh et al., 2021). Improved documentation reduces the risk of medical errors that would impede the success of the evidence-based project. Furthermore, the EHR system will improve the clinical decision-making process by allowing the timely sharing of information between interdisciplinary team members. EHR’s clinical decision support system will promote the formulation of individualized, evidence-based care plans. Secondly, barcode technology will streamline healthcare activities by tracking patient admission and their treatment plans and monitoring all interventions during patients’ stay at the hospital (Michalek & Carson, 2020). Barcode technology allows healthcare providers to update patient information periodically. This technology will improve patient safety by reducing medical errors and promoting the accurate execution of care plans. I plan to use both EHR and barcodes.
References
Alizadeh, G., Jafarzadeh, A., & Farough Khosravi, M. (2021). Scoping Review of Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems in Reducing Medical Errors. Evidence-Based Health Policy, Management and Economics, 5(2), 142–150. https://doi.org/10.18502/jebhpme.v5i2.6559
Michalek, C., & Carson, S. L. (2020). Implementing barcode medication administration and smart infusion pumps is just the beginning of the safety journey to prevent administration errors. Farmacia Hospitalaria, 44(3), 114–121. https://doi.org/10.7399/fh.11410
