Workshop Information

Register: To be posted. Contact Melanie A. Sutton at msutton@uwf.edu for additional information.

Facilitator(s): Robert E. Hoyt, MD, Navy Hospital
Melanie A. Sutton, PhD, School of Allied Health and Life Sciences, UWF

Approved Contact Hours: Approved contact hours to be announced

Lead Information Contact: Melanie A. Sutton, PhD
msutton@uwf.edu

Date/Time: TBA

Location: Sacred Heart Hospital

Why Attend This Workshop?

The modules of this workshop have been developed with feedback from physicians, nurses, computer scientists, and local health care business leaders. As you review the information below, you'll find this reflected in the student learning outcomes and objectives associated with each hour of instruction. We are absolutely dedicated to helping you develop real skills in this workshop that will enable you to work more effectively, with an emphasis on hands-on training and analysis of electronic medical record systems. Unlike workshops at other universities or institutions, our approach emphasizes more than just the technological aspects of EMR systems. You will learn the impacts of these systems on improving communication, patient safety, and quality of care in health care and/or public health arenas.

The Agenda

• 7:30-8:00 am
  • Continental breakfast
• 8:00-9:00 am
  • Introduction to Medical Informatics
    • Purposes of Technology and Information
    • The Need for Systemic Change
    • Unavoidable Technologies in Health Care
    • Online Resources
• 9:00-10:00 am
  • EMR Systems
    • History
    • Elements of a Standard EMR
    • Clinical Decision Support
• 10:00-11:00 am
  • Purchase of an EMR
    • Workflow and Purchasing Issues
    • Evaluation Matrices
• 11:00 am -12:00 pm
  • The EMR Record
    • Appointing Module
    • Order Entry Lab, Pharmacy and X-rays
    • Basic Patient Encounter Using Templates and Free Text
  • Questions and Answers

A 10-minute break will be provided at the end of each hour.

The Objectives

At the conclusion of the workshop attendees will be able to do the following:

Introduction to Medical Informatics

1. Explain the purposes and uses of technologies used in health care
2. Understand the need for systematic change for acceptance of technologies
3. Effectively explore online resources in medical informatics

Electronic Medical Record Systems

1. Use current on-line resources on electronic medical record systems (EMRs)
2. Define basic features of EMRs
3. State the implications of EMRs and clinical decision support
4. Explain and defend workflow impacts of EMRs
5. State the strengths and weaknesses of an EMR using an evaluation matrix
6. Develop an evaluation matrix for EMR systems
7. Use typical functions of a commercial EMR system
8. Explain effective uses of templates and free text within EMRs
9. Make recommendations regarding a specific commercial EMR product

References/Bibliography

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