Case Study: The North Shore-LIJ Health System
Section 1 of Capital Project
Miliha Rusi
Nursing 571
September 29, 2014
Professor Joseph Rudd
Section 1 of Capital Project Introduction
The health care organization I am affiliated with, Staten Island University hospital, is part of the North Shore –LIJ Health System. “The North Shore-LIJ Health System strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and future generations of health care professionals; searching for new advances in medicine through the conduct of bio-medical research; promoting health education; and caring for the entire community regardless of the ability to pay” (North Shore LIJ health care, 2014). In 2007, as part of their commitment to quality clinical care, North Shore LIJ began implementing health information technology and electronic medical records in the hospital system. “ The North Shore-LIJ Health System announced today it is subsidizing up to 85 percent of the cost of implementing and operating an Electronic Health Records (EHR) system in the offices of its more than 7,000 affiliated physicians in New York City and Long Island -- part of a …show more content…
Implementing compatible computer software is one way to ensure quality care. Patients are often admitted through units and outpatient clinics which use systems non-compatible with the admitting unit. For example, patients are often admitted to the Burn ICU directly from the outpatient wound clinic. These patients are required to go to the E.R for admission to the hospital. The computer system differs from the clinic to the burn unit. Many of the patients will decline to go to the E.R or leave the E.R due to long wait times. A compatible software system can make a direct admission to the burn unit possible which can lead to patient compliance and improved patient
Miliha Rusi
Nursing 571
September 29, 2014
Professor Joseph Rudd
Section 1 of Capital Project Introduction
The health care organization I am affiliated with, Staten Island University hospital, is part of the North Shore –LIJ Health System. “The North Shore-LIJ Health System strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and future generations of health care professionals; searching for new advances in medicine through the conduct of bio-medical research; promoting health education; and caring for the entire community regardless of the ability to pay” (North Shore LIJ health care, 2014). In 2007, as part of their commitment to quality clinical care, North Shore LIJ began implementing health information technology and electronic medical records in the hospital system. “ The North Shore-LIJ Health System announced today it is subsidizing up to 85 percent of the cost of implementing and operating an Electronic Health Records (EHR) system in the offices of its more than 7,000 affiliated physicians in New York City and Long Island -- part of a …show more content…
Implementing compatible computer software is one way to ensure quality care. Patients are often admitted through units and outpatient clinics which use systems non-compatible with the admitting unit. For example, patients are often admitted to the Burn ICU directly from the outpatient wound clinic. These patients are required to go to the E.R for admission to the hospital. The computer system differs from the clinic to the burn unit. Many of the patients will decline to go to the E.R or leave the E.R due to long wait times. A compatible software system can make a direct admission to the burn unit possible which can lead to patient compliance and improved patient