Using Guiding Principles and Standards as a Starting Point for EHR Requests 2023
Confluence Health provides effective EHR support by promoting the organization’s internal help desk, systematically prioritizing tickets, regularly communicating ticket status and updates, and following standards and guiding principles for consistency and effective decision-making.
Publish Date: 06/20/2023
| Cost to Implement: | $$ - Budgeted Cost |
| Time to Implement: | 0–6 months |
Program Goals
- Provide consistent, quality support for requested EHR fixes
Organization Outcomes
- Providers 92nd percentile for agreement that they can request EHR fixes
Collaborative-Verified Best Practices
- Shared Ownership and Governance
What Confluence Health Did
Confluence Health promotes their help desk to provide timely support and fixes for EHR-related issues effectively. When problems or possible enhancements are identified, the help desk people enter tickets, prioritizing those submitted by subject matter experts (SMEs) who have discussed the requests with their managers. A standardized approach is followed for new requests, including clarifying the problem or desired enhancement through five questions. An optimization committee evaluates the requests and their associated questions to determine feasibility and impact. Communication regarding request status and changes is facilitated through ticket updates and emails. Informatics providers and Epic analyst managers communicate provider-specific changes, and meetings are held with SMEs to share information and gather feedback. The organization emphasizes the importance of having standards, a shared philosophy, and supportive leadership. They aim to codify guiding principles and standardize best practice advisories to ensure consistency and streamline decision-making.
How Confluence Health Did It
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