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[|Concord Hospital picks Orion Health engine for its HIS]

As identified previously, the biggest problem currently facing Emory researchers is the lack of information, education, and standardized protocols for submitting proposals to the Department of Emergency Medicine. After meeting with the staff and discussing their current needs, we have identified several potential solutions.

They are as follows:


 * Outline the steps needed for successful submission of a proposal
 * Design necessary forms and paperwork to help standardize the submission process
 * Design a Wiki or similar education source that will help researchers understand the steps of the process, and to use as a primer if they ever need assistance
 * Analyze the budget to determine if there is a potential for the hiring of dedicated support staff

The other big solution could be making a change in the current document routing system that Emory uses, called EPEX. EPEX is a really new program that Emory just started using as a document storage/approval system. Unfortunately there are many issues with it that if resolved could help Emory run the project approvals process more smoothly.

The plan is to go ahead and design as much of the system as possible, all the while recording key metrics (such as document completion, submission time, correct budget analysis) to evaluate how much better (or worse) the new system is doing.

The link above describes how to potentially deal with problems arising not only in the research departments but everywhere along the route of care. Currently Emory uses several different systems for its daily operations, some of which don't interact very well with the others. Bringing together all of the subsystems into one Healthcare IT solution will greatly simply the operations at Emory, through increased efficiency, better ease of use, and significant cost savings.

Milliard, Mike. "Concord Hospital picks Orion Health engine for its HIS." //Healthcare IT News// 15 Feb 2010: n. pag. Web. 16 Feb 2010. .