Announcements for 3/14 Class

• I know I said I would post "The Four F's" in Blackboard, but I've had some technical issues that have prevented me from recording the PowerPoint presentation in Camtasia. So, I'll cover "The Four F's" tonight in class.


• Don't forget...we switched this week's class with Week 13...so the reading for tonight are Chapter 12 and the Mt. Auburn case. We'll do IT Governance in Week 13.


• Don't forget to read the Mt. Auburn case for class tonight. Participation scores will be severely affected by a lack of preparation for this discussion. To help you prepare for the discussion, consider the following questions


1. Why are there so many errors in hospitals where safety and human health are (or at least should be) the most important things?


2. How can IT help reduce ADEs? What kinds of ADEs, if any, can IT not help with?


3. How would you recommend they roll out the system at Mt. Auburn? A phased implementation with L&D then elsewhere, or a Big Bang implementation? Why?


4. Would you force all physicians to use the system, or maintain both the POE and the old way of doing things? How would you motivate physicians to use the system?


5. What other reasons are motivating Mt. Auburn to implement POE (remember the Four F's...faith, facts, fear, and following..


6. How large of an impact do you think the POE will have on the ADEs at Mt. Auburn?


• See you tonight!