You are a charge nurse on a 32 bed Oncology Unit. Your hospital has just merged into a health system that is using EPIC. Your hospital currently uses Cerner. A decision has been made to switch vendors. You are very comfortable with technology but many of the staff that you work with are older and are fearful about having to adapt to another new EMR system. They are telling you that they chose Oncology because it is a high touch/lower tech area but now their practice is changing. You have been appointed as part of the hospital health information systems task force and will be a superuser on your unit when the new EMR product is implemented. Based on your readings and assignments in this unit, consider the following questions:

What information will you want to collect from staff to customize the EMR to the needs of your unit?

How can you create a sense of urgency among staff about the importance of EMR implementation?

What human factors will need to be considered in developing the staff training plan?

What are the potential benefits of switching to this new EMR system that you can discuss with staff?

What types of data might you want to capture from the EMR to help with clinical decision making?