The leadership team of a large healthcare organization is designing a new strategic plan for an electronic health record system. Which has been most instrumental in mandating strategic planning to achieve organization and population healthcare goals?
A) Internal stakeholders
B) Community members
C) Healthcare reform
D) Nursing informatics specialist
C) Healthcare reform
Explanation: A) Internal stakeholders are an essential component of strategic planning; however, they are not the reason why strategic planning has been mandated.
B) Community members are an essential component of strategic planning; however, they are not the reason why strategic planning has been mandated.
C) In 2009, the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) included $19.2 billion to increase the use of the electronic health record systems (EHRS) by providers and hospitals through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) through Medicare and Medicaid incentives. This has spurred tremendous energy toward the implementation of these information systems, requiring extensive planning and reworking of many healthcare organizations and their strategic plans.
D) The nursing informatics specialist is a member of the leadership team; however, this is not the reason why strategic planning has been mandated.
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