A rural hospital has resisted moving to electronic record keeping, but now believes moving to a clinical information system is unavoidable. Place in order the steps this hospital should take to develop its clinical information system strategic plan
Choice 1. Identify the organization's future view of itself in a clinical vision statement.
Choice 2. Develop specific strategic goals associated with the information system.
Choice 3. Develop clinical strategies that include the general organization activities to support the organization's vision.
Choice 4. Take strategic clinical vital signs.
Choice 5. Evaluate the system to determine needed improvements.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Explanation: 1. The organization must identify what it believes about the role of information technology in its services. This is the first step of the process.
2. Development of specific strategic goals is the third step.
3. The second step is to develop a general clinical strategy that includes how information technology will affect the strategy.
4. These vital signs are used to determine if the goals are being achieved.
5. Evaluation is the last step of the process and will trigger a new round of changes.
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