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Clinical informaticians at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, NY successfully revived a stalled [[Mark Mench EHR System Selection|EHR System Selection]] process using a framework that incorporating several factors:
 
#) Review of medical informatics literature to develop a mission statement, determine objectives, and guide the demonstration process
 
#) Investigation of vendor statements collected during the [[Request for Proposal]] phase, industry statements, other institution’s views of vendors,
 
#) Development of a user-centric selection and survey instrument specifically designed to assess user feedback,
 
#) Scientific analysis of validated findings and survey results at all steering committee meetings,
 
#) Assessment of the vendor's ability to support research by identifying funded and published research projects that were based on the vendors system,
 
#) Employing meticulous total cost of ownership analysis to assess and compare estimated costs of implementing vendor solution, and
 
#) Iterative meetings with stakeholders, executives and users to understand their needs, address their concerns and communicate the vision.
 
  
Based on article by:
 
Kannry J, Mukani S, Myers K. Using an Evidence Based Approach for System Selection at a Large Academic Medical Center: Lesson Learned in Selecting an Ambulatory EMR at Mount Sinai Hospital. [http://www.himss.org/ASP/publications_jhim_issue.asp?issue=3/1/2006 Journal of Health Information Management. 20(2): Spring 2006].
 
 
[[Category:EHR]]
 

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