IMPLEMENTATION AND TRAINING (Jump to Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3) Challenge No. 5: Lack of support beyond the implementation phase As mentioned in the selection process for a vendor, when researching software solutions, it’s smart to consider how…
IMPLEMENTATION AND TRAINING (Jump to Part 1, Part 2, or Part 4) Challenge No. 3: Inconsistent or inadequate training Lack of a detailed, comprehensive training methodology can be a major setback for any software implementation project. Organizations must set up…
IMPLEMENTATION AND TRAINING (Jump to Part 1, Part 3, or Part 4) Challenge No. 1: Implementation length of time The average length of a typical software implementation process varies widely and depends on number of documents, internal staff resources, and…
(Jump to Part 2, Part 3, or Part 4) Software implementations fail for variety of reasons, including lack of top management commitment, unrealistic expectations, poor requirements definition, improper package selection, gaps between software and business requirements, inadequate resources, unrealistic budgets…
Have you ever placed a pan to simmer on the back burner, then minutes later found yourself cleaning up a boiled-over mess? When I watch cooking shows, it is remarkable how frequently the professional chefs end up overlooking something integral…
PolicyStat actively seeks to give back to the community through volunteer and philathropic efforts. As a healthcare software company, partnering with Timmy Global Health was the perfect fit. Both organizations worked together to provide a submission to the Indiana Service…
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, blogs … and the list goes on. Social media is rapidly changing the way the world communicates. It affects everything, from the way people communicate with their friends, children, parents, to even the way doctors communicate…
The generation gap’s role in nursing and informatics While hospitals race to meet healthcare reform incentives with EMR solutions, nurses and other staff struggle to keep up with the IT learning curve. Some staff are simply under-trained on the new…
Modern healthcare is an intensely demanding business undertaken by complex organizations with great pressure to deliver quality. The need to capture and codify best practices on a wide range of topics and then disseminate that knowledge throughout the organization is…
We’ve all been there – you are searching for a specific document on your company intranet, except you blank on the exact wording your colleague used when naming it. Perhaps he or she failed to use the appropriate naming convention,…