Question

write a SMART goal for a healthcare organization to support patient use of a personal health record.

Answer 1

Objective: Objective is to have a system like EHR where data can be stored, it will help as follows:

• Making it easy for the physician and healthcare providers easy to access the data
• Improve the quality of care
• Enhance the safety of the patients
• Reduce the hassle of running around for data
• Ensure confidentiality of data
• Increase productivity
• Improves wellness, preventive care, and health maintenance

SMART Goals are The ability to break up your goals into Specific, measurable, achievable, result oriented and time-bound.

Following the system,

Parameter	Specific	Measurable	Achievable	Result oriented	Time-bound
EHR implementation	Finalized and implement EHR within 2 months	Implemented within 2 months	Yes, it can be achieved by defining the plan and implementing it.	Uploading the EHR will meet your objectives listed above	2 months for successful implementation
Physician training	Training on use of the system	2 hours a day and successful use by 80% of the physicians	Yes if the physicians are motivated into using the system	Will give efficient patient care and improve productivity	1 month after uploading
Data updating	Patient data needs to be uploaded	Immediately by the staff	Yes, if the team is planned to work 3 hours on data every day	The result will be one point access for data	2months to match EHR dateline
Staff training	On the use of the EHR system and facilities	2 weeks	Yes by planning the training schedules	The staff will get trained and use EHR	Within 2 weeks
Wellness improvement	Impact on the healthcare facilities	Analyze today’s data without HER and after HER implementation 3 months	The healthcare system will improve	In 6 months after implementation of the system.
Patients turnover	Faster in and out of in and outpatients	Calculate turnaround time	Analyze data over a period of time	Efficient and quick access to data	The results can be measured in 6 months.