Introduction
Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) can provide an organization a wide variety of functionalities that improve the productivity of the HR department while supporting the desires and requirements of the rest of the organization. However, organizations need to ensure that the costs associated with the HRIS is justified. Organizations spend on average $1,300.000 annually to maintain and administer HRIS and their portals (Gueutal, 2005). In a competitive market all project investments need to show positive return-on-investment (ROI) or the project risks not being funded. Human Resource departments know that a new HRIS will create time savings and support in gathering more accurate information but they have a difficult time placing dollar amounts to cost saving that a new system will provide the organization. The first step is for an organization to research current HRIS capabilities and determine where technology will be in the next five to ten years. After the organization has a good grasp of those capabilities, the project needs to develop a Project Charter which defines the requirements and parameters of the project. This will assist the HRIS project team in avoiding scope creep and focus the established requirements for the project to be successful. This paper will explore the long-range considerations a HRIS project teams should consider, the advantages and disadvantages in gathering information through interviews and focus groups and recommendations to mitigate those approaches, assess critical sources of data-gather initiatives for a HRIS, and discuss a current HRIS system and discuss how the system could improve the process.
Long-range HRIS System Consideration
HRISs are similar to other projects that c...
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... project team short changes the planning process; the execution phase will be more costly, project will likely take longer, and the project success is jeopardized.
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Did you ever think about how much time is spent on computers and the internet? It is estimated that the average adult will spend over five hours per day online or with digital media according to Emarketer.com. This is a significant amount; taking into consideration the internet has not always been this easily accessible. The world that we live in is slowly or quickly however you look at it: becoming technology based and it is shifting the way we live. With each day more and more people use social media, shop online, run businesses, take online classes, play games, the list is endless. The internet serves billions of people daily and it doesn’t stop there. Without technology and the internet, there would be no electronic health record. Therefore, is it important for hospitals and other institutions to adopt the electronic health record (EHR) system? Whichever happens, there are many debates about EHR’s and their purpose, and this paper is going to explain both the benefits and disadvantages of the EHR. Global users of the internet can then decide whether the EHR is beneficial or detrimental to our ever changing healthcare system and technology based living.
“An electronic health record (EHR) is a digital version of a patient’s paper chart. EHRs are real-time, patient-centered records that make information available instantly and securely to authorized users.” (healthit.gov) The EHR mandate was created “to share information with other health care providers and organizations – such as laboratories, specialists, medical imaging facilities, pharmacies, emergency facilities, and school and workplace clinics – so they contain information from all clinicians involved in a patient’s care.” ("Providers & Professionals | HealthIT.gov", n.d., p. 1) The process has proved to be quite challenging for providers. As an incentive, the government began issuing payments to those providers who “meaningfully use certified electronic health record (EHR) technology.” (hhs.gov) There are three stages that providers must progress through in order to receive theses financial incentives. Stage one is the initial stage and is met with the creation and implementation of the HER in the business. Stage two “increases health information exchange between providers.” ("United States Department of Health and Human Services | HHS.gov", n.d., p. 1) Stage three will be the continuation and expansion of the “meaningful use objectives.” ("United States Department of Health and Human Services | HHS.gov", n.d., p. 1) The hospital, where I work, initiated the HER mandate many years ago. In this paper, I will discuss the progression and the challenges that my hospital encountered while implementing the EHR mandate.
The EHR is a computerized health record that will take place of the paper chart. The health care information will be available to all health care providers at anytime, anywhere. The record will contain medical history, diagnosis, medications, immunization, allergies, diagnostics and lab results; from past doctors, emergency department visits, school, pharmacies, and out patient laboratories and facilities (Department of health and human services, 2014). Health care providers will be able to access evidence-based tools to aid in decision-making. EHR will also streamline workflow, and support changes in payer requirements and consumer expectations. In 2004, “the HHS secretary, Tommy Thompson appointed David Brailer as the national health information coordinator to provide: leadership for the development and nationwide implementation of a interoperable HIT infrastructure, with the goal of establishing electronic health records...
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The next step for AES is to establish a human resource information management (HRIM) system. A HRIM system will allow employees to access information contained in the HR manual through a company intranet. A HRIM system could also help AES employees track their training and development, look for courses to take, search for job openings or cross training opportunities throughout the company, and locate benefit information. As AES plants become more geographically dispersed, a HRIM system will help to communicate the company’s values and strategy to all employees.
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