A BUYER'S GUIDE TO PATIENT SAFETY AND IRM SYSTEMS
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CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AND IT DIRECTORS
Modern IRM and patient safety solutions require relatively
limited input from IT departments during implementation
and once in production. However, even though the system
vendors give full support for these systems, it's still
important to make clear to IT leaders any requirements
on them. Systems should be fully accredited in terms of
data privacy and security and offer the highest levels of
protection, including encryption, central password controls,
and data protection mechanisms.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
These systems give patient safety and risk managers the
data they need to focus resources on improving processes,
which reduces errors and harm. These systems will also
help save healthcare organizations money by contributing
to reductions in unanticipated treatment and care as well as
litigation.
GAINING INTERNAL APPROVAL
Okay, you know you need an integrated risk management and/or patient safety system and you've worked out your return on investment.
Now you need to convince your organization's decision-makers to give the go-ahead. Here are the some of the most common approvers:
PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENTS
During the decision-making process it's important to
establish the credentials of your technology vendor in a way
that satisfies the procurement team's requirements. This
will enable you to provide information and financials about
the vendor and how they can deliver the best results for your
organization by combining strengths, ideas and actions.
SYSTEM USERS
These systems will simplify and speed up the tasks that
everyday users must complete, such as entering incidents,
collecting data, building reports, and delivering them to
leadership. This frees up time to focus on managing the
organization's many and varied risk and safety operations.
