Organizational Change Plan Part 1

Tonya Will

HCS/587

February 10, 2014
Laura Rainey

Organizational Change Plan Part 1

The healthcare industry has to be up to date in the most technologically advanced way possible in order to provide the best care to the patients. Even though most people expect their health information to be recorded during their doctor or hospital visit, they do not realize that using the old pen and paper method is outdated, and not the best possible way to record information. In this paper, the author will discuss a hospital based cardiac catheterization department currently utilizing paper charting, the possible benefits of changing to electronic medical records (EMR), the need for the change, along with the barriers and organizational readiness regarding the change. The theoretical model of Kurt Lewin will be examined as it relates to the change. According to Brisson-Banks, an understanding of the need to change is the start of the change process (2009). Bringing change to an institution is just like the beginning of any nurse-patient relationship, a complete assessment must be performed before implementing care or change within the organization . Current methods of care and documentation must be assessed at the facility to determine what changes need to be made. The current standard of care is very high in all areas except for the paper documentation at the facility which will be called Hospital A. The staff is bright, cheerful and knowledgeable, but they are still using the same type of paper and pen charting system that was used over 50 years ago when the hospital was built. Brooks and Grotz calls EMRs the best and most up to date way of documenting a patients care (2010). Change needs to occur to allow the facility to become up to date utilizing the most current method of documentation: the Electronic Medical