You?will?need?to?write?a?3?4?page?paper?for?each?scenario.?Each?paper?should?address?the?questions?provided?in the?applicable scenario.? Scenario?1:?Combining?data?in?an?EMR?system. A?large?healthcare?enterprise?in?the?Mid?Atlantic?region?that?was?created?by?a?merger?owns?two?acute care?hospitals,?a?rehabilitation?center,?an?outpatient?surgical?center,?and?three?long?term?care facilities.?Each?of?these?institutions?uses?a?different?EMR?system.?Admitting?privileges?extend?to?550 physicians?who?have?office?systems?that?interface?with?at?least?one?of?the?acute?care?EMR?systems. The?vision?is?to?create?an?environment?to?support?communication,?care?coordination,?and?data sharing?across?the?organization?in?preparation?for?a?regional?EHR?system.?The?organization?also wants?to?move?quickly?in?order?to?take?advantage?of?the?incentives?offered?by?the?government?and meet?mandatory?requirements. Executives?have?decided?to?focus?on?the?acute?care?facilities?first?and?use?lessons?learned?there?to integrate?the?other?centers?at?a?later?time.?Hospital?A?uses?certified?EHR?applications?and?has implemented?ancillary?systems,?CPOE,?and?clinical?documentation?whereas?Hospital?B?has?a?highly customized,?beloved?old?mainframe?computer?that?is?outdated?and?no?longer?supported?by?the vendor.?Instead?of?selecting?a?new?system?for?both?hospitals,?the?software?programs?used?in?Hospital A?will?be?implemented?in?Hospital?B.…
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