Research the key issues and challenges health care organizations face when adopting Electronic Health Records and focus on the challenges related to interoperability, usability, and health IT safety

Research the key issues and challenges health care organizations face when adopting Electronic Health Records and focus on the challenges related to interoperability, usability, and health IT safety. What are the drivers, policy, and technical components that achieve the desired outcomes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Use the following presentation as one of your references from which to pull your information: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (2012). The National eHealth Program. (attached)

Outline:

· Introduction

· Healthcare Delivery:

1. Effective Healthcare

2. Raise Healthcare Quality

· Business Requirements

· Regulatory Guidance

· Technology Standards

· Recommendations

· Conclusion

Create a slide presentation with the following structural requirements:

· Be 8-12 slides in length, not including the cover or reference slides.

· Be formatted according to the APA standards.

· Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of four (4) scholarly articles.

· Presentation notes (speaker notes) are required for each slide and should be put in the notes section to support the slide content. Minimum 100 words.

Plagiarism free (less than 15%)

More than 2000 villages More than 2000 villages

Vast distances between cities Vast distances between cities

Birth rate 23.3 per 1000 people Birth rate 23.3 per 1000 people

Population growth rate 3.19% Population growth rate 3.19%

Population of more than 27 million Population of more than 27 million

Proportion of the population 15 years and less %42.49 Proportion of the population 15 years and less %42.49

Proportion of the population above 15 years %57.51 Proportion of the population above 15 years %57.51

Challenges of Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia

Annual number of births 513.000 Annual number of births 513.000

60% Ministry of Health

Planning and Development Planning and Development

Curative Curative

Preventive Preventive

20 Governarate 20 Governarate

40% Other Healthcare

Providers

Ministry of Defense Ministry of Defense Private Sector Private Sector

Saudi Arabia National Guard Saudi Arabia National Guard

King Faisal Specialist Hospital King Faisal Specialist Hospital

Ministry of Higher Education Ministry of Higher Education Ministry of Interior Ministry of Interior

Challenges of Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia

Ministry of Health Challenges in Saudi Arabia

Geographical Distribution  5 Geographical Zones

Urban and Remote

MOH Facilities  More Than 2094 PHCs

 More Than 249 Hospitals

MOH Healthcare Organization

 20 Directorates

 Including PHCs, Hospitals, Labs, Pharmacies, and Allied Health

Ministry of Health Challenges for the Next Five Years

After 5 Years Current

66,000 Beds 34,000 Beds

400,000 Employees 250,000 Employees

370 Hospitals 249 Hospitals

Healthcare Resources In MOH

Total Workforce In MOH

31,516 Physicians

75,978 Nurses

1,790 Pharmacists

40,110 Medical Support Staff

100,606 Other

250,000 Total

Healthcare Resources in Saudi Arabia

Number of Beds by Health Sector in Saudi Arabia

34,370 Ministry of Health

10,939 Other Government Sectors

12,817 Private Sector

58,126 Total

Visits to PHCs: 54.95 Million

Visits to Outpatient Clinics: 11.45 Million

Total Visits to All Healthcare sectors: 130 Million

Patient Visits