Knowledge-Based Application

 
Imagine that the Medical Staff at your hospital (which is part of an integrated health system of network hospitals, a nursing home, multiple physician practices), is purchasing a new, knowledge-based application to be integrated within their organizational EMR. However, during the medical staff meeting, it becomes clear that end-user needs are not clearly defined for the new knowledge-based application.
Instructions

Develop a needs assessment for this knowledge-based application and address integration issues and different end-user requirements at the different locations. Your needs assessment should be no longer than three pages. Within your assessment you will need to:

Define how you will conduct the needs assessment.
Note how will you guide the physicians in defining their end-user needs.
Define basic components of how the knowledge-based system should be implemented.
Determine who is the best department to manage the knowledge-based system once live.

Your assessment form should be in Microsoft Word format.
Cite all sources in APA format.
Submit your needs assessment for grading.
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