Reflective Journal Assignment: Benefits of a Capital Item
Prompt:
Your consulting work with the physician's group in Module Three earned you rave reviews and now your boss has asked you to put your skills to work in support of a local community health center. As the Assistant to the CFO you have been tasked with preparing a public statement on the justification of purchasing the electronic medical record.
After explaining the benefits of the EMR and making suggestions for ways the benefits can be determined, write a memo to the community health center's Board of Directors that uses your determinations to justify the purchase of the EMR. Refer to the mini-case on page 340 of the textbook.
Create a journal assignment that:
• Explains the benefits of the electronic medical records system (EMR)
• Explains the ways the benefits can be estimated
• Includes a written memo to the community health center's board of directors that justifies the purchase of the EMR
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Textbook - Nowicki, Michael. (2018). Introduction to the financial management of healthcare organizations (7th ed.). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. ISBN: 978156793904.