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Manual Documentation System to a New Electronic Record System
Purpose of needs assessment in selecting a HER product for health care workplace
The success of the desired organizational change will depend largely on the needs assessment performed by the stakeholders of the organization. Needs assessment has been shown by researches to have numerous benefits for organizations that are planning to implement new organizational changes. According to Stevens (2004), performing the needs assessment in the above case will provide insights into the areas that the stakeholders should focus on to strengthen the realization of the desired objectives. It is through needs assessment that the management team will identify weaknesses that are likely to affect the success of the adopted strategies. Similarly, an analysis performed by Ward (2002) showed that needs assessment allows for the identification of the quality needs of the healthcare providers. Among the quality needs include training, incentives, and effective leadership that will ensure the success of the change adoption process. Moreover, significant analysis reveals that needs assessment will ensure the identification of strategies that can be adopted by the...
As such, it is apparent that conducting needs assessment will allow for the prioritization of the decisions that should be adopted related to the program, thereby, its success.
Factors that must be considered in the needs assessment
The success of the adoption of the change agent will be influenced by considering different organizational factors. For instance, the success will depend on the consideration of the available resources that will be used to facilitate the change process. Resources such as the funds for acquiring the equipment, training the employees, and creating awareness should be adequate for the success of the process. Similarly, the organizational stakeholders should take into consideration the personal and professional needs of the employees in relation to the needs of the change agent. Such entails considering their level of knowledge, perception, and attitude towards the new change agent that will influence the adoption process, thereby, its overall success. When health care organizations consider adopting a change agent within their systems, they should consider the influence of the change agent on the…
References
Stevens, A. (2004). Health care needs assessment the epidemiologically-based needs assessment reviews (2nd ed.). Oxford: Radcliffe Pub..
Ward, H. (2002). Approaches to needs assessment in children's services. London: Jessica Kingsley.
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