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Having an Information Technology or Information System in an organization provide the purpose of being useful in terms of improving and developing the performance of the organization, but thinking and presuming only the greatest influence it offers in your organization is just a mere overstated. In every step we make it means moving forward but walking towards the set goals doesn't mean a piece of cake, everything cost a lot—life change equivalent fees. In every single thing you have, there is always an affiliate price towards it.
Apparently, choosing much functional and newly discovered Information Technology and Information System insinuates cost, maintenance and skills. Being on the top of your reigning empire entails a larger and a greater an immediate need of having the best Information Technology and Information System to sustain you’re growing realm. On the other hand, even the small enterprise needs also an Information System to provide a systematic and authenticated outcome for financial and budgeting purposes.
On the other hand, the technology is use for barely in making a wise and proper decision for the organization or company. It deliberately upbringing its essential benefits for the company and people involves within the circle. Its contiguous growing is concretely proving that it is totally a factor of company’s success. In today’s organizations are lively operating computers that dealing up the things of the company efficiently and primly. It made the business sector active and be part of the circle of the corporate world. The substantial effect is inseparable for business by businessman or company owners. Investing vast amount of the equipments showing that they give to support for the big benefits it returns to the company. All organization are fun of discovering what Information Technologies and Systems available in the market that best suited on the company need and useful to the organization.
Meanwhile, it sometimes becomes obvious that some other may disregards that resort for existing of new problem. Driving into the best result for the company’s progress and profit leads to more complicated situation. The situation is like finding ways to survive in the sinking boat; you have to unload the boat by throwing the heavy cargos or bravely jump the boat to make you survive. In business sector, you have to sacrifice something for company’s progress. The Information system is selected based on the company penury. I present some of the Challenges and barriers of the technology available in the market and some situation that how important and significant Information Technology and Information System in the organization and in society.
In many areas of organization the information is very crucial so it needs a proper handle and security. Organizations finds it way of making the information be shared and processed in the clearest way and depart on the intended recipient without any disturbance while in process.
In the field of medicine-Automated EMR and CPOE. In this situational case it elaborates how the process of implementing the new technologies that tackle information being formalized. Implementing is critically process and takes a long discussion before do action proper to address the necessity. I will present a processed that done by the doctors of Indianapolis how the meeting and implementation is addressed. They all consider the possibilities that may cause if it will implement and how it affects if still old method is used in processing the information.
Dr. Ned Lamkin, president of the Indiana Employers Quality Health Alliance, is a board member of the Indiana Health Information Exchange, and is one of many doctors in Indianapolis who believes information technology can help improve patient care.

Technologies:

EMR-An electronic medical record (EMR) is usually a computerized legal medical record created in an organization that delivers care, such as a hospital and doctor's surgery. Electronic medical records tend to be a part of a local stand-alone health information system that allows storage, retrieval and manipulation of records.

CPOE-Computerized physician order entry (CPOE), is a process of electronic entry of medical practitioner instructions for the treatment of patients (particularly hospitalized patients) under his or her care. These orders are communicated over a computer network to the medical staff or to the departments (pharmacy, laboratory or radiology) responsible for fulfilling the order. CPOE decreases delay in order completion, reduces errors related to handwriting or transcription, allows order entry at point-of-care or off-site, provides error-checking for duplicate or incorrect doses or tests, and simplifies inventory and posting of charges. Although manufacturers use the term Computerized Physician Order Entry, a more accurate term would be Computerized Prescriber Order Entry.

Barriers:

Conversation:

One of the common barriers to adoption of technology is the expense, said Marc E. Duerden, MD, president of the Indianapolis Medical Society. "The problem as a physician is it costs a lot of money,".
Bernard J. Emkes, MD, a family practice physician in Indianapolis, agreed. "Automated EMRs with reminders and evidence based algorithms would help address many of these issues, but the cost of implementing that infrastructure cannot be borne up front by physicians, as they struggle with rising malpractice costs, declining reimbursements, increased pressures to see more patients, and a federal government that continues to try to balance healthcare costs on physicians backs through a flawed sustainable growth rate formula."
Dr. Clement J. McDonald, director of the Regenstrief Institute at Indiana University School of Medicine, said "CPOE systems generally cause physicians to lose efficiency. It takes physicians longer to enter orders into computers than to write them on paper, and this can mean 30 or more extra minutes out of a physician's day – time that cannot be used caring for patients
Duerden said, is that some of the technology is laborious.
Indianapolis docs weigh barriers to IT implementation
June 21, 2004 | Bernie Monegain
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/indianapolis-docs-weigh-barriers-it-implementation

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Based on our adopted organization, the MIS Manager addressed it factorial form. He identified that there are many identified barriers in the Information System or Information Technology implementation in an organization. For what I have read in some articles over the internet, I will categorized in into five (5) divisions in which I think the most important factors, these are the (1) Financial Problems, (2) Physical Problems, (3) Technical Problems, (4) Organizational Problems and (5) Social Problems.

As an elaboration of the division of the obstacle identified in the implementation of Information System, the following are the lists of more specific problems in each category.

1. Financial Problems

Funds should be considered in implementing an Information System in an organization. For this determined the resources needed in the processes, development and maintenance of an efficient system. If we have limited resources we may encounter insufficiency of funds to put into action the desired solution. This includes hardware replacement, software updates and maintenance and as well as funds for the specialized skills training for the company’s staff. With this, we can also determine if we can maximize the usage of Information System within the organization according to the company’s need and its users. In the side of the investors, they may be hesitant to spend money for this project for will be very costly and requires ample time to complete the system yet the results or outcome is unsure. What I can say to the investors in this matter, if we want a changes or development we must take the risk, for business is a gamble, just makes sure that you have all the weapons not to lose in the game.

2. Physical Problems

When we are talking of the physical aspects of Information System we are pertaining to the hardware, software and network topology. Thus, this may involve redesigning the network, hardware replacement in order to have more improve speed and efficiency and as well as the determining the most appropriate software to used. It is the very important framework of any information organization. Effective Information access and use depends on communication facilities such as telephones, Internet, fax, computers, as well as an adequate supply of electricity. Computer literacy is almost non-existent in primary and secondary education. It is very much limited in colleges and universities due to shortage of skilled human resources and computing infrastructure. Using the best physical system must be based on the organization not because of what favorable in the market today. It must be studied thoroughly and technically presents the most credible proposal that address the need of the organization.

3. Technical Problems

IT Infrastructure- Lacking of a shared, reliable computing and network infrastructure to address the needed collaboration for the implementation. When an institution lacks an IT infrastructure there will be a difficulty in operating technology supported programs with consistency from one office to the other or building to building. It also slows and complicates communication among the organization or other institutions

Unrealistic time frames- Some information systems take considerably longer than originally planned. Time delays lead to serious difficulties in planning for and adjusting to changes in operations. Since they consume more time than they expected, the deadline will become a pressure.

Difficulty of data collection and management- Data collection is considered to be the most critical and difficult part of implementing an Information System for it is the foundation of the entire system process. Thus, this convey what the system is all about, its scope and limitations. Proper management of the said data is essential.

4. Organizational Problems- the organization heads set too ambitious goals that require a lot of resources that may not be able to achieve. I suggest that in making the goals of the company they should focus on what are the necessities or focus on the needs of the organization that it must meet the business requirements of the party and it should be brief and accurate.

Unskilled Staff
As mention above, system must be maintained and monitor from time to time and the people who will handle this transaction must be well trained and have an expertise on maintaining the system. Not having this kind of people inside the organization will add up to the barriers to the success of the system.

5. Social Problems- The resistance of the organization and its people to the technology is also a factor that I consider as one of the obstacle. Human resources as the participants to the implementation of Information System should be able to meet or abide the requirements or standards of the company’s specific IS. In planning as well as in the development of the said system, the human resources should participate hand in hand in the process. We can consider the human resources as one of the Information System barriers with regards to its implementation for they are the one who gives the specifications, requirements and standards that help to develop the functionalities of the company. These people are also the one who will utilize, manage and control to be able to acquire the benefits of technology.
Communication is another factor that adds up to the impediments of technology. As what I mentioned above, every participant in the implementation must work together to make sure the success of the desired output is not impossible to attain. Without this there is no guarantee that the system will be a help to the organization or maybe it will just be add to its liabilities. Instead of gaining from what they have invested, they are more likely to lose or worsen the company’s situation.


Last words:
In my opinion the implementation of the new Information technology or Information System is basically based on the company needs for the assessment that need a swift action to make the operation more effective and allow the organization to compete on the other existing companies or organizations. In contrast, the barriers exist because new system needs new manipulation which requires factors that makes the decision-making hard. The presented barriers are positively being overcome through the long run of implementation. It just sacrificing something now, but as the process run along the benefits would be slowly be visible and presto, it’s for company’s improvement.

Indeed:
"Information Technology can be very helpful, but it depends on what it is,” "It's wiggly."