Questions Administrators, Educators & Students Ask
"The NLIEC Teaching EHR turns healthcare education from reading about patient care into actually practicing it in a safe, collaborative digital environment."
1. Why should we adopt your EHR instead of using paper cases or static simulations?
Our EHR transforms learning from passive case review into real clinical decision-making practice. Students interact with patient charts exactly like they will in practice by reviewing labs, documenting care, placing orders, and collaborating with other professionals. This builds clinical reasoning and documentation competency which paper cases and static simulations cannot replicate.
2. How does your EHR improve student learning outcomes?
Students learn best by doing, not just reading. Our platform allows learners to practice:
- Clinical documentation
- Chart review and interpretation
- Interprofessional communication
- Decision-making using authentic patient data
3. Is your EHR aligned with healthcare education competencies?
Yes. The system is designed to support competencies such as: Patient safety, Quality improvement, Interprofessional collaboration, Informatics literacy, and Evidence-based practice. It integrates naturally with frameworks such as QSEN and IPEC competencies.
4. How easy is it for faculty to use?
Faculty can begin using the system quickly because it includes: Ready-to-use patient cases, Editable clinical scenarios, Instructor dashboards, and Built-in tools. Faculty can also modify or create their own cases.
5. Will this replace our clinical experiences?
Partially. The EHR enhances clinical education, rather than replacing it unless accreditation rules allow replacement of some clinical hours with simulation. It reduces anxiety and improves readiness for real patient care.
6. Can it be used across multiple healthcare programs?
Yes. Our EHR supports collaboration among disciplines including Nursing, Medicine, Pharmacy, Social Work, PT, OT, Respiratory Therapy, Case Management, and Public Health.
7. Is it affordable for schools with limited budgets?
Affordability was a core design goal. We are hoping to offer the NLIEC Teaching EHR free to schools that partner with us.
8. Does the system require complex IT infrastructure?
No. The EHR is cloud-based and runs in standard educational environments without requiring hospital-level infrastructure.
9. How secure is the system?
The system uses authentic simulated patient data and does not collect student data, alleviating security concerns entirely.
10. Can faculty create their own patient cases?
Yes. Faculty can easily build their own cases. Our vision is to partner with institutions to build a robust, infinitely expandable ecosystem.
11. Can the system be integrated with simulation labs?
Absolutely. The EHR works with high-fidelity simulations for pre-sim review, documentation during care, and post-sim documentation.
12. Does it support research and innovation?
Yes. It serves as an educational sandbox for clinical decision support training, AI-assisted review, and informatics research.
13. How long does it take to implement?
Many programs can begin using it within weeks rather than months.
14. How does this prepare students for real hospital EHR systems?
Core workflows (chart review, orders, notes) are universal. Students gain familiarity with these before encountering real hospital systems.
15. Why should our institution adopt your EHR now?
Institutions position themselves to prepare students for modern healthcare, support IPE, and participate in AI-driven innovation.
16. What type of support do you provide?
We provide onboarding guidance, training resources, and a super-user/champion model for long-term sustainability.
17. Can we brand the system to our school?
Yes. Schools can incorporate institutional branding while remaining part of the NLIEC collaborative ecosystem.
18. What is the learning curve for students?
The design is intuitive. Most students navigate basic functions quickly after a brief orientation.
19. What educational tools are available?
We offer three stand-alone modules:
- Module 1: Intro to EHRs
- Module 2: Global Overview of Regulatory/Compliance
- Module 3: Introducing NLIEC's Teaching EHR
Questions Donors Ask
"By supporting our nonprofit, donors help ensure that every healthcare student, regardless of their school’s budget, can learn to care for patients in the using the same digital environment and tools they will encounter in modern healthcare."
1. What problem are you solving?
Donor Concern: Is the problem real?
Programs struggle with expensive, restricted commercial systems. We provide an accessible platform for real-world practice in a safe environment.
Programs struggle with expensive, restricted commercial systems. We provide an accessible platform for real-world practice in a safe environment.
2. Why does this problem matter right now?
Donor Concern: Is this timely?
Healthcare is fully digital and moving toward AI. Early exposure ensures proficiency that translates directly to safer patient care.
Healthcare is fully digital and moving toward AI. Early exposure ensures proficiency that translates directly to safer patient care.
3. Who benefits from your work?
Donor Concern: Who is impacted?
Students (Nursing, Med, Allied Health), Faculty, and ultimately Patients, who receive safer care from better-trained professionals.
Students (Nursing, Med, Allied Health), Faculty, and ultimately Patients, who receive safer care from better-trained professionals.
4. How is your nonprofit different from commercial EHR companies?
Donor Concern: Why support a nonprofit?
Commercial systems are built for hospitals, not education. Our mission is access and innovation, not profit.
Commercial systems are built for hospitals, not education. Our mission is access and innovation, not profit.
5. What measurable impact will donations create?
Donor Concern: How will the gift make a difference?
Donations help expand the platform, develop new clinical cases, and train faculty. We measure by the number of students trained and schools served.
Donations help expand the platform, develop new clinical cases, and train faculty. We measure by the number of students trained and schools served.
6. How will the organization sustain itself long-term?
Donor Concern: Will this survive?
Our model includes modest fees, university partnerships, and grants, ensuring accessibility for low-resource schools.
Our model includes modest fees, university partnerships, and grants, ensuring accessibility for low-resource schools.
7. Who is leading the organization and what expertise do they bring?
Donor Concern: Credible leadership?
Our team spans healthcare education, informatics, clinical practice, and nonprofit financial planning.
Our team spans healthcare education, informatics, clinical practice, and nonprofit financial planning.
8. How scalable is your solution?
Donor Concern: Broad impact?
Being cloud-based, it can reach community colleges and global programs. A single investment supports thousands of students.
Being cloud-based, it can reach community colleges and global programs. A single investment supports thousands of students.
9. How will you ensure transparency and accountability?
Donor Concern: Responsible use of funds?
We maintain transparent financial reporting, clear milestones, and regular impact reports for donors.
We maintain transparent financial reporting, clear milestones, and regular impact reports for donors.
10. What is your long-term vision?
Donor Concern: Is this transformative?
To transform U.S. healthcare education into a nationally accessible ecosystem that adapts to technological shifts for decades to come.
To transform U.S. healthcare education into a nationally accessible ecosystem that adapts to technological shifts for decades to come.