This week, you will submit the first four parts of the course-length  project. The deliverables for Week 2 are:

• The statement of need: Write a brief description of  the chosen organization and discuss the background information  associated with the problems that need to be solved.
• The goals and objectives of the project: Identify  project goals and the underlying objectives. Quantify the measurable  performance expectations of the project plan to determine whether it  meets the planned objectives. Performance should be defined in terms of:

  The product or process specification
  The total budget at completion of the plan
  The time frame for completion of the plan

• Stakeholders and project requirements: Identify the  project’s stakeholders. Analyze their needs and wants and create a list  of project requirements derived from the inputs provided by the  stakeholders.
• Project scope development: Identify the scope of the project to define the work that needs to be performed to meet the project objectives.

Submission Details:

• Submit your report as a 3 to 5 page Microsoft Word document, using APA style.100% original, no plagiarism. 

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Project Plan

Nicholas Calhoun

Project Management

South University

January 21, 2020

Project Plan

Industry: Healthcare

Project: “Implementation of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems”

Project Overview

The growth in technology has seen the inception of healthcare informatics whereby hospitals are required to utilize software systems to “facilitate workflow and improve the quality of patient care and patient safety” (Chang & Choi, 2016). Following the enactment of Affordable Care Act in 2010, the demand for healthcare services has increased drastically. Consequently, hospitals across United States serve a huge number of patients in a single day –hence making it hard for healthcare providers, clinical staff, and physicians to handle patients’ medical records manually.

Considerably, some level or organization is required in order to facilitate process of documentation and easy retrieval of patient records. Acquisition and implementation of a EMR system helps to capture, manage, and retrieve patient data like demographic information, lab results, medical history, among others with a single click. According to Coleman et al. (2015), “a strong EMR system can effectively acquire and centralize vital patient information” –something that is effective and efficient service delivery.

Thus, this project involves the process acquiring and implementing EMR to facilitate workflow and enhance service delivery in hospitals.

Synopsis

The project success is entirely anchored on proper “planning and management” of the activities and processes involved (Serra & Kunc, 2015). As a course, project management has a number of objectives which must be fulfilled and this project is fully aligned those objectives. First, there is need to ensure that projects are aligned to the organizational strategy and hence, this project is in line with the need to provide quality care to patients. The project plan will involve the process of creating a WBS that will act as a point of reference as far as project planning and control is concerned. Developing a network diagram for the project is also key in managing this project. Cost and time estimation is a key element of this project is essential in ensuring that the implementation team works within the required timeframe and budget. Values and risk analysis also forms is a key element of project plan to ensure that its implementation does not result into losses. The acquisition of high performing team is critical in ensuring that the necessary knowledge, skills, and expertise is acquired to spearhead the implementation process. Understanding procurement process is necessary in order to acquire all the relevant materials and equipment to facilitate the installation and maintenance of EMR. Finally, assessment and evaluation of the project is essential to ensure that it meets the required standards (Clarizen, 2018).

Project Scope

Rouse notes that “project scope is the part of project planning that involves determining and documenting a list of specific project goals, deliverables, tasks, costs and deadlines.” Notably, project scope is vital in ensuring project success. It allows the PM to assign the necessary resources and set the project timeline. The anticipated scope for this project include:

· Identification of the project needs

· Confirmation of project goals and objectives

· Acquisition of the resources required for project completion

· Listing down the success factors including the project expectation

· Identification of possible risks, problems, and challenges that may hinder project implementation

· Adoption of changes that reflect stakeholder needs –patients, doctors, management, among others

· User training and adjustments

Project Outcome

Putting in place a flawless and efficient EMR to allow medics to capture, store, and retrieve patient data. All the required tools must be incorporated into the system to ensure efficiency in healthcare service delivery.

References

Chang, H., & Choi, M. (2016). Big data and healthcare: building an augmented world. Healthcare Informatics Research, 22(3), 153-155. Retrieved from:

https://synapse.koreamed.org/search.php?where=aview&id=10.4258/hir.2016.22.3.153&code=1088HIR&vmode=FULL

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Clarizen, T. (2018). What Are the Objectives of Project Management?. Retrieved from:

https://www.clarizen.com/objectives-of-project-management/

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Coleman, N., Halas, G., Peeler, W., Casaclang, N., Williamson, T., & Katz, A. (2015). From patient care to research: a validation study examining the factors contributing to data quality in a primary care electronic medical record database. BMC family practice, 16(1), 11. Retrieved from:

https://bmcfampract.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12875-015-0223-z

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Rouse, M (n.d). Project Scope. Retrieved from:

https://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/project-scope

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Serra, C. E. M., & Kunc, M. (2015). Benefits realisation management and its influence on project success and on the execution of business strategies. International Journal of Project Management, 33(1), 53-66. Retrieved from:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263786314000519

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Running head: PROJECT PLAN

1

Project Plan

Nicholas Calhoun

Project Management

South University

January 21, 2020

Running head: PROJECT PLAN 1

Project Plan

Nicholas Calhoun

Project Management

South University

January 21, 2020