Running head: PROJECT PLAN 1 PROJECT PLAN 5 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 p ...

1. Running head: PROJECT PLAN 1
PROJECT PLAN 5
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

2. 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

3. 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=10.4
258/hir.2016.22.3.153&code=1088HIR&vmode=FULL.
Clarizen, T. (2018). What Are the Objectives of Project
Management?. Retrieved from:
https://www.clarizen.com/objectives-of-project-management/.

4. 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.
Rouse, M (n.d). Project Scope. Retrieved from:
https://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/project-scope.
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/S0263786314
000519.
Running head: PROJECT PLAN
1
Project Plan
Nicholas Calhoun
Project Management
South University

5. January 21, 2020
Running head: PROJECT PLAN 1
Project Plan
Nicholas Calhoun
Project Management
South University
January 21, 2020