Project Plan for Implementation of Software for Electronic Health Records

Health Finance and Project
Management

Table of Contents
Problem Statement............................................................................................................................3
Project Mission Statement................................................................................................................3
Project Goals, Objectives and Strategies..........................................................................................3
Project Goal..................................................................................................................................3
Project Objectives.........................................................................................................................4
Project Strategies..........................................................................................................................4
Deliverables......................................................................................................................................4
Schedule, Sequencing and Timeframe.............................................................................................6
Risk Analysis and Contingency Plans..............................................................................................8
Risk Analysis................................................................................................................................8
Contingency Plan........................................................................................................................10
Project Resources Required............................................................................................................11
Project Management Structure.......................................................................................................11
Budget.............................................................................................................................................12
Communications and Reporting.....................................................................................................13
References......................................................................................................................................14

Problem Statement
Mount Pleasant Hospital’s management wanted to release software for electronic health records
in order to manage the health records of the patience in an easier manner. Hence, the project plan
for the implementation of the software of electronic health records is required to be developed
within the time duration of 3 weeks. It is important to develop a project plan considering all the
areas that are required to be managed during the project cycle of implementing the software in the
hospital.
Project Mission Statement
The mission statement of the project is to develop a project plan for the implementation of the
software for electronic health records so that the records of the patients can be maintained in an
effective manner. The implementation of the software through the planning in the hospital will
help in implementing the software in an effective and efficient manner and will also help in
providing the ease to the management of the hospital to track the health records of the patients.
Project Goals, Objectives and Strategies
Project Goal
 The goal of the project is to develop the project plan for implementing software for
maintaining electronic health records of the patients of Mount Pleasant Hospital.
 Development of the effective project plan within 3 weeks so that all the major areas that
are required to be planned for the implementation of the software can be planned
effectively.

Project Objectives
The objective of the project is to develop a project plan within the time period of 3 weeks in order
to meet the expectation of the management of the Mount Pleasant Hospital as well as to develop a
plan for the effective implementation of the software for maintaining electronic health records.
The project plan will provide support in implementation of the software.
Project Strategies
 Selection of the right team and right system for the project
 Setting the expectations clearly
 Finalizing the details of the project in a clearer manner
 Defining the milestones of the project (Popa, Tanasescu, & Dinc, 2010)
 Developing the risk management plan
 Evaluation of the project after the completion
 Establish clear communication in order to develop an effective plan
 Avoid scope creep (Hussung, 2016)
Deliverables
The deliverables in the project is the project plan for the implementation of the software for
maintaining electronic health records.
Work breakdown structure to detail tasks
The work break down structure demonstrates the hierarchical presentation of the activities of the
project. The WBS helps in breaking down the project into manageable sections (Work
Breakdown Structure, 2018). Below is the work break down structure for the project.