Case Study: Blockchain Implementation in Healthcare Project Management

This case study examines the application of blockchain technology in healthcare project management, specifically focusing on the development of an electronic health record prototype named "MedRec." The analysis encompasses feasibility studies (technical, economic, and operational), detailing how the project meets requirements and stays within budget. It outlines functional specifications, including authentication, historical data access, and reporting capabilities, alongside non-functional specifications like performance, maintainability, and usability. The case study also identifies project constraints such as budget, scope, and timeline, which are critical for successful project completion. A comprehensive work breakdown structure (WBS) is provided, dividing the project into initiation, planning, execution, and control phases. The study concludes with a bibliography of relevant project management literature, offering a robust framework for understanding the complexities of implementing blockchain in the healthcare sector.

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Case Study: A Case Study for Blockchain in Healthcare
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1. Feasibility Analysis
1.1 Technical Feasibility
The project is technically feasible, as the design that is made for the prototype is
correct and will be helpful in meeting the requirement of the project quite effectively.
1.2 Economic Feasibility
The project is considered to be economically feasible as the entire project gets
completed within the budget that is approved before the initiation phase of the project.
1.3 Operational Feasibility
It is found that the proposed system that is developed for the healthcare organization
is helpful in resolving the challenges and issues that the companies faces and generally takes
the advantage of the opportunities that are generally identified during the project scope.
2. Requirements Analysis
2.1 Functional Specification
The functional specification of the project is listed below:
Authentication: Proper authentication facility is provided by the system for keeping
the data and information securely within the system for avoiding any type of security as well
as privacy issue.
Historical data: The historical data of the patients are stored within the system and as
result the patients can be able to access their past data and information whenever needed.
Reporting needs: The system helps in providing the facility of accessing medical
report from the system. Thus, the patients can easily get their reports on the system.

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Handling sensitive information: The system manages personal as well as medical
data and information of the patients quite effectively so that the patient can get all their data
by logging within the system.
2.2 Non-functional Specification
The non-functional specification of the project is listed below:
Performance: The system performs properly so that the users have good experience
while working on the system.
Maintainability: The system can be maintained quite easily with the help of the
maintenance team on regular basis.
Usability: The system proper smooth and unique usability experience to the users so
that they can easily access data and information with the help of the system.
3. Project constraints
The constraints of the project are listed below:
Budget: The prototype “MedRec” for the electronic record must be developed within
the budget that is approved before the initiation of the project. If the project does not get
completed within the expected time, then number of financial challenges can occur.
Scope: The project must follow the scope in order to finish the project. If the project
scope is not followed then it is quite difficult to manage the work of the project effectively
within the expected budget and time which can further create number of issues and
challenges.
Timeline: The prototype design by using the blockchain technology must be
completed within the estimated time of the project. If the project does not get completed
within the estimated timeline then it can create number of financial issues and challenges.

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4. Project Work Breakdown Structure
The work breakdown structure that is developed for the electronic record prototype
“MedRec” is provided below. It is found that the entire project is divided into four phases
including initiation, planning, execution and control phase.
Figure 1: Work breakdown structure
(Source: Created by Author)

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