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PROJECT CHARTER

Submitted by:SIMERJIT SINGH (300721341) SAAHARJIT SINGH (300755279) SAHIL THAREJA (300755570) TIPPARTHI KARTIK REDDY (300763907) PENDEKANTI KUMAR (300767406)

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PROJECT CHARTER

Project Name: St Joseph Health Care Center Date: Feb 3, 2014

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PROJECT GOALS

The goal of the project is to select a vendor that will provide CPOE service. CPOE is a process of electronic entry of medical practitioner instructions for the treatment of patients under his or her care. Implementation and integration of Cerner solutions must be within the budget and must be delivered within time. This will help the hospital to decrease delay in order completion, reducing errors related to handwriting or transcription.

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DELIVERABLES List project requirements. List the scope of the project. Determine the resources and their cost. Prepare a project plan. Set an estimated timeline for each deliverable. List software and hardware requirements. Educate and train staff for successful implementation of CPOE service. Estimate the value of investment.

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SCOPE DEFINITION

The project will include: Ordering feature where orders are communicated to all departments and involved caregivers, improving response time and avoiding scheduling problems and conflict with existing orders. It will also include patient's medical history and current results and evidence-based clinical guidelines
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to support treatment decisions The CPOE system will allow real-time patient identification, drug dose recommendations, adverse drug reaction reviews, and checks on allergies and test or treatment conflicts. Physicians and nurses can review orders immediately for confirmation. The system will accept and manage orders for all departments at the point-of-care, from any location in the health system through a variety of devices, including wireless PCs and tablet computers. The system will deliver statistical reports online so that managers can analyze patient census and make changes in staffing, replace inventory and audit utilization and productivity throughout the organization. Data is collected for training, planning, and root cause analysis for patient safety events. The project will not include: Billing Services

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PROJECT MILESTONES
Milestone Select team members List requirements Shortlist vendors Finalize vendor Determine resources required Define Scope Assign roles and responsibilities st 1 Draft nd 2 Draft rd 3 Draft

Estimated Date Jan 15, 2014 Jan 22, 2014 Jan 29, 2014 Feb 5, 2014 Feb 26, 2014 Mar 12,2014 Mar 26, 2014

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RELATED DOCUMENTS

References:http://www.cerner.com/solutions/Hospitals_and_Health_Systems/CPOE/

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PROJECT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE and Governance

Identify the key stakeholders and team members by function, name and role. Function Name Role

Overall responsibility of the project. Manage and assign responsibility to team members. Ensure that the project remains within the budget. Propose the project to the board of directors Handle the implementation of CPOE Help decide the vendor

SIMERJIT SINGH

Project Manager

SAAHARJIT SINGH

Financial Analyst

SAHIL THAREJA

Business Analyst

KARTIK REDDY

Integration Architect

PENDEKANTI KUMAR

Solution consultant

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PROJECT AUTHORIZATION
Business Manager Date

Approved by:

Approved by:

Project Manager

Date

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