This week?s assignment is the fourth short paper component of our Return on Investment (ROI) project. The focus of this week?s writing will be to consider the value and steps necessary in preparing a ?look back analysis? or a post implementation audit on the particular project that a ROI for both ?hard and soft? information that has been prepared. (The purpose of the review is to determine if the information initially submitted was correct. You will need to use your imagination and select an outcome?was the project result equal to the outcome reported in Phase 3; were benefits or costs overstated and what actions were needed to put the project back on line, or should the project be abandoned because of unforeseen risks and the potential negative financial outcomes of project continuation and the predicted outcomes occurred and what specific lessons can be learned to improve the analysis).

deadline: sunday 10 am

3-4 pages

Activity: - Understanding Return on Investment Background: - The final paper/project challenges participants in the course to design a financial strategy for presentation to the Harris Memorial Hospital and Harris Community Foundation Board of Trustees (see appendix 9A in our text for background information) by you, a health services manager, with the Certified Public Accounting Firm, Pennypacker & Vandelay, LLC. The engagement will be to create a series of educational presentations (Phase 1 thru 6) to the Board of Trustees on the topic of Return on Investment, addressing \"soft\" and \"hard\" components of Return-on-Investment (ROI). The project is to be worked on in phases throughout the semester: (1) identify the components; (2) evaluate implications of soft returns; (3) justification for the expenditure; (4) analyze the potential outcome; (5) develop outline for final paper, and (6) presentation of comprehensive paper. All phase presentations to the board should be prefaced by a brief introduction and a summary of the current engagement status. The topic for the research paper will be Electronic Health Records. The paper is set at 2,000 words, APA format (approximately 8 pages of content). Your outline for the paper/project will be due in Module 5 of our course. I'll grade that outline, and provide you with guidance on your final paper/project in my feedback. The completed term paper, to include a cover page, abstract, and citations is due in the last week of the course (Module 8) and is intended to take a broad look at return on investment (ROI) analysis used in healthcare organizations. Phase 4 Assignment: This week's assignment is the fourth short paper component of our Return on Investment (ROI) project. The focus of this week's writing will be to consider the value and steps necessary in preparing a \"look back analysis\" or a post implementation audit on the particular project that a ROI for both \"hard and soft\" information that has been prepared. (The purpose of the review is to determine if the information initially submitted was correct. You will need to use your imagination and select an outcome...was the project result equal to the outcome reported in Phase 3; were benefits or costs overstated and what actions were needed to put the project back on line, or should the project be abandoned because of unforeseen risks and the potential negative financial outcomes of project continuation and the predicted outcomes occurred and what specific lessons can be learned to improve the analysis). Please see the attached two reference sources for examples of this process. Eight steps for a successful post-implementation audit. (2003, October 01). CIO, http://www.cio.com/article/29818/Eight_Steps_for_a_Successful_Post_Implementation_Audit Levinson, M. (2003, October 01). How to conduct post-implementation audits. CIO, http://www.cio.com/article/29817/How_to_Conduct_Post_Implementation_Audits