Working in your assigned group review the project situation (see below) and consider your group as the security committee advising the executive committee for that organization. It will be your task to define the types of security frameworks that should be implemented and potential security accreditations the company should seek based on the company implementation of security policies. This should also reflect the regulatory constraints on the organization.

Using your project management skills, break your proposed security implementation project into defined stages and identify the key tasks that should be part of each stage. Recognizing that there are research tasks and decisions beyond the scope of this project, the security committee should highlight what elements should be completed by outside experts (such as product analyses, cost proposals, etc.) before final decisions are made.

Strategic Priority Area 1: Clinical Excellence and Quality of Care Improvements

Goal: Be recognized as a high quality hospital and a provider of clinical services that is comprised of the best human and technological resources available.

1.3 Develop a seamless electronic communication of patient information between and among regional health care providers and their patients, and invest in technology for clinical decision support.

A. Within five years, meaningful use standards will be met, under which 90% of all providers will utilize an electronic medical record system, and there will be 100% utilization of a computerized physician order entry system.

B. Within five years, CHH will develop a Health Information Exchange, under which 90% or more of all patient information will be captured.

C. Within five years, clinical documentation in support of hospitalbased inpatient, outpatient, and diagnostic encounters will be 95% automated.

3.1.D Within the next five years, a technological architecture will be established across our community that connects physicians in the ambulatory environment with one hospital and other providers including skilled nursing facilities, imaging centers and visiting nurse agencies.

For this part of the assignment, students will:

1. Develop Information System strategic and operational goals that flow from the organizational goals.
2. Based on your operational goals, determine the data elements you will need to monitor to determine if you have reached your goals.
3. Provide a contingency plan if you do not meet the goal of 100% utilization of a computerized physician order entry systems.