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Assignment: HIT Feasibility and Implementation Assignment

Course Objectives for Assignment:

• Examine Information Technology Implementation by analyzing a case on using integrated systems that collect, track, and share information across local- and wide-area network tools to clinical and administrative audiences.
• Evaluate Decision Support Systems Implementation based on specific organizational needs and characteristics.

Assignment Scenario: Applying your role as a summer intern for the not-for-profit organization, you will continue to work on the research project, you will complete the following items:

Part 1: Watch the video on SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) steps -

• This potion of the assignment could be presented in narrative or tabular format: (students select their chosen format)
• Analyze the SDLC process explained in the video. Evaluate its application to the development of Healthcare Management Information
• Systems (HMIS)/Healthcare Information Systems (HIS)?
• Explain which of the step(s) can be omitted if an organization does not maintain internal IT staff (Hint: Feasibility Study slide).
• How would this step of the SDLC process be completed without affecting the integrity of the HMIS/HIS?
• Justify the cyclic nature of the SDLC process.

Part 2: Considering all you researched so far, develop a guide for a local healthcare facility for implementation of a Healthcare Management Information System (HMIS). It should cover differentiation among three terms - project management, program management, and portfolio management.

• Define and analyze the five project management processes in terms of applicability to HMIS implementation needs.
• Locate and evaluate at least two project management tools and compare their metrics for monitoring the project progress.
• Explain how would you keep Scope Creep at a minimum during the project implementation?
• This portion of the assignment should be developed as a video presentation using screencast-o-matic or another free software allowing for video recording.
• The presentation should not be more than 5-7 min. The PowerPoint visual aid must have notes and be submitted along with the video. (Apply PowerPoint presenter notes.)

All supportive evidence and the documents should be formatted in APA 7th Edition.