You can use Internet resources, peer-reviewed journals, and reputable, published articles, and you may interview an executive of a healthcare facility that has implemented an electronic medical record system/electronic health record system or similar system to describe the six implementation steps.

In this week you will start with system planning complete a 3-5-page executive summary while considering the following components:

• Describe a fictional healthcare organization: type, size of staff, and amount and type of patients it is able to serve.

• Establish the need for a system.

• Set achievable goals and objectives.

• Allocate a budget.

• Identify a project manager (a fictitious name and title) and project team (fictitious names and titles).

• Determine whether to build in-house or acquire from outside, and support your decision with reasoning.

• Set a timeline for system implementation or project completion.