HCS/483: Health Care Information Systems

Wk 4 Summative Assessment: Detail-

Oriented Report

 

Exam Content

1.

As an HIS project manager, you have just received the following email from the

CIO: “Review the example I sent you about the implementation process. I

attached a list of questions for you to answer about how the implementation

process works and why IT projects sometimes fail. I’m most interested in your

analysis of how organizations like ours can choose an information system and

minimize the occurrences and effects of IT failures.” 

Completing this task for the CIO allows you the opportunity to analyze the

selection, implementation, and evaluation of information systems in a

health care organization and showcase yourself as a detail-

orientated analyst. 

Preparation

Read Case Study: Memorial Health System CPOE Implementation Failure as

you prepare your report on your findings 

Watch “Health Information Systems Overview” to familiarize yourself with the

system development process.

Transcript

Because you have been tasked with creating a report, consider using headings

to organize and present your content.

Assessment Deliverable

Write a 700- to 1,050-word report in which you answer the following questions: 

o Selection: 

o What is the justification for selecting an information system? Describe it. 

o How do the organization’s goals drive the selection of an information

system? 

o What role does each of the organization’s stakeholders play in the

selection and acquisition process? Describe them. 

 

o Implementation: 

o What is the typical IT implementation process? What are the roles and

responsibilities involved in system implementation? 

o How did the process described in the case study fail to include the

fundamental activities of a typical IT implementation process? 

o Evaluation: 

o What are at least 5 indicators of project failure that manifest themselves in

the case study? 

o How and when would you evaluate the effect of each indicator you

described? 

 

Cite at least 2 scholarly, peer-reviewed sources to support your report; format

according to APA guidelines.  

Submit your assessment.

Assessment Support

o Review the rubric for guidance on deliverable expectations.

o You may use the report template as you format and begin