You are working as a mid-level manager at a critical access hospital. Like most of your peers, you wear many hats at the hospital. You are primarily responsible for supply chain, environmental services, dietary staff, and safety. In addition

For this final group project, you will be answering questions based on a scenario. Remember the midterm? Same scenario… You are working as a mid-level manager at a critical access hospital. Like most of your peers, you wear many hats at the hospital. You are primarily responsible for supply chain, environmental services, dietary staff, and safety. In addition, you have been overseeing health information technology (HIT). Currently, information technology has been provided by basic local support (provided by you), and frequent use of a variety of vendors and consultants. Previously (your midterm), your CEO called you into the office to let you know about some exciting news. Your hospital, and five other critical access hospitals have decided to merge. Because you are known as the “HIT” person at your organization (and the other hospitals lean on you frequently for HIT help) the CEO, and the leadership has asked you to present your thoughts on HIT as it relates to this merger. You presented to the team, and it was well received. It looks like you are going to be promoted! However, the executive team would like to challenge you on some of your previous content in the presentation. In addition, the executive team has asked you to go into more detail on your thoughts, so they have scheduled a follow up meeting for one hour next week. In preparing for the meeting, you have recognized that there are larger, system-wide challenges. The executive team is in disagreement about a few key points including: The scope of HIT. What applications to prioritize and why? One member of the team thinks that a productivity application should come first. Another executive thinks that a physician messaging system application should come first, and the nursing staff thinks the current EMR is antiquated. Who the key stakeholders for the work. The process to implement the work. The CEO has asked you for very specific deliverables to be addressed during your next presentation (Also know as this final exam!). The executive team does NOT want a repeat of your previous presentation (your midterm). You must incorporate your new found knowledge, to develop a strong presentation. For this assignment, prepare a powerpoint presentation. There are three parts that must be part of your presentation. They are the following: An. updated concept map A list of the key stakeholders that should be involved with each major component. A GANTT chart that identifies how you would prioritize the work. FIRST PART: To help the executive team visualize the scope of HIT, develop a concept map of HIT. This is not be a copy and paste from a website. I want you to create original work. Follow this video to learn how. https://youtu.be/lsA9C9-BSdc Links to an external site. First, begin by generating a list of all of the major components of HIT that you have prioritized for the organization to address. For example, one major component is “Applications”. Another may be “Infrastructure”. See one example in your textbook on page 364. Second, organize the major components. For example, in a hierarchical structure, what sub-components would fall under “Applications”? One example is “EHR”. EHR is would be a sub-component under “Applications”. Identify components that are interconnected. For example, “data” is likely to be connected to all major components. However, where is it listed on your concept map? Important points to be successful! For full points, you should have the following: At least five major components, and ten (total) sub components on your concept map. At least ten connections between the various components or sub components. You must label what that connection is. Employ a hierarchical structure that distinguishes concepts at different levels of specificity. Draw at least ten connections, or cross-links, that illustrate how the components are related. SECOND PART: Now that you have described the major components of HIT to the executive team, it is time to identify the key stakeholders (the people) that need to be working on the implementation team for each major component. For example, if one of your major components is “EHR”, who are the key stakeholders that need to be working on the EHR implementation team? Write out a list by position. So for EHR, one person (of several) would be “Nursing leadership”. THIRD PART: To help the executive team visualize both the priorities and the timeline of the work, develop a basic GANNT chart. . This is not be a copy and paste from a website. I want you to create original work. There are several resources on GANNT charts. I recommend using the various video series on LinkedIn Learning. You may access LinkedIn learning through your Student hub (under learning enrichment) at www.msudenver.edu Links to an external site. Your GANNT chart must include the following: Pick one major component and/or sub component. Identify at least ten tasks that must be done to complete the work of implementing that component. The tasks must be specific to completion of the component. The tasks must be completed over at least a 12 month calendar timeline. Since this is fictional, do your best to guess on what a reasonable timeline is. For example, an EMR is not going to be implemented in one month. The timeline must represent the correct priority. For example, one task may be “Implementation team meets to discuss project”. This task should come before “First round of testing EMR with Physicians”. Your GANNT chart must have a chart! Do not just type a list in excel. FOURTH PART – Executive Memo: Include a 1-2 page executive memo at the beginning of your submission. Write it as if you are handing it to the CEO before the meeting. The memo should summarize your strategic recommendations, the reasoning behind your priorities, and what the executive team should expect to see in each section of the presentation. The mem does not count toward your slide count. FIFTH PART (As a review): Use MS PowerPoint or something comparable. As this presentation/project will not be delivered live, your slides must include full speaker notes written in complete sentences for every slide. The notes should read as if you are presenting to an executive team. Speaker notes are part of the grade In addition to the presentation, groups must upload their final presentation/project materials by 5/17. Your presentation should be no more than 15 slides, not including your title slide and reference slide. Detail belongs in the speaker notes and executive memo, not the slides themselves. I reserve the right to decrease points for non-participatory team members.