Scenario: Telemedicine for Rural-Based Health Facility
Canon hospital is a 189-bed hospital in rural Texas. The hospital is approximately 100 miles and 150 miles away from two major medical centers of excellence in Texas. As the CIO of Canon Hospital, you are aware that there are capabilities to do telemedicine programs with tertiary care centers. Two of the senior medical staff in the critical care and neurology departments at Canon Hospital have approached you to investigate telemedicine capabilities related to the management of ICU patients and the emergency management of patients presenting with stroke symptoms.
These medical leaders would like to ideally preserve the appropriate services for ICU patients and rehabilitative services for stroke patients in the canon hospital community. They recognize that portions of these treatment plans must include certified critical care and stroke certified providers from a tertiary care center. They have ask you to examine both the business and technical aspects of establishing telemedicine programs with one or two of the tertiary care centers who have certified specialists in critical care and stroke certified physicians who can administer TPA and other urgent stroke treatments.
Currently Canon hospital is transferring over half of the ICU patients and virtually all of the patients who are presenting with stroke symptoms to these to either of these tertiary centers. There is little to no follow up on those patients with regard to treatment plans or services. In many cases, patients and caregivers are relocated for step down and rehabilitative care to facilities outside of the Canon hospital area. This creates both high level of dissatisfaction for patients and families and revenue loss for canon hospital and its associated rehabilitation facilities.
Assignment: Write a 3- to 4-page (excluding title and reference pages) APA style paper, addressing the following elements for the scenario that you choose. This will also be the scenario used to complete your Final Project. For this Assignment, address the elements of a project Charter used to plan the acquisition of an HIT solution for the setting of choice. The Charter should include:

Problem statement. A specific statement of the problems that you intend to address in this scenario using technology solutions.
Scope of the HIT solution to be acquired. This includes both the technical elements of the scope and the business and clinical functional elements of the scope.
Stakeholders analysis including the needs of both internal and external stakeholders. This analysis includes a summary of the business and clinical system functions that the technology should address for each of the executive stakeholders.
Risk Analysis. A specific statement of the financial, technical, legal, ethical, and operational risks involved in introducing HIT into this setting and the feasible mitigation strategies to address these risks.

Charter: Plan the acquisition

Points:
Points Range: 27 (36%) – 30 (40%)

The Charter shows depth, breath, triangulation, and clarity in critical thinking when addressing the problem statement, scope of the HIT solution, and stakeholder analysis.
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Points:
Points Range: 24 (32%) – 26 (34.67%)

The Charter fully addresses the problem statement, scope of the HIT solution, and stakeholder analysis.Triangulation was attempted but not fully addressed.
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Points:
Points Range: 21 (28%) – 23 (30.67%)

The Charter lacks depth, breath, triangulation, and clarity in critical thinking when addressing the problem statement, scope of the HIT solution, and stakeholder analysis.
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Points:
Points Range: 0 (0%) – 20 (26.67%)

The charter does not address (zero points) or poorly addresses the problem statement, scope of the HIT solution, and stakeholder analysis.
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Risk Analysis

Points:
Points Range: 27 (36%) – 30 (40%)

The risk analysis shows depth, breath, triangulation, and clarity in critical thinking concerning the risk and mitigation strategies to address the risk.
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Points:
Points Range: 24 (32%) – 26 (34.67%)

The risk analysis fully addresses the risk and mitigation strategies to address the risk. Triangulation was attempted but not fully addressed.
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Points:
Points Range: 21 (28%) – 23 (30.67%)

The risk analysis lacks depth, breath, triangulation and clarity in critical thinking concerning the risk and mitigation strategies to address the risk.
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Points:
Points Range: 0 (0%) – 20 (26.67%)

The risk analysis does not address (zero points) or poorly the risk and mitigation strategies to address the risk.
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Writing

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Points Range: 13 (17.33%) – 15 (20%)

The paper is well organized, uses scholarly tone, contains original writing and proper paraphrasing, follows APA style, contains very few or no writing and/or spelling errors, and is fully consistent with graduate level writing style. The work is supported by the Learning Resources and more than three additional scholarly sources. The paper is 3-4 pages plus a title and a reference page.
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Points:
Points Range: 12 (16%) – 13 (17.33%)

The paper is mostly consistent with graduate level writing style and may have some spelling, APA, and writing errors.The work is supported by the Learning Resources and at least three additional scholarly sources. The paper is 3-4 pages plus a title and a reference page.
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Points:
Points Range: 10 (13.33%) – 11 (14.67%)

The paper is somewhat consistent with graduate level writing style and may have some spelling, APA, and writing errors. The work is supported by the Learning Resources and less than three additional scholarly sources. The paper is not 3-4 pages plus a title and a reference page.
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Points Range: 0 (0%) – 9 (12%)

The paper is well below graduate level writing style expectations for organization, scholarly tone, APA style, and writing, or shows heavy reliance on quoting.The work is not supported by the Learning Resources or additional scholarly sources. The paper is not 3-4 pages plus a title and a reference page.