This case study involves IT Strategy, IT Governance and Systems Implementation, which are covered in Chapters 7 and 12 of the course text.

Instructions

This case study report will be an individual project.

Please focus on the below areas as you apply relevant concepts to this particular case.

In this case study, there are solid reasons that physicians should take an independent path to an EHR. What is your assessment of this situation? What are the physician group’s possible reasons for deciding to proceed on an independent path?

• If you were the CEO, what steps would you take to bring the hospital and physician group IT plans back into alignment?
• Should the EHR effort proceed or wait until the CPOE initiative is complete?
• Should you require that both systems come from the same vendor? Explain your rationale.
• The LWMC board is concerned that the physicians are being naive about the challenges of EHR implementation, have established no measurable goals for the system, and have only weak incentives to make the implementation successful. How would you address these concerns?