Project Title: Electronic Medical Record (EMR)System

Electronic Medical Record System (EMRS) is dedicated to the development of leading-edge IT solutions for an ever-changing healthcare environment

Overview

Electronic Medical Record System (EMRS) is complete solution designed for an enterprise wide-area networked environment to implement a totally paperless office by allowing patient records to be accessed at the actual point-of-care via a wireless pen pad or stationary PC and by managing all clinical, administrative and follow-up processes electronically.

The system will be easy to use with the insightful workflow of a medical practice in mind and requires minimal clicks to reach vital screens for faster operation, data entry and retrieval.

The software can be used in its entirety or as individual modules and can be used or private–labeled by companies to enhance their own systems and create new product lines.

The system architecture is scalable, adaptable, Windows and wireless technology based and supports standard interfaces making it a solid foundation for any size or type of application.

The software will be compliant with industry standards and protocols (e.g. HIPAA) and is constantly being upgraded with new features that allow greater functionality and more streamlined workflow.

Who will Benefit?

Any size or type of healthcare enterprise: solo practices, physician groups, healthcare providers, medical facilities, specialty practices, community health groups, plan providers, hospitals, managed care organizations, specialized health care programs, research facilities, complementary technology companies.

Across all specialties: Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Mental Health, Radiology, OB/GYN, Oncology, Ophthalmology and more.

Patients who trust their providers to give them the best possible service and care.

Project Principles

Among the key principles on which this project has been initiated, and will be run, are the following:

Paperless Medical Records

A major goal of this project is to apply the application development strengths to implement a totally paper/filmless office.

Open, Standards-based Development

Where market adopted standards exist that meet the design goals, our aim is to leverage and adhere to them. Where market adopted standards do not exist, we will develop and publish any new capabilities in the EMRS.

Incremental Delivery

In order to meet the pent-up demand for a standardized framework, we aim to deliver functionality to the market as rapidly as possible via an incremental delivery model.

Project Scope

System Architecture

Client-server based (Multi Tier)

SQL Based Backend

Scalable – Support for Multiple Servers

Highly Available – Clustering Support

Secure – High Grade Encryption

HIPPA Compliant

Windows Based - Easy to use

Fully integrated modules

Highly Customizable - Used in many different Practices and Specialties

EMRS typically involves four distinct segments.

Hardware Bring-up – In this phase developers test hardware requirements They also run hardware-oriented diagnostics and confirm the ability to run simple software applications modules. They provide Platform developers with a stable target.

Platform Software Development – In this phase developers create the software foundation that sits closest to the hardware including device drivers.

Application Software Development – In this phase developers create the software that delivers the purpose and value of the device. They build, download and debug applications running on a target system utilizing an array of tools.

Testing & Quality Assurance – In this phase Programmer/Analyst develop the testing strategies, test software on different platforms and complete quality assurance process.

Project Phases

We see a need for project phases to support the EMRS outlined in the following areas.

· Electronic Medical Records

· Billing & Accounts Receivables

· Collections

· Electronic Claims Submission

· Electronic Payment Remittance

· Scheduling

· Document Completion

· Laboratory Information

· Imaging

· Dictation/transcription

· Report Generation

· Referral Management

· Wireless Technology/Mobile Solutions

· Fax Capability

· Online Interactive Support

· HIPAA compliant

Project Lifecycle

Resource Needs—Preliminary

Preliminary estimates of functional and technical resources needed for this project. Hours are rounded to nearest 10. Examples: 204 = 200, 205 = 210

Resources	Est. Low Hours	Est .High Hours	Notes
Electronic Medical Records Phase
Planning	1040	2080
Business project mgmt.	520	520
Requirements	1040	1040
Design	1040	1040
Software development	12480	14560
Testing	2080	2080
Documentation	400	520
Implementation
Other
Total Project Hours	20680	21840