Virtual Primary Care Clinic

Abstract

We are conceptualizing the Virtual Primary Care Clinic (VPCC) project as a component of a larger e-health migration strategy for MAMC. Consistent with a results-based migration planning and execution approach this relatively short-term, focused initiative is addressing several core e-health processes at MAMC. This project has facilitated critical organizational processes which are key to both the success of this project and to MAMC's ability to develop as an e-health institution. These processes include educating key MAMC leaders and committees, establishing an e-health activity, gaining and maintaining commitment from key organizational personnel, and disseminating current e-health information to the hospital. All of this has required significant time and energy which is somewhat peripheral to the specific project but has nevertheless been critical to insuring this project's success. As expanded on in the "Problems" section below issues associated with personnel transition and project ownership consumed the first several months following announcement of finding. The initial project meeting wherein agreement was reached as to whom should serve as PI did not occur until July 19th, 2000. Once this issue was resolved a project strategy was needed along with a specific Statement of Work (SOW) to clarify project scope and to solicit vendor submissions and a research protocol approved through our Institutional Review Board. The SOW was

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA388822

Entities

People

  • Jerald W. Rumph

Organizations

  • Madigan Army Medical Center

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  • Biomedical

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  • Biomedical Research
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  • Delivery Of Health Care
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  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Operations
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Life Cycles
  • Management Planning And Control
  • Medical Personnel
  • Migration
  • Test And Evaluation

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