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
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA388822
Entities
People
- Jerald W. Rumph
Organizations
- Madigan Army Medical Center