Explain the information you plan to collect and the reasons why it is important to collect it. How could this information validate or improve the quality of care delivered by your facility? Your Overview needs to be shorter that the Introduction in your proposal.

Summary Report

Overview

State the big idea of your proposal in this section. Explain the information you plan to collect and the reasons why it is important to collect it. How could this information validate or improve the quality of care delivered by your facility? Your Overview needs to be shorter that the Introduction in your proposal. Remember the entire narrative portion of your Summary Report should be a maximum of two pages. You will have an additional page for your Gantt chart.

Key Study Components

In this section bullet point the most important data you plan to collect for each of the subheadings in your proposal:

Data Collection Plan—Distill down into one or two sentences the most important information about your implementation plan and the information you plan to collect at your facility.

Data Security Plan—Highlight in one to two sentences the most important information about your plan to ensure data security.

Benchmarking Plan—Provide a one to two sentence overview about the best practices and procedures your study will use to ensure the data you collect meets standards for interoperability with an HIE.

Quality and Change Management Strategies—Summarize in one to two sentences how your plan incorporates evidence-based quality and change management strategies.

Conclusion

This is where you state, in no more than one paragraph of five to six sentences, how your proposed study will improve the quality of patient care delivered by your physician group.

Reference

List at least one reference in APA format to benefit your senior leaders.

Gantt Chart

Your attached Gantt chart will provide an overview of the steps you will take to implement your study and the expected timeframes for each step.

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