Telemental Health (TH) Implementation Plan

Develop a 7-page implementation plan addressing the various factors critical to the successful deployment of the new or upgraded telehealth technology that was the focus of the previous two assessments.

Introduction

Technology continues to move at an accelerated pace, and the delivery of health care is shifting from office-based environments to the home. For this reason, health care organizations must be at technology's cutting edge in order to remain competitive in today's environment. Integrating the daily activities of patients into the health care continuum will improve the quality of care that is provided and enable more holistic care.

This assessment provides an opportunity for you to develop an implementation plan that addresses the various factors critical to the successful deployment of the new or upgraded telehealth technology that was the focus of your previous assessments.

Preparation

Based on the positive reactions and feedback from stakeholders with regard to the proposed telehealth technology, executive leaders have decided to move forward with implementation of this telehealth solution and have asked you to develop the implementation plan.

To prepare for the assessment, you are encouraged to reflect on the factors critical to the successful deployment of the new or upgraded telehealth technology and on how such technology would be implemented in your organization or practice setting. In addition, you are encouraged to become familiar with the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process for successfully implementing information systems or a change model for technology use that you think best supports your technology implementation ideas. Refer to the suggested readings, supplemented, as desired, by your own research.

Requirements

Develop a technology implementation plan that supports the vision for safe, high-quality health care in your organization or practice setting.

Complete the Vila Health Development Plan (Below) simulation transcript

The implementation plan requirements, outlined below, correspond to the grading criteria in the Implementation Plan Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. The Guiding Questions: Implementation Plan document, linked above, provides additional considerations that may be helpful in completing your assessment. In addition, be sure to note the requirements below for document format and length and for citing supporting evidence.

• Assess the adequacy of existing telehealth technology infrastructure in your organization or practice setting.
• Assign tasks and responsibilities for deploying the new or upgraded telehealth technology.
• Develop an implementation schedule.
• Determine staff training requirements and strategies.
• Develop a strategy for collaborating with patients and other health care providers.
• Develop a post-deployment telehealth technology evaluation and maintenance strategy.
• Support assertions, arguments, propositions, and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.
• Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.

7th edition APA, 5 references within 5 years from peer-reviewed article and at minimum 6 pages not including cover or reference page