Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Formats
Imagine that you are a project manager tasked with the implementation of a hospital’s
new electronic health record (EHR) system. The system components are broken down
into four major deliverables and a series of granular deliverables that correspond to
each major one. For the Week 6 Discussion, explore the three work breakdown
structure formats below to see how the EHR implementation can be represented
through a WBS.
Tabular WBS:
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Start Date
End Date
Owner
1 Electronic
Health Record (EHR)
1.1 Patient Information
Management (PIM)
Module
1.1.1 Admission, Discharge, and Transfer Module
6/28/14 8/30/15 PIM Team
1.1.2 Registration Module
1.1.3 Master Patient Index
1.1.4 Patient Scheduling Module
1.2 Clinical Information
System (CIS)
1.2.1 Clinical Alert System
2/22/15 9/22/15 CIS Team
1.2.2 Clinical Rules Engine
1.2.3 Consult Tracking Module
1.2.4 Order Management System
1.2.5 Results Reporting System
1.2.6 Computerized Provider Order Entry Module
1.2.7 Patient Intake/Output Module
1.3 Laboratory
Module
1.3.1 Anatomic Pathology Reporting Module
8/31/14 10/29/14 Lab Team
1.3.2 Microbiology Reporting Module
1.3.3 Chemistry Reporting Module
1.4 1.4.1 Adverse 10/30/14 11/6/14 Pharmacy
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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Start Date
End Date
Owner
Pharmacy Module
Reaction Tracking System
Team
1.4.2 Electronic Medication Administration Record
1.4.3 Bar Code Medication Administration
1.4.4 Pharmacy Inpatient/Outpatient Information System
Hierarchal WBS:
Level WBS Code Element Name
1 1 Electronic Health Record
2 1.1 Patient Information Management Module
3 1.1.1 Admission, Discharge, and Transfer Module
3 1.1.2 Registration Module
3 1.1.3 Master Patient Index
3 1.1.4 Patient Scheduling Module
2 1.2 Clinical Information System
3 1.2.1 Clinical Alert System
3 1.2.2 Clinical Rules Engine
3 1.2.3 Consult Tracking Module
3 1.2.4 Order Management System
3 1.2.5 Results Reporting System
3 1.2.6 Computerized Provider Order Entry Module
3 1.2.7 Patient Intake/Output Module
2 1.3 Laboratory Module
3 1.3.1 Anatomic Pathology Reporting Module
3 1.3.2 Microbiology Reporting Module
3 1.3.3 Chemistry Reporting Module
2 1.4 Pharmacy Module
2 1.4.1 Adverse Reaction Tracking System
2 1.4.2 Electronic Medication Administration Record
2 1.4.3 Bar Code Medication Administration
2 1.4.4 Pharmacy Inpatient/Outpatient Information System
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1. Electronic Health Record
1.1 Patient Information
Management Module
1.1.1 Admission, Discharge, and Transfer Module
1.1.2 Registration Module
1.1.3 Master Patient Index
1.1.4 Patient Scheduling Module
1.2 Clinical Information System
1.2.1 Clinical Alert System
1.2.2 Clinical Rules Engine
1.2.3 Consult Tracking Module
1.2.4 Order Management
System
1.2.5 Results Reporting System
1.2.6 Computerized Provider Order Entry Module
1.2.7 Patient Intake/Output
Module
1.3 Laboratory Module
1.3.1 Anatomic Pathology Reporting
Module
1.3.2 Microbiology Reporting Module
1.3.3 Chemistry Reporting Module
1.4 Pharmacy Module
1.4.1 Adverse Reaction Tracking
System
1.4.2 Electronic Medication
Administration Record
1.4.3 Bar Code Medication
Administration
1.4.4 Pharmacy Inpatient/Outpatient Information System
Tree Structure WBS:
