Comprehensive Program Proposal Presentation

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Program Design Map

Rolandra Calloway

IHP/670

03/28/2021

Dr. Matt Frederiksen-England

Program Design Map

Organizational Stakeholders

​ The process of developing and implementing programs might be intricate and complicated. Notably, whenever the stakeholders are inadequately engaged, it will be hard to incorporate the necessary resources. This means that the resulting outputs will be hard to get resulting in the project's failure. Stakeholders are vital since they have vested interests and understand the project's concerns (Weissman et al., 2018). A positive relationship typically emanates when the shareholders understand the aims of a program. Various stakeholders in this project might include government, healthcare providers, beneficiaries, and influencers. Community partners help deliver education regarding Telehealth or Telemedicine, which enrich the lives of the target populace. Nurse practitioners and leaders are crucial stakeholders who guide support groups and outpatient education programs. The physician focus on identifying fields to promote and improve patients' wellness and health through Telehealth programs. They further ensure that patients are getting quality healthcare. As stakeholders, patients, and the community inform other stakeholders of the healthcare program's effectiveness and improvement areas. Consequently, all these stakeholders are pivotal in the Telemedicine program since they play a core role in the implementation process. Their participation is critical to the success of the project.   

Logic Model 

​The logic models play a central role in every project. They typically depict how and why the anticipated program will operate. In actuality, logic models are essential to program managers who try to implement new projects or modify the existing ones. They tend to map out precise aftermaths with steps to solve project challenges (Chandwani, 2017). A well-designed logic model encompasses inputs (resources), operations (activities), and outputs (outcomes). 

Inputs 

​Ideally, these are the primary resources necessary in operating the proposed program. When trying to implement a Telehealth/ Telemedicine program, there is a need to have appropriate resources. For instance, healthcare should have the right Telehealth/ Telemedicine equipment, specialist healthcare providers, and personalized technology. Proper equipment is critical since they are the center of the program.  

Activities 

​These are central components of the program implementation. For instance, in implementing the Telemedicine program, various activities needed include providing staff training, recruiting participants, and developing a deployment strategy. Participants' recruitment is essential since people are required in order to utilize the Telehealth program. Training staff is a necessity in every project implementation (Taylor et al., 2018). Training enables practitioners to be conversant with Telemedicine equipment and tools. Through training, the staff will also be familiar with Telehealth technology. 

Outputs 

​Outcomes are the final results of operations that have occurred. In every program, there should be short-term, medium-term, and long-standing aftermaths. For short-term outcomes, there should be patient and healthcare provider satisfaction with the Telemedicine program. Again, it will depict the Telemedicine technology integration aligned with community-based partners. Medium-term outcomes include improved life quality, and health status, and heartened patient usage. This usually comes after program satisfaction. Besides, the long-term outputs include cost-savings and decreased mortality rates. Such outcomes will take some time before being accomplished during the program phase. 

 

(Outputs)Outcomes 

Short-term

• Patient and Healthcare Satisfaction 

Medium-Term

• Enhanced Health Status and Life Quality

Long-term

• Decline in Mortality and Cost-Savings 

 

Activities (Operations)

• Personnel Recruitment 

• Team Training 

• Deployment of Strategy 

 

Inputs (Resources)

• Specialist Healthcare Providers 

• Personalized Telemedicine Technology 

• Telehealth or Telemedicine equipment 

 

 

 

 

 

Connections

​Consequently, the response links from outputs to activities and resources depict the necessary adjustments for the program's success (Kamsu-Foguem et al., 2015). In every project, feedback is critical since it gives the program manager, among other key stakeholders the information concerning the program's current state and the areas of improvements. It is a crucial element in the logic model since every program's phase needs feedback. For instance, feedback is essential in the inputs and activities section since the program manager must know the appropriate resources and operations to implement the program.  

References

Chandwani, R. (2017). Doctor-patient interaction in telemedicine: Logic of choice and logic of ​care perspectives. Information Systems Frontiers, 19(4), 955-968.

Kamsu-Foguem, B., Tiako, P. F., Fotso, L. P., & Foguem, C. (2015). Modeling for effective ​collaboration in telemedicine. Telematics and Informatics, 32(4), 776-786.

Taylor, L., Capling, H., & Portnoy, J. M. (2018). Administering a telemedicine program. Current ​allergy and asthma reports, 18(11), 1-7.

Weissman, S. M., Zellmer, K., Gill, N., & Wham, D. (2018). Implementing a virtual health ​telemedicine program in a community setting. Journal of genetic counseling, 27(2), 323-​325.