When facing change, a plan and timeline are necessary for the change to be successful. The following websites seem to give more information that shows how to make a step-by-step guide for the implementation program.

• HealthIT. (2013).How to implement EHRsLinks to an external site.
• American Medical Association. (2015).Electronic health record (EHR) implementationLinks to an external site.

An EMR implementation plan needs to be made that includes a timeline the staff at the clinic could easily follow.

• The main steps from beginning to end (include EMR selection, installation steps, training, communication, transition from paper to electronic records, troubleshooting and evaluation post launch).
• Who is responsible for each step?
• Timeline to accomplish each step that includes visual presentation of the timeline such as Gantt chart.

Include 3 references to help support the implementation steps.

The following websites help give additional information:

https://www.healthit.gov/playbook/electronic-health-records/Links to an external site.

https://www.nuclino.com/articles/project-plan-template-examplesLinks to an external site.

https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/project-timeline-templateLinks to an external site.