Independent Project Oversight Report (IPOR) Rating
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Green- Satisfactory, no corrective action necessary.
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Yellow- Caution, risks/issues exist. There may be a need for corrective action in the near future.
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Red- Escalated for immediate corrective action. There is a significant risk to the health of the project.
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Blue- Not enough data is available to make a determination about the project health.
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No Report Available - Indicates that a Report is not available for publishing for the reporting period.
Green
Yellow
Red
Blue4440-126 Continuum Electronic Health Record (EHR)
The Department of State Hospitals proposes to implement the core functionality of an electronic health record in order to address crucial business needs related to standardized patient registration, pharmacy inventory management, and billing operations.
Project Details
| Agency / State Entity | Health and Human Services / State Hospitals, Department of |
|---|---|
| Total Cost | $460,356,108 |
| Last Approved Start Date | 06/01/2026 |
| Last Approved Finish Date | 11/30/2028 |
| Criticality Rating | High |
| IPOR Reporting Period | Overall IPOR Rating |
|---|---|
| 08/01/2026 - 08/31/2026 |
Green
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Independent Project Oversight Dashboard
Key Questions
Is the project on track to satisfy the customer's business objectives?Yes
Is the project on track to achieve the objectives in the approved timeframe?Yes
Is the project on track to achieve the objectives within the approved budget?Yes
| Project Overall Health | Comments |
|---|---|
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Green
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• During August 2026, the CDT IPO team was granted access to additional project meetings, including design sessions with DSH domain leads. • At the August 31, 2026, EHR Executive Steering Committee (SteerCo) meeting, the project director announced revised Go-Live dates for the Atascadero, Napa, and Patton hospital locations. • The vendor resolved the technical and logical deficiencies in the project schedule and DSH accepted the baselined schedule on August 26, 2026. • During August 2026, the 18 Design and Development Deliverable Expectation Documents (DEDs) submitted by the vendor underwent DSH review. • The IPO team continues to monitor progress in filling open Project positions. • The IPO team continues to attend the weekly EHR Risk and Issue meetings. |
| Focus Area/Rating | Comments |
|---|---|
| Governance Green |
• During August 2026, the CDT IPO team was granted access to additional project meetings, including design sessions with DSH domain leads. • At the August 31, 2026, EHR Executive Steering Committee (SteerCo) meeting, the project director announced revised Go-Live dates for the Atascadero, Napa, and Patton hospital locations. |
| Time Management Green |
• The vendor resolved the technical and logical deficiencies in the project schedule and DSH accepted the baselined schedule on August 26, 2026. • A more detailed schedule (System Implementation Schedule, deliverable 3.4) is due in September and will further refine the schedule to get more granular information on the remainder of implementation. • The IPO team will continue to monitor the progress of the System Implementation Schedule, which is due in September 2026. |
| Cost & Contract Management Green |
• The Project has an approved budget to achieve the business vision and objectives. • The Project has Cost Management and Contract Management plans. • IPO assessments for this focus area may include review and analysis of cost management and contract management plans, processes, methods, tools, and information. |
| Scope Management Green |
• During August 2026, the 18 Design and Development Deliverable Expectation Documents (DEDs) submitted by the vendor underwent DSH review. • The CDT IPO team notes that several DEDs are past their planned review and approval completion dates, with only three marked as “complete with all signatures” as of August 31, 2026. • The concentration of DED reviews and deliverables due within 120 days of the contract start (due in September 2026) may constrain review timelines and impact final quality. • There is the potential for delayed work as deliverable activity cannot commence, as per the vendor contract, until the associated DED is approved. |
| Resources Green |
• The IPO team continues to monitor progress in filling open Project positions. • The vacancy rate is 39% |
| Quality Blue |
• Analysis of this focus area will be included in future reporting periods as information becomes available. • The Project has a Quality Management plan. • IPO assessments for this focus area may include review and analysis of EHR quality management plan, processes, methods, tools, and information. • IPO assessments for this focus area may reference findings, risks, and issues communicated by the EHR Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) vendor and Project stakeholders. |
| Risk And Issues Green |
• The IPO team continues to attend the weekly EHR Risk and Issue meetings. • The Project Risk Manager effectively uses the weekly meeting to review both risks and issues in the scheduled time, prompting updates/progress from the risk or issue owner. |
| Transition Readiness Green |
• The Project has a Maintenance and Operations Transition Management plan. • The Project has engaged a vendor for OCM support since May 2024. • The IPO team met with the OCM team on August 26, 2026, and will continue to attend the weekly EHR OCM Project Director Check-In meetings. • The project OCM team is comprised of department and vendor resources with current activities focused on hospital (site) visits. These visits have yielded positive feedback from hospital staff. |
| Conditions For Approval Green |
The single Stage 4 condition (onboard IV&V) was completed in June 2026. |
| Corrective Action Green |
None |