Development of a software quality plan for hospitals

This paper describes research into the development of a quality plan for the management of software in an Irish Hospital. It studies relevant standards, models and legal acts. Synergies between the Irish Health Service Executive’s Quality and Risk Management Standard and the Capability Maturity Model Integration are utilised to build and study a quality plan. While exploring the possibility of utilising software engineering quality standards to improve the quality standards within health care, this has also led to a greater understanding of the interlinked issues within a hospital.