Task:
• Select one of the following trends and analyze its impact on health information technology (HIT). Identify ad briefly discuss a technology that is associated with the trend
• Trends:
o The growing impetus for healthcare provider connectivity.
o An increasing focus on the need to manage chronic disease.
o Increased patient expectation of personal involvement in the care process.
o Market pressure for improved hospital -physician alignment
o Advances in technology facilitating system interoperability.
• Suggest one (1) significant function of an integrated health information management system that can improve the delivery of health care services. Include an example to justify your response.