Homework
Length: 1200 words.
Outcomes
1. Discuss the impetus for health information exchange (HIE) in the United States.
2. Describe basic HIE organizational structures, architectures, and services.
3. Reinforce the need for data stewardship in HIE services.
4. Identify the state, regional, and local activities in achieving benefits and overcoming challenges for HIE organizations.
5. Describe the federal government's concept of a nationwide health information network.
6. Examine health informatics concepts for the management of health information.
Instructions
Imagine that you are the Director of Health Information for a large hospital. As Director, you sit on various institution-wide committees that govern the organization's policies. In collaboration with interdepartmental committees, you have made recommendations regarding the improvement of policies, procedures, and operations across the institution. The CEO and Board of Directors have approved funding for several initiatives, but have asked you to narrow changes to just a few. Therefore, you will develop an action plan for the hospital.
Follow the instructions below in completion of this Homework.
Task
Instructions
A. Appraise at least three policies that cover data security (i.e., audits, control data recovery, e-security, data recovery planning, and business continuity planning). Make three recommendations for improvements to the elements included in the design of audit trails and data quality monitoring programs within the hospital.
B. Critique the systems capabilities to meet regulatory requirements by judging the technologies that relate to electronic signatures, data correction, and audit logs.
C. Critique at least three human factors and user interface design of health information technologies by making at least recommendations for device selection based on workflow, ergonomics, and human factors.
D. Evaluate a health information system's architecture in terms of database design and data warehousing. Critique issues with systems implementation related to systems testing, interface management, and data relationships.
E. Participate in the development of information management plans that support the organization's current and future strategy and goals by comparing and contrasting at least three (3) issues related to a corporate strategic plan, operation improvement planning, information management plans, and/or disaster and recovery planning.
F. Analyze at least three challenges that exist in each phase of the systems development life cycle. Distinguish issues related to EHRs, HIEs, and RECs within your analysis.
G. Analyze at least three challenges that exist in each phase of the systems development life cycle. Distinguish issues related to EHRs, HIEs, and RECs within your analysis.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.