PPT Assignment: Healthcare Information System
i. Explain the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) on the implementation and use of health care information systems.
ii. Discuss the threats to the implementation and use of health care information systems and how these threats are overcome.
iii. Explain what happens if these threats are not alleviated.
iv. Describe professional credentialing.
v. Discuss the importance of credentialing to HIT professionals.
vi. Explain the various areas of professional credentialing for health care professionals in IT.
vii. Describe how credentialing helps in achieving quality care.
viii. Explain the benefits of having a health care IT department at St. Augustine's hospital.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.