Assignment task 1:
Case Scenario:
A large integrated healthcare system recognizes the need to manage change effectively in its health information technology and systems. They currently have no formal governance method to evaluate and facilitate these changes. They contracted with your consulting firm to support them with a best practice recommendation on how to set up an oversight process. Given your expertise from the module readings, lectures, and research, review current literature on an effective change strategy for adopting new and emerging HIT solutions to improve operations and improve patient outcomes.
Instructions
Conduct a comprehensive literature review that appraises the role and impact of health administrators in managing change with the adoption of new Health Information Technology (HIT) solutions in healthcare organizations. Need Assignment Help?
Your review should include an analysis of the following themes:
The role of the health administrator in change management
Factors influencing technology adoption decisions by the health administrator
Challenges faced by the health administrator in implementing new technology
The impact of the organizational culture on the health administrator's decision-making in adopting new technology
Summarize your findings.
You must include 5 current sources (within the past 10 years). Each source must be scholarly and peer-reviewed.
Assignment task 2: Data Analytics and Ethics in HIT
Assignment Instructions
Scenario
You are the risk manager for a local health system. You have been asked to create a white paper outlining the impact of emerging health information technology (HIT) applications in the delivery of care and the importance of data analytics in implementing technology applications.
Your white paper should provide a comprehensive analysis of the following:
- The impact of emerging technology on the delivery of care and patient outcomes
- The use of data analytics in evaluating the efficacy of new technology implementation
- The ethical implications of implementing new technology applications in health organizations
Instructions
Choose ONE of the following technologies:
- Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
- Telehealth technologies
- Health Information Exchanges (HIEs)
- Mobile health applications
- Data security and privacy measures
Conduct research using the Rasmussen Library to gather information on a new or emerging technology that may be used in the application of care delivery for patients and data analytics. You will also need to consider key ethical issues for your selected HIT. Issues of consideration may include (but are not limited to) patient privacy, data protection, informed consent, patient autonomy, equity, and access to technology.
Submission Requirements
Your white paper should include:
- A title page
- Introduction: A comprehensive description of the selected technology
- A well-supported discussion (with examples) on the impact of implementing and using the selected technology.
- The role of data analytics in evaluating the effectiveness of the selected technology.
- An assessment of the ethical considerations of implementing the new technology
- A conclusion: A summary of your findings as they relate to the selected technology
- Reference page(s)
NOTE: You must include 3 current (within the past 10 years) peer-reviewed scholarly sources to support your assertions.