Assignment
1: Critical Factors in Implementing an IT System in Health Facilities
Due Week 4
and worth 300 points
Write a
six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
1.
Provide at least three (3)
various reasons why some health care organizations have been reluctant to
implement electronic medical records.
2.
Discuss the essential manner in
which the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) impacts
patient’s medical records.
3.
Determine the main advantages
and disadvantages of the adoption of The HITECH (the Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act for health care professionals.
Next, suggest one (1) strategy that the medical staff members could use in
order to mitigate the main disadvantages in question.
4.
Review the typical workflow
processes within health organizations, and decide the single most significant
process that the health organization must eliminate in order to improve the
service. Provide a rationale to support your response.
5.
Analyze the primary ways in
which the key federal initiatives impact the standards of health care
information for patient privacy, safety, and confidentially.
6.
Specify the fundamental
advantages of applying an IT system within health care organizations. Predict
new IT developments in the health care industry for the next two (2) decades.
Justify your response.
7.
Use at least three (3) quality
academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type
Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your
assignment must follow these formatting guidelines:
·
Be typed, double spaced, using
Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations
and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
·
Include a cover page containing
the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the
course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not
included in the required assignment page length.
The
specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
·
Examine the impact technologies
have on health care information systems.
·
Examine the systems development
life cycle of a custom application and the selection of proprietary systems.
·
Use technology and information
resources to research issues in health information systems.
·
Write clearly and concisely
about health information systems using proper writing mechanics.
Grading
for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of
the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric
foundhere.
