ImaginethatyouaretheDirectorofHealthInformationforalargehospital.

Instructions

ImaginethatyouaretheDirectorofHealthInformationforalargehospital.AsDirector,yousitonvariousinstitution-widecommitteeswhichgoverntheorganization’spolicies.Incollaborationwithinterdepartmentalcommittees,youhavemaderecommendationsregardingtheimprovementofpolicies,procedures,andoperationsacrosstheinstitution.TheCEOandBoardofDirectorshasapprovedfundingforseveralinitiatives,buthasaskedyoutonarrowchangestojustafew.Therefore,youwilldevelopanactionplanforthehospital.Pleasefollowtheinstructionsbelowincompletionofthisassignment.

Part

Competency Assessed

Instructions

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Recommendelementsincludedinthedesignofaudittrailsanddataqualitymonitoringprograms

Appraiseatleastthree(3)policieswhichcoverdata security(i.e.,audits,controldatarecovery,e-security,datarecoveryplanning,andbusinesscontinuityplanning).Makethree(3)recommendationsforimprovementstotheelementsincludedinthedesignofaudittrailsanddataqualitymonitoringprogramswithinthehospital.

2

Assesssystemscapabilitiestomeetregulatoryrequirements

Critiquethesystemscapabilitiestomeetregulatoryrequirementsbyjudgingthetechnologiesthatrelatetoelectronicsignatures,datacorrection,andauditlogs.

3

Recommenddeviceselectionbasedonworkflow,ergonomicandhumanfactors

4

Evaluatesystemarchitecture,databasedesign,datawarehousing

Evaluateahealthinformationsystem’sarchitectureintermsofdatabasedesignanddatawarehousing.Critiqueissueswithsystemsimplementationrelatedtosystemstesting,interfacemanagement,anddatarelationships.

5

Takepartinthedevelopmentofinformationmanagementplansthatsupporttheorganization’scurrentandfuturestrategyandgoals

Participateinthedevelopmentofinformationmanagementplansthatsupporttheorganization’scurrentandfuturestrategyandgoalsbycomparingandcontrastingatleastthree(3)issuesrelatedtoacorporatestrategicplan,operationimprovementplanning,informationmanagementplans,and/ordisasterandrecoveryplanning.

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Takepartintheplanning,design,selection,implementation, integration,testing,evaluation,andsupportofhealthinformationtechnologies

Analyzeatleastthree(3)challengesthatexistineachphaseofthesystemsdevelopmentlifecycle.DistinguishissuesrelatedtoEHRs,HIEs,andRECsw