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Reflect on your own healthcare organization and consider any steps your healthcare organization goes through when purchasing and implementing a new health information technology system.

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Assessments

THE INCLUSION OF NURSES IN THE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE To Prepare: Review the steps of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) as presented in the Resources. Reflect on your own healthcare organization and consider any steps your healthcare organization goes through when purchasing and implementing a new health information technology system. Consider what a […]

Describe the scheduling procedure and visit setting you would have followed and the experience of such a visit. Would you classify this procedure as the use of health information technology (HIT) and why? What were its advantages and disadvantages of this doctor’s visit?

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Assessments

During the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the patients were not able to make in-person visits to the healthcare providers, only virtual consultation through some remote communication technology. Assume you contacted your provider during this period. Describe the scheduling procedure and visit setting you would have followed and the experience of such a visit. Would you classify […]

Discuss two benefits of HIT on quality and safety in the healthcare setting and elaborate on potential threats to these benefits.

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Assessments

Provide a paragraph or two of discussion for each SEPERATE discussion. Discussion #1: Discuss two benefits of HIT on quality and safety in the healthcare setting and elaborate on potential threats to these benefits. Fondahn, E., De Fer, T. M., Lane, M., & Vannucci, A. (2016). Washington manual of patient safety and quality improvement. Wolters […]

Describe the mission of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology?

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Assessments

“Electronic Health Records: What’s in it for Everyone?” Privacy, Security, and Electronic Health Records: Privacy, Security, and Electronic Health Records Answer the following questions in details: 1) Discuss two laws that help secure the accuracy and accountability of EHR records. 2) Describe the mission of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology? 3) Discuss two […]

Develop a 2- to 3-page role description for a graduate-level nurse to guide his/her participation on the implementation team. The role description should be based on the SDLC stages and tasks and should clearly define how this individual will participate in and impact each of the following steps: Planning and requirements definition.

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Assessments

The Role of the Nurse Informaticist in Systems Development and Implementation Assume you are a nurse manager on a unit where a new nursing documentation system is to be implemented. You want to ensure that the system will be usable and acceptable for the nurses impacted. You realize a nurse leader must be on the […]

Reflect upon the role your option plays in information governance. What are three best practices for each option? What are three barriers for each option? Identify and summarize one article within the past year that addresses your option.

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Assessments

Throughout the course we delved into health information technology and information governance. We know that information governance is a subset of corporate governance and encompasses a wide range of key concepts from a wide range of disciplines. Information governance is the model where stakeholders ensure the investments in information technology create business value and contribute […]

What are the penalties associated with non-compliance with your law? Why would it be important to you and your organization to avoid these penalties? How could you comply with the law you described?

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Assessments

Part 1: Critical Analysis of the Law Identify, cite the code, and briefly describe one health law found in the standard health care statutes document. For the health, law selected, evaluate the following. Evaluate whether the law is federal or state, civil or criminal, public or private. How do you know? Why is it important […]

Assess implications for healthcare quality by providers for not adopting HIT? Frame at least two recommendations to convince the laggard providers that HIT implementation leads to improved healthcare quality.

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Ambrose

Health Information Technology The Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT or ONC) was created in 2004 by President Bush administration to oversee HIT implementation followed by the HITECH Act (2009) enacted by President Obama administration to enhance its pace of adoption. Identify salient features of these two Acts aimed at healthcare quality […]

In essay format, discuss how the advances in the field of health information technology (IT) have impacted the care patients receive and how healthcare professionals have changed the care that they provide to patients.

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Ambrose

Patient Centered Care and Health Information Technology In essay format, discuss how the advances in the field of health information technology (IT) have impacted the care patients receive and how healthcare professionals have changed the care that they provide to patients.

List at least five (5) HIM-related topics that could be included in the HIE policies and procedures.

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Ambrose

List at least five (5) HIM-related topics that could be included in the HIE policies and procedures. Textbook information: Sayles, N.B. Kavanaugh-Burke, L. (2021). Introduction to information systems for health information technology, 4th edition. AHIMA Press. ISBN# 9781584267423

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Reflect on your own healthcare organization and consider any steps your healthcare organization goes through when purchasing and implementing a new health information technology system.

Describe the scheduling procedure and visit setting you would have followed and the experience of such a visit. Would you classify this procedure as the use of health information technology (HIT) and why? What were its advantages and disadvantages of this doctor’s visit?

Discuss two benefits of HIT on quality and safety in the healthcare setting and elaborate on potential threats to these benefits.

Describe the mission of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology?

Reflect upon the role your option plays in information governance. What are three best practices for each option? What are three barriers for each option? Identify and summarize one article within the past year that addresses your option.

What are the penalties associated with non-compliance with your law? Why would it be important to you and your organization to avoid these penalties? How could you comply with the law you described?

Assess implications for healthcare quality by providers for not adopting HIT? Frame at least two recommendations to convince the laggard providers that HIT implementation leads to improved healthcare quality.

In essay format, discuss how the advances in the field of health information technology (IT) have impacted the care patients receive and how healthcare professionals have changed the care that they provide to patients.

List at least five (5) HIM-related topics that could be included in the HIE policies and procedures.