Health Care Information Systems Definitions

Health Care Information Systems Definitions

From your reading, give definitions to the following terms:

HIPAA

Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Personal Health Record (PHR)

Computerized provider order entry system (CPOE)

Unique patient identifier

Protected Health Information (PHI)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Covered entities

10. Health information exchange (HIE)

After you have provided definitions to each of the terms above, now describe the health care setting where each term would be applied. Utilize a minimum of two research sources, with one from UOP Library and the other the textbook. Be sure to cite your sources in the References section consistent with APA guidelines to support your claims.

Week 2:

Emerging Health Care Technology Presentation

Emerging Health Care Technology Presentation

Select one of the following emerging trends:

Emergency department information systems

Personal health records

Enterprise picture archiving and communication systems

Computerized provider order entry systems

Create 5- to 7- Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides providing HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and the reasons those rules do or do not apply to the chosen system.

Include detailed speaker notes that explain your research thoroughly, as you will not be presenting this in class. Your speaker notes must contain complete sentences and paragraphs that contain the exact words you would speak if you were making an in-person presentation.

Week 3:

Information Systems Briefing

Prepare 700- to 1,050-word paper, a briefing on the process of selecting and acquiring an information system for your health care organization. Include how the goals of our organization and stakeholders affect the selection process.

Resource: Week Three Grading Criteria

Prepare a briefing for the CIO in the form of 700- 1,050-word paper.

Include the following:

The process for selecting and acquiring an information system

How the organization’s goals drive the selection of an information system

The roles each of the organization’s stakeholders play in the selection and acquisition process

Include at least two peer-reviewed references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Week 4:

IT Project Implementation Failures

Case Study INDIVIDUAL – IT Project Implementation Failures

Read the case study of CPOE implementation process and in the form of a 350- to 700- word paper consistent with APA guidelines address why IT projects sometimes fail. In your paper analysis of how organizations such as yours can minimize the effects and occurrences of IT failures.

Week 5:

Final Presentation Electronic Health Records Proposal

Learning Team Assignment: Electronic Health Records Proposal

Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Electronic Health Records Proposal Checklist, Week Five Grading Criteria

Assemble the final presentation, a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® with detailed speaker notes, from the materials prepared in Weeks Two through Five and submit to your facilitator in its entirety.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

Discussion Questions:

What are some emerging technologies that may be used to improve health care processes and quality and to lower the cost of delivering health care?

What is meaningful use and how are certified electronic health records connected?

What is the role of a project-steering committee in an IT project and who would you consider to be members of that steering committee?

What are the phases of the system implementation process? Are there any phases that are less or more important than others?

How does data quality affect patient safety?

What is an electronic medical record or electronic health record? Why might it be important for health care organizations?

What is the systems-development life cycle? Why is it important to the selection of an information system?

What kinds of information technology not commonly used today that will be used by health care organizations in the future and what health information technology might be present in the homes of the future?