Assignment Requirements
Please complete all parts in a Microsoft Word document.
The body of your document should be at least 1200 words in length.
Quoting should be less than 10% of the entire paper. Paraphrasing is necessary.
Students must cite and reference at least 4 credible sources from the KU Library.
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Instructions
Imagine that you are the Director of Health Information for a large hospital. As Director you sit on various
institution-wide committees which govern the organizations policies. In collaboration with interdepartmental
committees you have made recommendations regarding the improvement of policies procedures and
operations across the institution. The CEO and Board of Directors has approved funding for several initiatives
but has asked you to narrow changes to just a few. Therefore you will develop an action plan for the hospital.
Please follow the instructions below in completion of this assignment.
Part Competency Assessed Instructions
1
Recommend elements
included in the design of
audit trails and data quality
monitoring programs
Appraise at least three (3) policies which cover data security (i.e.
audits control data recovery e-security data recovery planning and
business continuity planning). Make three (3) recommendations for
improvements to the elements included in the design of audit trails
and data quality monitoring programs within the hospital.
2
Assess systems capabilities to
meet regulatory requirements
Critique the systems capabilities to meet regulatory requirements by
judging the technologies that relate to electronic signatures data
correction and audit logs.
3
Recommend device selection
based on workflow
ergonomic and human factors
Critique at least three (3) human factors and user interface design of
health information technologies by making at least (3)
recommendations for device selection based on workflow
ergonomics and human factors.
4
Evaluate system architecture
database design data
warehousing
Evaluate a health information system’s architecture in terms of
database design and data warehousing. Critique issues with systems
implementation related to systems testing interface management
and data relationships.
5
Take part in the development
of information management
plans that support the
organization’s current and
future strategy and goals
Participate in the development of information management plans that
support the organization’s current and future strategy and goals by
comparing and contrasting at least three (3) issues related to a
corporate strategic plan operation improvement planning
information management plans and/or disaster and recovery
planning.
6 Take part in the planning
design selection
implementation integration
testing evaluation and
support of health information
technologies
Analyze at least three (3) challenges that exist in each phase of the
systems development life cycle. Distinguish issues related to EHRs
HIEs and RECs within your analysis.