[Solved] Director of Health Information for a large hospital

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 organization’s 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.

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