Final

Option #2: Healthcare Reform and 21st Century Healthcare Information Systems

Prepare a paper that addresses the following requirements:

• Analyze and evaluate the implications of 3–5 major initiatives associated with healthcare reform on the designing and planning of 21st century healthcare information systems.
• Evaluate the challenges associated with each trend and ways to overcome them.
• Include an assessment on the impact the each initiative may have on the following:
  • Leadership, governance, and the role of a healthcare chief information officer (CIO)
  • Strategic health management information system (HMIS) planning and organizational culture
  • Characteristics and capabilities of an enterprise resource planning system
• Review legislation and regulations that could influence the implementation of health information management systems.
• Explain how CIOs might assess the merits of each initiative on vision, mission, and strategy.
• Predict the global trends in the adoption of major standards and use of HMIS over the next five years.

Requirements:

• Your paper should be 8-10 pages in length and conform to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.
• Include at least four scholarly references in addition to the course textbook. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find these references.
• Remember, you must support your thinking/opinions and prior knowledge with references. All facts must be supported. In-text references used throughout the assignment must be included in an APA-formatted reference list.

Reach out to your instructor if you have questions about the assignment.