Discussion

Discussion 1 - Selecting Health Care IT Projects and Priorities (600 words)

The Health Information Data Exchange is an emerging topic within health care systems. Discuss the following:

· Explain what use the health information data exchange could provide for a health care organization.

· How could an organization use standardized data from other organizations?

· Explain why a major organization would be interested in integrating its systems with the exchange.

· Consider how the health information data exchange can lead to the availability of big data, and suggest 1 additional use of the data collected by a health care organization when integrating a health information data exchange.

Note: Use APA style to cite at least 2 scholarly sources from the last 5 years.

Discussion 2 –  Implementing a Full System Within Health Care (600 words)

Implementing systems is often more challenging than designing systems. Consider a large health care organization that is implementing a major system that must interface with multiple external systems, and complete the following:

· Select 1 of the following components of such an implementation, and explain what would be required to implement this aspect of the project:

· User training

· Documentation of the system for support or operations

· Documenting the system for regulatory approval

· Evaluating the system for security concerns

· Evaluating the system for implementing the system at a new facility that the organization has acquired

Note: Use APA style to cite at least 2 scholarly sources from the last 5 years.