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Course Guide
MHA616
HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS This course applies health care data in real-world contexts. Factors such as service line identification,
program planning, implementation models and outcome monitoring are covered.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................................... 2
COURSE AT A GLANCE ..................................................................................................................................... 5
COURSE DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................................ 5
COURSE DESIGN ................................................................................................................................................. 5
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES ........................................................................................................................... 5
COURSE MATERIALS ........................................................................................................................................ 6
REQUIRED TEXTS ............................................................................................................................................... 6
REQUIRED RESOURCES ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Articles ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
Multimedia ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Web Page ...................................................................................................................................................... 8
Supplemental Materials ................................................................................................................................. 8
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES .............................................................................................................................. 8
Articles ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Multimedia ................................................................................................................................................... 10
Supplemental Materials ............................................................................................................................... 10
COURSE GRADING .......................................................................................................................................... 11
DISCUSSIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 11
INTERACTIVE ASSIGNMENTS .............................................................................................................................. 11
ASSIGNMENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 11
FINAL PRESENTATION ....................................................................................................................................... 11
GRADING PERCENT BREAKDOWN ...................................................................................................................... 12
WEEK 1 .............................................................................................................................................................. 13
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS EVOLUTION ..................................................................................................... 13
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
Weekly Learning Outcomes ........................................................................................................................ 13
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 13
Required Resources .................................................................................................................................... 14
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Recommended Resources .......................................................................................................................... 15
Discussions ................................................................................................................................................. 15
Assignment .................................................................................................................................................. 17
WEEK 2 .............................................................................................................................................................. 19
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS ACQUISITION ................................................................................................... 19
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
Weekly Learning Outcomes ........................................................................................................................ 19
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 19
Required Resources .................................................................................................................................... 20
Recommended Resources .......................................................................................................................... 24
Discussion ................................................................................................................................................... 26
Interactive Assignment ................................................................................................................................ 27
Assignment .................................................................................................................................................. 28
WEEK 3 .............................................................................................................................................................. 31
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS DATA .............................................................................................................. 31
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 31
Weekly Learning Outcomes ........................................................................................................................ 31
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 31
Required Resources .................................................................................................................................... 32
Discussion ................................................................................................................................................... 33
Assignment .................................................................................................................................................. 34
WEEK 4 .............................................................................................................................................................. 36
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS LAWS .............................................................................................................. 36
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 36
Weekly Learning Outcomes ........................................................................................................................ 36
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 36
Required Resources .................................................................................................................................... 37
Recommended Resources .......................................................................................................................... 38
Discussion ................................................................................................................................................... 40
Assignment .................................................................................................................................................. 41
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WEEK 5 .............................................................................................................................................................. 43
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP & PLANNING ................................................................................ 43
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 43
Weekly Learning Outcomes ........................................................................................................................ 43
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 43
Required Resources .................................................................................................................................... 44
Recommended Resources .......................................................................................................................... 45
Discussion ................................................................................................................................................... 46
Interactive Assignment ................................................................................................................................ 47
Assignment .................................................................................................................................................. 48
WEEK 6 .............................................................................................................................................................. 51
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT .................................................................................. 51
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 51
Weekly Learning Outcomes ........................................................................................................................ 51
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 51
Required Resources .................................................................................................................................... 52
Discussion ................................................................................................................................................... 52
Final Presentation ........................................................................................................................................ 53
COURSE MAP ................................................................................................................................................... 57
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COURSE AT A GLANCE
COURSE DESCRIPTION This course applies health care data in real-world contexts. Factors such as service line identification, program
planning, implementation models and outcome monitoring are covered.
COURSE DESIGN The course is designed to give participants a thorough analysis of health information systems, allowing
students to practically apply leadership to Health Information Systems quality improvement (QI) projects.
Participants will learn the history, foundation, and evolution of Health Information Systems through their weekly
assignments and discussions from the textbook, articles, and multimedia. Participants will be challenged to use
critical thinking through case analyses, debates, and assignments. Information technology advancements play
a major role in health care efficiency, safety, and quality health outcomes, making this course essential for all
health care professionals and students.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to
1. Evaluate the use of health care decision-making models.
2. Create a health information system proposal based upon organizational needs in accordance with
applicable laws and standards.
3. Evaluate the role of leadership in health information system strategic planning and continuous quality
improvement.
4. Assess the role of enterprise-wide data in health system planning, implementation, and information
governance.
5. Compare and contrast the role of enterprise-wide information, information technology and data
governance
6. Evaluate the role of technology in cultural factors that affect health-care provision and decision-making.
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COURSE MATERIALS
REQUIRED TEXTS Wager, K. A., Lee, F. W., & Glaser, J. P. (2017). Health care information systems: A practical approach for
health care management (4th ed.). Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com
• The full-text version of this e-book is available through your online classroom.
REQUIRED RESOURCES
Articles
Adjerid, I., Acquisti, A., Telang, R., Padman, R., & Adler-Milstein, J. (2016). The impact of privacy regulation
and technology incentives: The case of health information exchanges. Management Science, 62(4),
1042-1063. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2015.2194
Callen, J. (2016). Evaluation research studies essential to ensuring health information systems meet the needs
of users, including patients. Health Information Management Journal, 45(1), 3-4.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1833358316639457
Campanella, P., Lovato, E., Marone, C., Fallacara, L., Mancuso, A., Ricciardi, W., & Specchia, M. L. (2016).
The impact of electronic health records on healthcare quality: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
The European Journal of Public Health, 26(1), 60-64. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckv122
Cartwright-Smith, L., Gray, E., & Thorpe, J. H. (2017). Health information ownership: Legal theories and policy
implications. Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law, 19(2), 207-241. Retrieved from
http://www.jetlaw.org/
DeGaspari, J. (2013, October 1). Managing the data explosion. Retrieved from http://www.healthcare-
informatics.com/article/managing-data-explosion
Harden, B. (2016). The five ways modern data governance helps business productivity. Database Trends &
Applications, 30(5), 24. Retrieved from http://www.dbta.com/
Hemmat, M., Ayatollahi, H., Maleki, M. R., & Saghafi, F. (2017, Winter). Future research in health information
technology: A review. Perspectives in Health Information Management, 14, 1-19. Retrieved from
http://perspectives.ahima.org/futureresearchinhit/
Kahn, J. M. (2015). Virtual visits — Confronting the challenges of telemedicine. The New England Journal of
Medicine, 372(18), 1684-1685. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1500533
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Knoer, S. J. (2017). Population health management: Improving the community to heal the patient. American
Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 74(2), 30-32. Retrieved from http://www.ajhp.org
Kreps, G. L. (2014). Achieving the promise of digital health information systems. Journal of Public Health
Research, 3(3), 128-129. https://doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2014.471
Laihonen, H. (2015). A managerial view of the knowledge flows of a health-care system. Knowledge
Management Research & Practice, 13(4), 475-485. https://doi.org/10.1057/kmrp.2014.3
Magaw, T. (2013, May 29). Catholic health partners to acquire Kaiser Permanente Ohio. Retrieved from
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20130529/FREE/130529786
Marvin, K. C. (2017). Health information technology: Integration, patient empowerment, and security. American
Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 74(2), 36-38. https://doi.org/10.2146/sp17001
McCann, E. (2012, November 21). Mergers and acquisitions may be hazardous to health IT. Retrieved from
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/node/441246
Merahn, S. (2015). Knowledge representation and care planning for population health management. The
Journal of Medical Practice Management, 31(2), 126-130. Retrieved from
https://greenbranch.com/store/index.cfm/category/31/the-mpm-journal.cfm
Moja, L., Kwag, K. H., Lytras, T., Bertizzolo, L., Brandt, L., Pecoraro, V., ... Bonovas, S. (2014). Effectiveness
of computerized decision support systems linked to electronic health records: A Systematic review and
meta-analysis. American Journal of Public Health, 104(12), e12-e22.
https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302164
Richesson, R. L., & Chute, C. G. (2015). Health information technology data standards get down to business:
Maturation within domains and the emergence of interoperability. Journal of the American Medical
Informatics Association, 22(3), 492-494. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocv039
Rudin, R. S., Bates, D. W., & MacRae, C. (2016). Accelerating innovation in Health IT. New England Journal of
Medicine, 375(9), 815-817. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1606884
van Laere, J., & Aggestam, L. (2016). Understanding champion behaviour in a health-care information system
development project - How multiple champions and champion behaviours build a coherent whole.
European Journal of Information Systems, 25(1), 47-63. https://doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2015.5
Multimedia
AHRQ Health IT. (2014, May 15). Health IT success: Building a foundation for health information exchange to
improve poison control [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/lH_i5qRflPM
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AHRQ Health IT. (2013, March 22). Health IT success: Electronic standing orders empower staff and improve
care [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/MEBPLcIwRoc
AHRQ Health IT. (2014, April 22). Health IT success: Forging a pathway for e-prescribing of controlled
substances [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/vk-jrfsLDO4
AHRQ Health IT. (2014, May 21). Health IT success: Improving provider communication to improve transitions
in patient care [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/YGeVGXXK3ao
AHRQ Health IT. (2013, March 25). HealthIT success: Portal enhances patient-centered preventive care
[Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/N9knYwhbuss
AHRQ Health IT. (2013, March 26). Health IT success: Quality measures for interoperable electronic health
records [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/-0H1ENHAFew
AHRQ Health IT. (2013, March 22). Health IT success story: Using IT to fight care fragmentation [Video file].
Retrieved from https://youtu.be/bP4iRjCMsk8
AHRQ Health IT. (2013, June 6). Health IT success: Text messaging for managing chronic disease [Video file].
Retrieved from https://youtu.be/bpP8xawfoi4
AHRQ Health IT. (2013, March 22). Health IT success: Using electronic health records to improve colonoscopy
quality [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/G4wF0DF1TXw
deBronkart, D. (2011, April). Dave deBronkart: Meet e-patient Dave [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.ted.com/talks/dave_debronkart_meet_e_patient_dave
Web Page
System Usability Scale (SUS). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-
tools/methods/system-usability-scale.html
Supplemental Materials
The Joint Commission E-dition. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://e-dition.jcrinc.com
Quality improvement student project proposal: Improving handoffs in San Francisco General Hospital’s
emergency department [PDF]. (n.d.). Canvas@UAGC. https://login.uagc.edu
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Articles
AlHazme, R. H., Haque, S. S., Wiggin, H., & Rana, A. M. (2016). The impact of health information technologies
on quality improvement methodologies’ efficiency, throughput and financial outcomes: A retrospective
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observational study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 16(1), 1-11.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-016-0395-z
Aluaş, M. (2016). Ethical and legal considerations of healthcare informatics. Applied Medical Informatics, 38(3),
91-98. Retrieved from https://ami.info.umfcluj.ro/index.php/AMI
Arzt, N. H. (2007). Managing information privacy & security in healthcare. Case study: Immunization
information systems at University of Pennsylvania. Healthcare Information and Management Systems
Society. Retrieved from http://www.hln.com/noam/D43_Case%20Study-
Immunization_Information_Systems_at_University_of_Pennsylvania.pdf
Axelsson, K., & Melin, U. (2014). Contextual factors influencing health information systems implementation in
public sector: Investigating the explanatory power of critical success factors. Electronic Government,
59-71. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44426-9_5
Boulet, J., & van Zanten, M. (2014). Ensuring high-quality patient care: The role of accreditation, licensure,
specialty certification and revalidation in medicine. Medical Education, 48(1), 75-86.
https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.12286
Eason, K., & Waterson, P. (2014). Fitness for purpose when there are many different purposes: Who are
electronic patient records for? Health Informatics Journal, 20(3), 189-198.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1460458213501096
Fridsma, D. B. (2015). Update on informatics-focused certification and accreditation activities. Journal of the
American Medical Informatics Association, 22(2), 489-490. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocv023
Haeder, S. F., & Weimer, D. L. (2015). Inching toward universal coverage: State-Federal health-care programs
in historical perspective. Journal of Policy History, 27(4), 746-770. Retrieved from https://jph.asu.edu/
Klann, J. G., Buck, M. D., Brown, J., Hadley, M., Elmore, R., Weber, G. M., & Murphy, S. N. (2014). Query
health: Standards-Based, cross-platform population health surveillance. Journal of the American
Medical Informatics Association, 21(4), 650-656. https://doi.org/10.1136/amiajnl-2014-002707
Preston, S. H., & Ho, J. Y. (2009, March 25). The US health care system and lagging life expectancy: A case
study. PSC Working Paper Series. Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/index
Schwamm, L. H. (2014). Telehealth: Seven strategies to successfully implement disruptive technology and
transform health care. Health Affairs, 33(2), 200-206. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1021
Sellitto, C., & Carbone, D. (2014). Success factors associated with health information systems implementation:
A study of an Australian regional hospital. Journal of Business Systems, Governance and Ethics, 2(4),
43-58. https://doi.org/10.15209/jbsge.v2i4.118
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Sharfstein, J. M. (2015). Using healthcare data to track and improve public health. Journal of the American
Medical Association, 313(20), 2012-2013. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.4795
Shuren, J., & Califf, R. M. (2016). Need for a national evaluation system for health technology. Journal of the
American Medical Association, 316(11), 1153-1154. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.8708
Widrig, D., & Tag, B. (2014). HTA and its legal issues: A framework for identifying legal issues in health
technology assessment. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 30(6), 587-
594. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266462314000683
Multimedia
Rouse, S. (Producer). (2012). The case for HIPAA risk assessments [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://fod.infobase.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?token=52816&wID=100753&loid=197639&plt=FOD&
w=640&h=360&fWidth=660&fHeight=410
Supplemental Materials
Goldstein, D., Groen, P. J., Ponkshe, S., & Wine, M. (2007). Chapter 9: Case studies of VistA implementation
— United States and international. Retrieved from
http://www.jblearning.com/samples/0763739251/39251_CH09_223_284.pdf
InterSystems. (2012, May 8). Beaumont health system selects InterSystems HealthShare [Press release].
Retrieved from http://www.intersystems.com/who-we-are/newsroom/news-item/beaumont-health-
system-selects-intersystems-healthshare/
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COURSE GRADING
Multiple measures of assessment are used in the course, allowing students opportunities to demonstrate their
learning in more than one way and giving consideration to individual learning styles. Course components that
will be assessed are noted below.
DISCUSSIONS Each week students will participate in online discussions with classmates, which are related to the week’s
readings. These discussions replace the interactive dialogue that occurs in the traditional classroom setting.
Each week, students’ initial discussion posts are due by 11:59 p.m. (in the time zone in which each student
resides) on Day 3 (Thursday). Students will have until 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 (the following Monday) to make the
required minimum number of response posts to classmates. Discussions represent 25% of the overall
course grade.
INTERACTIVE ASSIGNMENTS In Weeks 2 and 5, students will participate in online interactive assignments with classmates, which are related
to the week’s readings. These interactive assignments replace the interactive dialogue and collaborative work
that occurs in the traditional classroom setting. Students’ initial posts are due by 11:59 p.m. (in the time zone in
which each student resides) on Day 3 (Thursday). Students will have until 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 (the following
Monday) to make the required minimum number of response posts to classmates. Interactive Assignments
represent 8% of the overall course grade.
ASSIGNMENTS There are written assignments due in Weeks 1 through 5 of this course. These assignments must reflect
college-level writing. Assignments represent 35% of the overall course grade.
FINAL PRESENTATION The final assignment for this course is a Final Presentation. The purpose of the Final Presentation is for you to
culminate the learning achieved in the course by proposing a solution to a quality improvement project utilizing
a health information system. The Final Presentation represents 32% of the overall course grade.
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GRADING PERCENT BREAKDOWN
Activity Grading
Percent
Discussions 25
Interactive Assignments 8
Assignments 35
Final Presentation 32
Total 100
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WEEK 1
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS EVOLUTION To be completed during the first week of class.
Overview
Activity Due Date Format Grading
Percent
Post Your Introduction Day 1
(1st post) Discussion Forum 1
The Role of Health Information Systems Day 3
(1st post) Discussion Forum 4
Health Information System Case Selection
and Proposal Day 7 Assignment 7
Weekly Learning Outcomes
This week students will
1. Apply learned problem-solving techniques to health information systems cases.
2. Illustrate the role of information systems in health care delivery.
3. Distinguish health information systems’ quality data from inoperable data.
4. Perform a needs analysis for quality improvement (QI) in health information.
5. Construct a health information systems QI proposal using the SMART (specific, measurable, attainable,
realistic, timely) goal format.
Introduction
This week, you will learn about the evolution of health information systems, critical milestones in the evolution
of health information systems as a field, and the role data and information systems play in health care quality,
service, and delivery. You will identify and discuss both issues and values of health information systems.
Finally, you will choose a health information systems case study and write a statement providing the rationale
as to why you selected this particular case.
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Required Resources
Text
Wager, K. A., Lee, F. W., & Glaser, J. P. (2017). Health care information systems: A practical approach for
health care management (4th ed.). Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com
• Chapter 1: The National Health Information Technology Landscape
• Chapter 2: Health Care Data
• Chapter 3: Health Care Information Systems
• Chapter 14: Health IT Leadership Case Studies
Articles
Campanella, P., Lovato, E., Marone, C., Fallacara, L., Mancuso, A., Ricciardi, W., & Specchia, M. L. (2016).
The impact of electronic health records on healthcare quality: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
The European Journal of Public Health, 26(1), 60-64. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckv122
• The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about the impact
of electronic health records on health care quality and will assist you in The Role of Health
Information Systems discussion this week.
Hemmat, M., Ayatollahi, H., Maleki, M. R., & Saghafi, F. (2017, Winter). Future research in health information
technology: A review. Perspectives in Health Information Management, 14, 1-19. Retrieved from
http://perspectives.ahima.org/futureresearchinhit/
• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest Central database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about future
research in health information technology and will assist you in your Health Information System
Case Selection and Proposal assignment this week.
Supplemental Material
Quality improvement student project proposal: Improving handoffs in San Francisco General Hospital’s
emergency department. (n.d.). Canvas@UAGC. https://login.uagc.edu
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• This document provides information about a sample Quality Improvement (QI) student proposal
for San Francisco’s General Hospital and will assist you in your Health Information System
Case Selection and Proposal assignment this week.
Accessibility Statement does not exist.
Privacy Policy does not exist.
Recommended Resources
Article
Sharfstein, J. M. (2015). Using healthcare data to track and improve public health. Journal of the American
Medical Association, 313(20), 2012-2013. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.4795
• The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about using
health care data to track and improve public health, and it may assist you in your Health
Information System Case Selection and Proposal assignment this week.
Accessibility Statement
Privacy Policy
Multimedia
Rouse, S. (Producer). (2012). The case for HIPAA risk assessments [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://fod.infobase.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?token=52816&wID=100753&loid=197639&plt=FOD&
w=640&h=360&fWidth=660&fHeight=410
• This video provides information about the case for HIPAA risk assessments and may assist you
in your Health Information System Case Selection and Proposal assignment this week. This
video has closed captioning and a transcript.
Accessibility Statement
Privacy Policy
Discussion Forums
1. Post Your Introduction. 1st Post Due by Day 1. Introduce yourself to the class. Using the STAR
method of inquiry (see below), share an experience of a time you experienced an information systems
outage and how it was handled. The outage could be something as simple as your computer crashing,
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or being stuck at an airport when their system was down, or finding yourself in a city when all the
electricity had gone out. If you have not experienced a situation like this directly, answer the STAR
questions from the point of view of a friend, colleague, or family member who had such an experience.
Respond to at least three of your classmates’ introductions and get to know your peers!
The STAR method of inquiry:
• Situation: What was the information technology (IT) challenge being faced?
• Task(s): What were you trying to do/achieve when the problem occurred?
• Action: What did you do to get your task completed? Were there alternatives?
• Result: How did your effort/action turn out?
Guided Response: Respond to at least three of your peers by Day 7. Provide feedback in a minimum
of 250 words, and explain why you agree with the action or highlight what your alternative solution
would be. Your three required posts must be on three different days of the week. Be sure to track the
discussion forum until Day 7 to ensure a complete discussion.
2. The Role of Health Information Systems. 1st Post Due by Day 3. Prior to beginning work on this
discussion, read Chapters 1, 2, and 3 from the Wager, Lee, & Glaser (2017) text and the article by
Campanella et al. (2016).
Understanding the role information systems play in health care is essential to the success of health
care professionals. Data and information share a common thread; they work together to facilitate
decisions. In health care, they can mean the difference between life and death. Both data and
information assist in providing quality health care.
Participate in one of the following discussion subtopics as directed by your instructor on or before Day 3
of the course in a 300-word initial post.
• Evaluate the different types of data and/or information consumed by health care organizations
as it relates to patient health technology.
• Compare and contrast the role of data and information in planning, include how data and
information are implemented, managed, and accessed.
• Assess an issue related to health care data that illustrates why data quality is important.
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Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and substantively respond to at least two of your
classmates’ posts by Day 7. Your three required posts (initial and at least two responses to peers) must
be on three different days of the week. A substantive response is a respectful, professional, and unique
response that is in-depth and
• Highlights the key points of what you have learned from your peer’s post.
• Adds to your classmate’s content knowledge by sharing a suggestion or insight that your
colleague did not consider.
Assignment
1. Health Information System Case Selection and Proposal. Due by Day 7. Prior to beginning work on
this assignment, read Chapters 1 through 3 from the Wager, Lee, & Glaser (2017) text, the article by
Hemmat, Ayatollahi, Maleki, & Saghafi (2017), and Quality Improvement Student Project Proposal
sample.
For this assignment, you will select one case from Chapter 14 in your textbook which all your weekly
assignments will be based upon.
You will propose how the particular health information system used in your selected case would be
applicable in a health care organization of your choice. Refer to your chosen organization as “[ABC]
Health Care.” You will be expanding on your selection in the assignments for Weeks 2 through 5, and
putting all of your assignments together to create a Final Presentation in Week 6. You will use a
proposal form provided here to complete this assignment. (Click on QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
STUDENT PROJECT PROPOSAL to view a sample TMIT students’ proposal. While this sample
doesn’t match the proposal form exactly, it will help give you an idea of what a proposal should look
like.)
• Evaluate the needs that are present within your selected case study as it applies to your “ABC
Health Care” organization.
• Examine the practices from your selected case study that confirm or contradict that data is
complete, accurate, consistent, timely, secure, and fit for use.
• Compare and contrast the different types of data and information generated by the health care
organization in your case.
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The Health Information System Case Selection and Proposal paper
• Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages)
and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
o Title of Proposal
o Student’s name
o Course name and number
o Instructor’s name
o Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must use at least three scholarly or peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text.
o The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional
guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific
source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor
has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular
assignment.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in
the Writing Center.
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WEEK 2
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS ACQUISITION To be completed during the second week of class.
Overview
Activity Due Date Format Grading
Percent
Adopting Health Information Systems Day 3
(1st post) Discussion Forum 4
Proposal Review Day 3
(1st post) Interactive Assignment 4
Case Analysis: Systems Acquisition Day 7 Assignment 7
Weekly Learning Outcomes
This week students will
1. Examine Population Health Management (PHM) core processes and cultural factors.
2. Evaluate the system development life cycle (SDLC) as it relates to health information technology.
3. Develop a health information system implementation plan using the applicable process(es).
4. Analyze potential problems and needed corrective actions in system implementation.
Introduction
This week, you will have the opportunity to debate the pros and cons of health information systems.
Additionally, you will conduct research on some of the leading health information systems and will have the
opportunity to “role-play” a leadership role through a health information system implementation. Lastly, you will
analyze and critique a health information technology/quality improvement case (HIT/QI).
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Required Resources
Text
Wager, K. A., Lee, F. W., & Glaser, J. P. (2017). Health care information systems: A practical approach for
health care management (4th ed.). Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com
• Chapter 4: Information System to Support Population Health Management
• Chapter 5: System Acquisition
• Chapter 6: System Implementation and Support
Articles
DeGaspari, J. (2013, October 1). Managing the data explosion. Retrieved from http://www.healthcare-
informatics.com/article/managing-data-explosion
• This article provides information about handling large amounts of data efficiently and will assist
you in your Adopting Health Information Systems discussion this week.
Accessibility Statement does not exist.
Privacy Policy
Hemmat, M., Ayatollahi, H., Maleki, M. R., & Saghafi, F. (2017, Winter). Future research in health information
technology: A review. Perspectives in Health Information Management, 14, 1-19. Retrieved from
http://perspectives.ahima.org/futureresearchinhit/
• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest Central database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about future
research in health information technology and will assist you in your Proposal Review interactive
assignment this week.
Knoer, S. J. (2017). Population health management: Improving the community to heal the patient. American
Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 74(2), 30-32. Retrieved from http://www.ajhp.org
• The full-text version of this article is available through the Academic OneFile database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about improving
the community to heal the patient and will assist you in your Adopting Health Information
Systems discussion this week.
Magaw, T. (2013, May 29). Catholic health partners to acquire Kaiser Permanente Ohio. Retrieved from
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20130529/FREE/130529786
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• This article provides information about a merger of Kaiser Permanente with Catholic Health
Partner and will assist you in your Case Analysis: Systems Acquisition assignment this week.
Accessibility Statement does not exist.
Privacy Policy
McCann, E. (2012, November 21). Mergers and acquisitions may be hazardous to health IT. Retrieved from
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/node/441246
• This article provides information about the mergers and acquisitions in health information
technology and will assist you in your Case Analysis: Systems Acquisition assignment this
week.
Accessibility Statement does not exist.
Privacy Policy
Merahn, S. (2015). Knowledge representation and care planning for population health management. The
Journal of Medical Practice Management, 31(2), 126-130. Retrieved from
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26665485/
• The full-text version of this article is available through the MEDLINE database in the University
of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about planning care for
population health management and will assist you in your Adopting Health Information Systems
discussion this week.
Multimedia
AHRQ Health IT. (2014, May 15). Health IT success: Building a foundation for health information exchange to
improve poison control [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/lH_i5qRflPM
• This video provides information about success stories in health information technology and will
assist you in your Adopting Health Information Systems discussion this week. This video has
closed captioning.
Accessibility Statement
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AHRQ Health IT. (2013, March 22). Health IT success: Electronic standing orders empower staff and improve
care [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/MEBPLcIwRoc
• This video provides information about success stories in health information technology and will
assist you in your Adopting Health Information Systems discussion this week. This video has
closed captioning.
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AHRQ Health IT. (2014, April 22). Health IT success: Forging a pathway for e-prescribing of controlled
substances [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/vk-jrfsLDO4
• This video provides information about success stories in health information technology and will
assist you in your Adopting Health Information Systems discussion this week. This video has
closed captioning.
Accessibility Statement
Privacy Policy
AHRQ Health IT. (2014, May 21). Health IT success: Improving provider communication to improve transitions
in patient care [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/YGeVGXXK3ao
• This video provides information about success stories in health information technology and will
assist you in your Adopting Health Information Systems discussion this week. This video has
closed captioning.
Accessibility Statement
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AHRQ Health IT. (2013, March 25). HealthIT success: Portal enhances patient-centered preventive care
[Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/N9knYwhbuss
• This video provides information about success stories in health information technology and will
assist you in your Adopting Health Information Systems discussion this week. This video has
closed captioning.
Accessibility Statement
Privacy Policy
AHRQ Health IT. (2013, March 26). Health IT success: Quality measures for interoperable electronic health
records [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/-0H1ENHAFew
• This video provides information about success stories in health information technology and will
assist you in your Adopting Health Information Systems discussion this week. This video has
closed captioning.
Accessibility Statement
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AHRQ Health IT. (2013, March 22). Health IT success story: Using IT to fight care fragmentation [Video file].
Retrieved from https://youtu.be/bP4iRjCMsk8
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• This video provides information about success stories in health information technology and will
assist you in your Adopting Health Information Systems discussion this week. This video has
closed captioning.
Accessibility Statement
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AHRQ Health IT. (2013, June 6). Health IT success: Text messaging for managing chronic disease [Video file].
Retrieved from https://youtu.be/bpP8xawfoi4
• This video provides information about success stories in health information technology and will
assist you in your Adopting Health Information Systems discussion this week. This video has
closed captioning.
Accessibility Statement
Privacy Policy
AHRQ Health IT. (2013, March 22). Health IT success: Using electronic health records to improve colonoscopy
quality [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/G4wF0DF1TXw
• This video provides information about success stories in health information technology and will
assist you in your Adopting Health Information Systems discussion this week. This video has
closed captioning.
Accessibility Statement
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Web Page
System Usability Scale (SUS). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-
tools/methods/system-usability-scale.html
• This website provides information about a usability tool that will aid you in measuring and
evaluating the design and usability of a website, hardware, software, or other product, and it will
assist you in your Case Analysis: Systems Acquisition assignment this week.
Accessibility Statement
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Supplemental Material
Quality improvement student project proposal: Improving handoffs in San Francisco General Hospital’s
emergency department. (n.d.). Canvas@UAGC. https://login.uagc.edu
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• This document provides information about a sample Quality Improvement student proposal for
San Francisco’s General Hospital and will assist you in your Proposal Review interactive
assignment this week.
Recommended Resources
Articles
Arzt, N. H. (2007). Managing information privacy & security in healthcare. Case study: Immunization
information systems at University of Pennsylvania. Healthcare Information and Management Systems
Society. Retrieved from http://www.hln.com/noam/D43_Case%20Study-
Immunization_Information_Systems_at_University_of_Pennsylvania.pdf
• This article provides information about managing information privacy and security in health care
and may assist you in your Case Analysis: Systems Acquisition assignment this week.
Accessibility Statement does not exist.
Privacy Policy does not exist.
Axelsson, K., & Melin, U. (2014). Contextual factors influencing health information systems implementation in
public sector: Investigating the explanatory power of critical success factors. Electronic Government,
59-71. https:// doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44426-9_5
• The full-text version of this article is available through the BASE database in the University of
Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about factors influencing
health information systems implementation in public sector and may assist you in your Case
Analysis: Systems Acquisition assignment this week.
Accessibility Statement
Privacy Policy does not exist.
Preston, S. H., & Ho, J. Y. (2009, March 25). The US health care system and lagging life expectancy: A case
study. PSC Working Paper Series. Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/index
• The full-text version of this article is available through the BASE database in the University of
Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about U.S. health care system
and lagging life expectancy and may assist you in your Case Analysis: Systems Acquisition
assignment this week.
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Sellitto, C., & Carbone, D. (2014). Success factors associated with health information systems implementation:
A study of an Australian regional hospital. Journal of Business Systems, Governance and Ethics, 2(4),
43-58. https://doi.org/10.15209/jbsge.v2i4.118
• The full-text version of this article is available through the BASE database in the University of
Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about an Australian Regional
Hospital’s success factors in health information systems implementation and may assist you in
your Case Analysis: Systems Acquisition assignment this week.
Accessibility Statement does not exist.
Privacy Policy does not exist.
Sharfstein, J. M. (2015). Using healthcare data to track and improve public health. Journal of the American
Medical Association, 313(20), 2012-2013. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.4795
• The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about using
health care data to track and improve public health, and it may assist you in your Proposal
Review interactive assignment this week.
Accessibility Statement
Privacy Statement
Multimedia
Rouse, S. (Producer). (2012). The case for HIPAA risk assessments [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://fod.infobase.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?token=52816&wID=100753&loid=197639&plt=FOD&
w=640&h=360&fWidth=660&fHeight=410
• This video provides information about the case for HIPAA risk assessments and may assist you
in your Proposal Review interactive assignment this week. This video has closed captioning and
a transcript.
Accessibility Statement
Privacy Policy
Supplemental Materials
Goldstein, D., Groen, P. J., Ponkshe, S., & Wine, M. (2007). Chapter 9: Case studies of VistA implementation
— United States and international. Retrieved from
http://www.jblearning.com/samples/0763739251/39251_CH09_223_284.pdf
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• This document is Chapter 9 of Medical informatics 20/20: Quality electronic health records
through collaborations, open solutions, and innovation. It provides information about a usability
tool that will aid you in measuring and evaluating the design and usability of a website,
hardware, software, or other product and may assist you in your Case Analysis: Systems
Acquisition assignment this week.
Accessibility Statement does not exist.
Privacy Policy does not exist.
InterSystems. (2012, May 8). Beaumont health system selects InterSystems HealthShare [Press release].
Retrieved from http://www.intersystems.com/who-we-are/newsroom/news-item/beaumont-health-
system-selects-intersystems-healthshare/
• This press release provides information about a VistA implementation case study and may
assist you in your Adopting Health Information Systems discussion and Case Analysis: Systems
Acquisition assignment this week.
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Discussion Forum
1. Adopting Health Information Systems. 1st Post Due by Day 3. Prior to beginning work on this
discussion, read Chapters 4 through 6 from the Wager, Lee, & Glaser (2017) text, and read the articles
by Knoer (2017), Merahn (2015), and DeGaspari (2013). In addition, watch the videos by AHRQ Health
IT listed in the Required Resources section of this week.
Understanding health care information systems planning and implementation is an important skill for
health care leaders. Technology is advancing and the adoption of information systems in health care
has progressed from being just a cool tool to a must have in terms of quality, access, profitability, and
competitiveness. It is inevitable that managers and/or leaders will be faced with technology changes
and/or upgrades, making the need to understand the basics of health care information system
development and the standards required fundamental. Many organizations are opting out of acquiring a
new health information system due to the high cost. Meanwhile, other health care organizations face
resistance from their employees and other stakeholders when there is new system implementation.
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Participate in one of the following discussion subtopics as directed by your instructor on or before Day 3
of the week in a 300-word initial post.
• Evaluate at least three of the barriers faced by health care leaders in adopting health
information systems and identify how they can be prevented.
• Propose a solution that could be used to eliminate or reduce a cultural and/or behavioral
resistance to health information system adoption.
• Evaluate the processes that are involved in a systems development lifecycle (SDLC) and how
the processes relate to each other.
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and substantively respond to at least two of your
classmates’ posts by Day 7. Your three required posts (initial and at least two responses to peers) must
be on three different days of the week. A substantive response is a respectful, professional, and unique
response that is at least five sentences in length and
• Highlights the key points of what you have learned from your peer’s post.
• Adds to your classmate’s content knowledge by sharing a suggestion or insight that your
colleague did not consider.
Interactive Assignment
1. Proposal Review. 1st Post Due by Day 3. Prior to beginning work on this interactive assignment, you
must read Chapters 1 through 3 from the Wager, Lee, & Glaser (2017) text and the sample student
proposal listed in the Required Resources section. Additionally, you must have completed your Health
Information System Case Selection and Proposal as Week 1’s assignment before working on this
interactive assignment. This assignment is a culmination of your Week 1 Health Information System
Case Selection and Proposal. You will summarize your Health Information System Case Selection and
Proposal from Week 1 and then post it to the designated area for your Journal entry for one classmate
to review.
Interactive assignments are hybrid discussions and are built into the discussion forum environment
where student work is available for general viewing and feedback.
Your initial post must include the following components:
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• Summarize key points of your Health Information System Case Selection and Proposal from
Week 1 to
o Defend the rationale and solution for your chosen case study.
o Identify the strengths and weaknesses of your Health Information System Case
Selection and Proposal.
• Formulate at least one question to prompt a discussion around an area of weakness you would
like your classmate to address.
o Provide a detailed response to your classmate’s feedback.
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and substantively respond to at least one of your
classmate’s posts by Day 7. A substantive response is a respectful, professional, and unique response
that is at least four sentences in length.
Your review should
• Highlight the key points of what you have learned from your peer’s post.
• Compare and contrast your findings to that of your peers.
• Make suggestions based on your perspective, research, knowledge, and understanding of the
content that your colleague did not consider.
Assignment
1. Case Analysis: Systems Acquisition. Due by Day 7. Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read
Chapters 4 through 6 from the Wager, Lee, & Glaser (2017) text and the articles by Magaw (2013) and
McCann (2012). In addition, review the System Usability Scale (SUS) website and watch two of the
cases (videos) from the AHRQ Health IT Success Stories before you complete this assignment (these
cases will be revisited in Week 4).
One of the ways that we gain information in life is to learn from other’s experiences. The link below
provides access to AHRQ Health IT Success videos, they will help to guide your thinking as you
analyze your case. Use the information to compare, contrast, or highlight your Week 1’s case choice.
You will note that each case is centered on how health care IT impacts patient care or outcome. Click
here to access the AHRQ Health IT Success Stories playlist. You can view the videos all at once in the
playlist, but if you are citing one in your assignment, make sure to use the individual video reference
entry provided in this week’s Required Resources section.
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In your paper, after you review your selected videos above, reflect on your Week 1 assignment and
address the following:
• Assess the part the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) plays in health care
information systems acquisition.
• Provide alternatives to alleviate major concerns.
• Analyze whether value was added through acquisition to your proposed health care information
system.
• Analyze the principles of SDLC (a decision-making model) as is applicable to your health care
IT systems acquisition.
• Assess the System Usability Scale (SUS) and the user experience.
• Evaluate the essential components of the project life cycle.
• Examine the benefit(s) and economic impact of your proposed system acquisition.
• Describe whether the quality implementation/acquisition impacts your chosen topic for your
proposal and final presentation. This response needs to be one paragraph in length.
The Case Analysis: Systems Acquisition paper
• Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages)
and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
o Title of paper
o Student’s name
o Course name and number
o Instructor’s name
o Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must use at least three scholarly sources or peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course
text.
o The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional
guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific
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source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor
has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular
assignment.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in
the Writing Center.
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WEEK 3
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS DATA To be completed during the third week of class.
Overview
Activity Due Date Format Grading
Percent
Health Information System Safeguards Day 3
(1st post) Discussion Forum 4
Breached vs Uncompromised Data Day 7 Assignment 7
Weekly Learning Outcomes
This week students will
1. Contrast how data and information differ and how one impacts the other.
2. Discover health information systems’ internet or web applications that promote quality, accessibility,
and patient-centeredness.
3. Assess how the features of Web 2.0 tools are used by providers to allow greater access and increased
health care consumer knowledge.
4. Analyze the literature reviewed on breached and uncompromised health information systems’ data
related to health care quality.
5. Explain the limitations and opportunities that prevent or promote health information systems’ analysis.
Introduction
This week we will introduce data governance as it relates to health care information systems. Data governance
conceptually allows health care information technology leaders to apply consistency and integrity to patient
health information. We will also learn the difference and correlation between data and information in health
information systems. In this week’s assignment, you will write a paper on the identified breached and/or
uncompromised data. You will then summarize your analysis comparing or contrasting it to your Final
Presentation.
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Required Resources
Text
Wager, K. A., Lee, F. W., & Glaser, J. P. (2017). Health care information systems: A practical approach for
health care management (4th ed.). Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com
• Chapter 7: Assessing and Achieving Value in Health Care Information Systems
• Chapter 8: Organizing Information Technology Services
• Chapter 9: Privacy and Security
Articles
Callen, J. (2016). Evaluation research studies essential to ensuring health information systems meet the needs
of users, including patients. Health Information Management Journal, 45(1), 3-4.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1833358316639457
• The full-text version of this article is available through the CINAHL Complete database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about research
studies that are essential to ensuring that health information technology meets the needs of
stakeholders and will assist you in your Health Information System Safeguards discussion this
week.
Harden, B. (2016). The five ways modern data governance helps business productivity. Database Trends &
Applications, 30(5), 24. Retrieved from http://www.dbta.com/
• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest Central database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about the five
ways modern data governance helps business productivity and will assist you in your Health
Information System Safeguards discussion this week.
Kreps, G. L. (2014). Achieving the promise of digital health information systems. Journal of Public Health
Research, 3(3), 128-129. https://doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2014.471
• The full-text version of this article is available through the MEDLINE database in the University
of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about digital health
information systems achieving its promise and will assist you in your Breached vs
Uncompromised Data assignment this week.
Rudin, R. S., Bates, D. W., & MacRae, C. (2016). Accelerating innovation in Health IT. New England Journal of
Medicine, 375(9), 815-817. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1606884
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• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest Central database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about innovation
in health information technology and will assist you in your Breached vs Uncompromised Data
assignment this week.
van Laere, J., & Aggestam, L. (2016). Understanding champion behaviour in a health-care information system
development project - How multiple champions and champion behaviours build a coherent whole.
European Journal of Information Systems, 25(1), 47-63. https://doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2015.5
• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest Central database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about
understanding champion behavior in a health-care information system and will assist you in your
Health Information System Safeguards discussion this week.
Discussion
1. Health Information System Safeguards. 1st Post Due by Day 3. Prior to beginning this discussion,
read Chapters 7 and 8 from the Wager, Lee, & Glaser (2017) text and the articles by Callen (2016) and
van Laere & Aggestam (2016).
Health information systems face challenges with data input and information output. Concerns with
health information systems may vastly impact the accessibility and/or integrity of patient-protected
health information (PHI). Health care leaders are continuously concerned about PHI value, quality,
security, and efficiency. Meanwhile, technology is advancing in health care at an unsurpassed rate.
Some health care organizations are very slow to adapt. Other organizations spend the time and
resources ensuring that they remain competitive, measuring the risk versus the benefit of new or
improved health information systems.
Participate in one of the following discussion subtopics as directed by your instructor on or before Day 3
of the week in a 300-word initial post:
• Evaluate three threats to health information systems and explain their impact on patient health
information.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of a Web 2.0 tool used to manage health information, such as
Practice Fusion or Webicina. Highlight the safeguards and/or drawbacks you discover.
• Evaluate ways in which IT value can be realized and aligned with patient safety goals.
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Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and substantively respond to at least two of your
classmates’ posts by Day 7. Your three required posts (initial and at least two responses to peers) must
be on three different days of the week. A substantive response is a respectful, professional, and unique
response that is at least five sentences in length and
• Highlights the key points of what you have learned from your peer’s post.
• Adds to your classmate’s content knowledge by sharing a suggestion or insight that your
colleague did not consider.
Assignment
1. Breached vs Uncompromised Data. Due by Day 7. Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read
Chapters 7, 8 and 9 from the Wager, Lee, & Glaser (2017) textbook and the articles by Kreps (2014),
Harden (2016), and Rudin, Bates, & MacRae (2015).
Reflect back to the health information system you proposed in Week 1. Before any health information
system can be successfully implemented, there must be a team of experts who understand the vision
and mission of both the health care organization and its stakeholders. Strategic health care leaders are
positioned to propose system upgrades and/or implementations that can withstand inevitable
organizational changes. Health information systems’ leaders understand that data is the overall
management of the availability, usability, integrity and security of the data. From your weekly readings,
choose at least three health information systems’ leaders and/or stakeholders, and define their role in
the implementation of health information systems.
All the following items must be addressed in your paper:
• Compare and contrast the limitations and opportunities in enterprise-wide data. Defend your
technology infrastructure’s ability to support organizational leadership and end-user needs.
• Explain the economic impact of your proposed system acquisition.
• Predict the impact of quality improvement as it relates to your Health Information System Case
Selection and Proposal from Week 1 and Final Presentation.
The Breached vs Uncompromised Data paper
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• Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages)
and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
o Title of paper
o Student’s name
o Course name and number
o Instructor’s name
o Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must use at least at least three scholarly or peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text.
o The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional
guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific
source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor
has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular
assignment.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in
the Writing Center.
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WEEK 4
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS LAWS To be completed during the fourth week of class.
Overview
Activity Due Date Format Grading
Percent
Laws for Health Information Systems Day 3
(1st post) Discussion Forum 4
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations Day 7 Assignment 7
Weekly Learning Outcomes
This week students will
1. Explore the rules of accreditation, certification, and licensing as they relate to health information
systems.
2. Determine the names and functions of laws for health information system’s patient protected health
information.
3. Critique the legal mandates and consequences of noncompliance for the health information technology
components of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
4. Examine applicable health information security safeguards.
5. Assess initiatives affecting health information standards.
Introduction
This week, you will be asked to discuss health care laws as they relate to health information systems, with
regards to terms of licensing, certification, and accreditation. Patient safety is a major consideration with health
care information systems. Therefore, you will be discussing organizations that ensure that patient safety and
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confidentiality are upheld. Finally, you will prepare an analysis on HIPAA and present examples of violations
and imposed sanctions for infringement.
Required Resources
Text
Wager, K. A., Lee, F. W., & Glaser, J. P. (2017). Health care information systems: A practical approach for
health care management (4th ed.). Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com
• Chapter 9: Privacy and Security
• Chapter 10: Performance Standards and Measures
• Chapter 11: Health Care Information System Standards
Articles
Adjerid, I., Acquisti, A., Telang, R., Padman, R., & Adler-Milstein, J. (2016). The impact of privacy regulation
and technology incentives: The case of health information exchanges. Management Science, 62(4),
1042-1063. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2015.2194
• The full-text version of this article is available through the Academic OneFile database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about the impact
of privacy regulation and technology incentives and will assist you in your Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations assignment this week.
Cartwright-Smith, L., Gray, E., & Thorpe, J. H. (2017). Health information ownership: Legal theories and policy
implications. Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law, 19(2), 207-241. Retrieved from
http://www.jetlaw.org/
• The full-text version of this article is available through the Academic OneFile database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about legal
theories and policies of health information ownership and will assist you in your Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations assignment this week.
Marvin, K. C. (2017). Health information technology: Integration, patient empowerment, and security. American
Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 74(2), 36-38. https://doi.org/10.2146/sp17001
• The full-text version of this article is available through the Academic OneFile database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about health
information technology and its integration, patient empowerment, and security and will assist
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you in your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations assignment
this week.
Richesson, R. L., & Chute, C. G. (2015). Health information technology data standards get down to business:
Maturation within domains and the emergence of interoperability. Journal of the American Medical
Informatics Association, 22(3), 492-494. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocv039
• The full-text version of this article is available through the MEDLINE database in the University
of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about health information
data standards and will assist you in your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) Violations assignment this week.
Supplemental Material
The Joint Commission E-dition. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://e-dition.jcrinc.com
• The full text version of the manual is available through the Joint Commission E-dition database
in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library. E-dition provides information about
accreditation standards and will assist you in your Laws for Health Information Systems
discussion this week.
Recommended Resources
Articles
Aluaş, M. (2016). Ethical and legal considerations of healthcare informatics. Applied Medical Informatics, 38(3),
91-98. Retrieved from https://ami.info.umfcluj.ro/index.php/AMI
• The full-text version of this article is available through the Academic Search Complete database
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about legislative
considerations of health care informatics and may assist you in your Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations assignment this week.
Boulet, J., & van Zanten, M. (2014). Ensuring high-quality patient care: The role of accreditation, licensure,
specialty certification and revalidation in medicine. Medical Education, 48(1), 75-86.
https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.12286
• The full-text version of this article is available through the Academic OneFile database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about the role of
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accreditation, licensure, and specialty certification in high-quality patient care and may assist
you in your Laws for Health Information Systems discussion this week.
Fridsma, D. B. (2015). Update on informatics-focused certification and accreditation activities. Journal of the
American Medical Informatics Association, 22(2), 489-490. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocv023
• The full-text version of this article is available through the OaFindr database in the University of
Arizona Global Campus Library This article provides information about informatics-focused
certification and accreditation activities update and may assist you in your Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations assignment this week.
Haeder, S. F., & Weimer, D. L. (2015). Inching toward universal coverage: State-Federal health-care programs
in historical perspective. Journal of Policy History, 27(4), 746-770. Retrieved from https://jph.asu.edu/
• The full-text version of this article is available through the Project MUSE database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about state-
federal health-care programs in historical perspective on universal coverage and may assist you
in your Laws for Health Information Systems discussion and Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations assignment this week.
Klann, J. G., Buck, M. D., Brown, J., Hadley, M., Elmore, R., Weber, G. M., & Murphy, S. N. (2014). Query
health: Standards-Based, cross-platform population health surveillance. Journal of the American
Medical Informatics Association, 21(4), 650-656. https://doi.org/10.1136/amiajnl-2014-002707
• The full-text version of this article is available through the BASE database University of Arizona
Global Campus Library. This article provides information about querying health on population
health surveillance and may assist you in your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA) Violations assignment this week.
Shuren, J., & Califf, R. M. (2016). Need for a national evaluation system for health technology. Journal of the
American Medical Association, 316(11), 1153-1154. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.8708
• This article provides information about national evaluation system for health technology and
may assist you in your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations
assignment this week.
Widrig, D., & Tag, B. (2014). HTA and its legal issues: A framework for identifying legal issues in health
technology assessment. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 30(6), 587-
594. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266462314000683
• The full-text version of this article is available through the MEDLINE database in the University
of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about identifying legal
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issues in health technology assessment and may assist you in your Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations assignment this week.
Discussion Forum
1. Laws for Health Information Systems. 1st Post Due by Day 3. Prior to beginning this discussion,
read Chapters 9 through 11 from the Wager, Lee, & Glaser (2017) text.
From a health information system perspective, there are federal laws relative to information
management, data authentication, health exchange, standards, and end user needs. Additionally,
organizations can choose to become accredited or certified. Accrediting organizations endorse,
facilitate, and provide standards to protect patient health information. Meanwhile, laws are in place to
ensure the safety and security of patient health information. The standards of patient’s health
information safety and security within organizations are clearly outlined and widely adopted by all
legitimate health care organizations.
Participate in one of the following discussion subtopics as directed by your instructor on or before Day 3
of the week in a 300-word initial post:
• Justify two information management standards from the list below as outlined by The Joint
Commission. You are required to expand upon the Elements of Performance.
o The hospital plans for managing information.
o The hospital plans for continuity of its information management process.
o The hospital protects the privacy of health information.
o The hospital maintains the security and integrity of health information.
o The hospital effectively manages the collection of health information.
o The hospital retrieves, disseminates, and transmits health information in useful formats.
o Knowledge-based information resources are available, current, and authoritative.
▪ Note: The Joint Commission Manual is available in the University of Arizona
Global Campus Library.
▪ Once in the Joint Commission E-dition, the information management (IM) section
can be found under the “Accreditation Requirements” heading.
• Evaluate the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) impact on health information
systems.
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• Explain the role of standards development organizations (SDOs) in creating, maintaining, and
adopting standards relating to health information.
• Compare and contrast the HITECH Act and HIPAA laws in their efforts to ensure patient
security.
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and substantively respond to at least two of your
classmates’ posts by Day 7. Your three required posts (initial and at least two responses to peers) must
be on three different days of the week. A substantive response is a respectful, professional, and unique
response that is at least five sentences in length and
• Highlights the key points of what you have learned from your peer’s post.
• Adds to your classmate’s content knowledge by sharing a suggestion or insight that your
colleague did not consider.
Assignment
1. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations. Due by Day 7. Prior to
beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 9 through 11 from the Wager, Lee, & Glaser (2017)
text, and the articles by Adjerid, Acquisti, Telang, Padman, & Adler-Milstein (2016), Cartwright-Smith,
Gray, & Thorpe (2016), Marvin (2017), and Richesson & Chute (2015).
HIPAA is a law that was enacted to protect patients’ private health information (PHI). The HIPAA law
was enacted in 1996. This law has since been amended to include more specifics on PHI as it relates
to technology. Most recently, in 2009, HITECH, a segment of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act, has been enacted to include an expansion to electronic PHI (ePHI). HITECH
provides benefits for providers to encourage the adoption of ePHI systems.
Select a resolution agreement from the Health and Human Services’ 2018 OCR HIPAA Summary:
Settlements and Judgements. For this assignment, you will provide an analysis on the HIPAA violation
of patient health information (PHI) that was present in the case you selected. Be sure to include in-text
citations and a reference entry for your chosen case from the Resolution Agreements page.
In your case analysis,
• Analyze the specific HIPAA privacy and security rules that were broken.
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• Explain the penalties (if any) that were imposed as a result of the ruling on the case.
• Develop a health system improvement plan to include applicable Federal standards.
• Propose a risk analysis strategy addressing appropriate laws and regulations.
• Apply the lessons learned from this particular case to your Proposal and Final Presentation.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations assignment
• Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages)
and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
o Title of paper
o Student’s name
o Course name and number
o Instructor’s name
o Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must use at least three scholarly and/or peer reviewed sources, including a minimum of one
from the University of Arizona Global Campus Library.
• Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the
Writing Center.
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WEEK 5
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP & PLANNING To be completed during the fifth week of class.
Overview
Activity Due Date Format Grading
Percent
Leadership’s Role in Organizational Change Day 3
(1st post) Discussion Forum 4
Law and Standards Peer Review Day 3
(1st post) Interactive Assignment 4
Strategic Plan Day 7 Assignment 7
Weekly Learning Outcomes
This week students will
1. Examine health information leadership strategies.
2. Assess the importance of enterprise-wide information governance.
3. Assess the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders pertaining to challenges, strategies, and policies.
Introduction
Information governance is the structure, policies, procedures, and controls to manage information at an
enterprise level. This week, you will be discussing information governance and system development life cycle
(SDLC) as they related to health information systems. You will be asked to use SDLC and employ a health
care decision-making model for the implementation of an EHR. You will also review your assigned case, and
identify and report your findings as they relate to information governance.
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Required Resources
Text
Wager, K. A., Lee, F. W., & Glaser, J. P. (2017). Health care information systems: A practical approach for
health care management (4th ed.). Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com
• Chapter 12: IT Alignment and Strategic Planning
• Chapter 13: IT Governance and Management
• Chapter 14: Health IT Leadership Case Studies
Articles
Adjerid, I., Acquisti, A., Telang, R., Padman, R., & Adler-Milstein, J. (2016). The impact of privacy regulation
and technology incentives: The case of health information exchanges. Management Science, 62(4),
1042-1063. https:// doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2015.2194
• The full-text version of this article is available through the Pubsonline database in the University
of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about confronting the
challenges posed by health information exchanges and associated privacy issues and will assist
you in your Law and Standards Peer Review interactive assignment this week.
Cartwright-Smith, L., Gray, E., & Thorpe, J. H. (2017). Health information ownership: Legal theories and policy
implications. Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law, 19(2), 207-241. Retrieved from
http://www.jetlaw.org/
• The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about health
information and associated privacy issues and will assist you in your Law and Standards Peer
Review interactive assignment this week.
Kahn, J. M. (2015). Virtual visits — Confronting the challenges of telemedicine. The New England Journal of
Medicine, 372(18), 1684-1685. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1500533
• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest Central database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about confronting
the challenges of telemedicine and will assist you in your Strategic Plan assignment this week.
Laihonen, H. (2015). A managerial view of the knowledge flows of a health-care system. Knowledge
Management Research & Practice, 13(4), 475-485. https://doi.org/10.1057/kmrp.2014.3
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• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest Central database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about managerial
view of the knowledge flows of a health care system and will assist you in your Strategic Plan
assignment this week.
Marvin, K. C. (2017). Health information technology: Integration, patient empowerment, and security. American
Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 74(2), 36-38. https:// doi.org/10.2146/sp17001
• The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about the
integration of health information technologies and associated privacy issues and will assist you
in your Law and Standards Peer Review interactive assignment this week.
Richesson, R. L., & Chute, C. G. (2015). Health information technology data standards get down to business:
Maturation within domains and the emergence of interoperability. Journal of the American Medical
Informatics Association, 22(3), 492-494. https:// doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocv039
• The full-text version of this article is available through the Academic database in the University
of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about the integration of
health information technologies and associated privacy issues and will assist you in your Law
and Standards Peer Review Interactive Assignment this week
Multimedia
deBronkart, D. (2011, April). Dave deBronkart: Meet e-patient Dave [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.ted.com/talks/dave_debronkart_meet_e_patient_dave
• This video provides information about and e-patient “Dave” and will assist you in your Strategic
Plan assignment this week. This video has closed captioning and a transcript.
Accessibility Statement does not exist.
Privacy Policy
Recommended Resources
Articles
AlHazme, R. H., Haque, S. S., Wiggin, H., & Rana, A. M. (2016). The impact of health information technologies
on quality improvement methodologies’ efficiency, throughput and financial outcomes: A retrospective
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observational study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 16(1), 1-11.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-016-0395-z
• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest Central database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about the impact
of health information technologies on quality improvement and may assist you in your Strategic
Plan assignment this week.
Eason, K., & Waterson, P. (2014). Fitness for purpose when there are many different purposes: Who are
electronic patient records for? Health Informatics Journal, 20(3), 189-198.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1460458213501096
• The full-text version of this article is available through the Academic OneFile database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about who
electronic patient records are for and may assist you in your both your discussions as well as
your Strategic Plan assignment this week.
Schwamm, L. H. (2014). Telehealth: Seven strategies to successfully implement disruptive technology and
transform health care. Health Affairs, 33(2), 200-206. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1021
• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest Central database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about strategies
to successfully implement disruptive technology and transform health care and may assist you
in your Strategic Plan assignment this week.
Discussion Forum
1. Leadership’s Role in Organizational Change. 1st Post Due by Day 3. Prior to beginning work on this
discussion, read Chapters 12 through 14 in the Wager, Lee, & Glaser (2017) text.
Health care leaders understand their role as change managers. Managing organizational change in
health information systems initiatives can be very complex and concurrently rewarding, even when
carried out strategically. The way in which data is inputted, stored, accessed, and disseminated is
essential to quality patient health outcomes, profit margins, standardization, and strategic planning.
When a health information system implementation is completed effectively and efficiently, the result is a
quality IT project that is not only ready for the next generation but is ready for new technology
convergence.
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Participate in one of the following discussion subtopics as directed by your instructor on or before Day 3
of the week in a 300-word initial post:
• Justify the importance of enterprise-wide information governance relating to organizational
change.
• Evaluate the role of the Project Steering and Review Committees in change management.
• Evaluate some ways in which health care leaders strategically think of IT investments as assets.
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and substantively respond to at least two of your
classmates’ posts by Day 7. Your three required posts (initial and at least two responses to peers) must
be on three different days of the week. A substantive response is a respectful, professional, and unique
response that is at least five sentences in length and
• Highlights the key points of what you have learned from your peer’s post.
• Adds to your classmate’s content knowledge by sharing a suggestion or insight that your
colleague did not consider.
Interactive Assignment
1. Law and Standards Peer Review. 1st Post Due by Day 3. Prior to beginning work on this interactive
assignment, read Chapters 9 through 11 from the Wager, Lee, & Glaser (2017) text, and the articles by
Adjerid, Acquisti, Telang, Padman, & Adler-Milstein (2016), Cartwright-Smith, Gray, & Thorpe (2016),
Marvin (2017), and Richesson & Chute (2015). This assignment is a culmination of your Week 4 Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations assignment. You will summarize your
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations from Week 4 and then include it
to your discussion post for a classmate to review.
Reflect back to the proposal you created for the Week 1 assignment to meet an organization’s needs
and determine how the components from this week align with your proposal.
Your peer review must include the following components:
• Summarize key points of your Health Information System Case Selection and Proposal from
Week 1 to include the concepts from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) Violations assignment:
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o Defend the laws and standards you applied to your Week 4 Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations assignment.
o Defend how HIPAA Privacy and Security is exclusively applied.
• Formulate at least one question to prompt a discussion around an area of interest you would
like your classmate to address.
• Provide a detailed response to your classmate’s feedback.
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and substantively respond to at least one of your
classmate’s posts by Day 7. A substantive response is a respectful, professional, and unique response
that is at least four sentences in length. Your review should
• Highlight the key points of what you have learned from your peer’s post.
• Make suggestions based on your perspective, research, knowledge, and understanding of the
content that your colleague did not consider.
• Identify another law that could be applied that was not mentioned in your peer’s post.
• Compare your findings with your peers.
Assignment
1. Strategic Plan. Due by Day 7. Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 12 through
14 from the Wager, Lee, & Glaser (2017) text, read the articles by Kahn (2015) and by Laihonen
(2015), and watch the video Dave deBronkart: Meet E-Patient Dave (2011).
You will select a Strategic Organizational Goal from the following list that you will use to develop a
strategic plan for your proposed health information system:
• Research and education
• Patient Care: Quality improvement
• Patient Care: Sharing data across the system
• Patient Care: Non-acute services
• Financial stability
Before beginning to develop your strategic goal, it is important to understand your objectives. In other
words, as you choose your Strategic Goal, keep in mind the overall impact you want this goal to have
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on your department or the organization as a whole. As an example, if you chose Patient Care: Sharing
Data Across the System, you can start by thinking about the expeditiousness of information from the
pharmacy back to the care team, and how such interface may impact patient outcome. A good acronym
to use to sort through your thought process is PICOT (Population/Problem, Intervention, Comparison,
Outcome, and Time); the PICOT approach is spelled out below:
• Population/Patient problem - Who is it that you are trying to provide service for?
• Intervention - What is it you are trying to do? Or, what are you fixing?
• Comparison - Is there a possible alternative to this system? Or, why did I choose this system?
• Outcome - What is the goal here?
• Time - How long will this plan take to be implemented?
The plan for your chosen Strategic Organizational Goal should
• Outline one problem an organization faces related to your selected Strategic Organizational
Goal.
• Develop a solution to the problem identified that utilizes your health information system from
Week 1.
• Evaluate the essentials steps in creating information governance.
• Articulate the roles and responsibilities of key players in policy, strategies, and challenges.
The Strategic Plan paper
• Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages)
and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
o Title of paper
o Student’s name
o Course name and number
o Instructor’s name
o Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must use at least three scholarly or peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text.
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o The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional
guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific
source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor
has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular
assignment.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in
the Writing Center.
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WEEK 6
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT To be completed during the sixth week of class.
Overview
Activity Due Date Format Grading
Percent
Wrap Up Day 3
(1st post) Discussion Forum 4
Final Presentation Day 7 Final Presentation 32
Weekly Learning Outcomes
This week students will
1. Propose health information system based on current applicable state and federal laws.
2. Infer leadership in the application of information technology to strategic planning.
3. Utilize evidence-based information to design an improved health information system.
4. Apply continuous quality improvement (CQI) to health information systems.
5. Present a health information system quality improvement (QI) project using a multimedia platform.
Introduction
This week, you will assess the influence of leadership in health care information systems. Specifically, you will
be asked to demonstrate how you would handle your own role as leader in health information systems
planning, implementation, and maintenance. Additionally, you will identify and highlight challenges predicted
and those faced in different phases of your project. You will provide details on how you addressed these
challenges and the contingency plan(s) that you implemented to avoid future mishaps. Finally, you will give
your Final Presentation via your chosen multimedia platform.
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Required Resources
Text
Wager, K. A., Lee, F. W., & Glaser, J. P. (2017). Health care information systems: A practical approach for
health care management (4th ed.). Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com
• Chapter 14: Health IT Leadership Case Studies
Article
Moja, L., Kwag, K. H., Lytras, T., Bertizzolo, L., Brandt, L., Pecoraro, V., ... Bonovas, S. (2014). Effectiveness
of computerized decision support systems linked to electronic health records: A Systematic review and
meta-analysis. American Journal of Public Health, 104(12), e12-e22.
https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302164
• The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the
University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about the
effectiveness of computerized decision support systems linked to electronic health records and
will assist you in your Final Presentation this week.
Discussion Forum
1. Wrap Up. 1st Post Due by Day 3. As you embark on your health care career, it is important to note that
health information systems play a unique role in service delivery. As a current or future health
professional, reflect on the knowledge that you have gained throughout this course and envision how
this information will assist you in the future. In a 300-word initial post:
• Describe the obstacle(s) you faced in understanding the course materials, or completing your
discussions and/or assignments from the last five weeks.
• Analyze your most important discovery about health care information systems.
• Highlight how you plan to apply what you have learned to your current or future position(s).
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and substantively respond to at least two of your
classmates’ posts by Day 7. Your three required posts (initial and at least two responses to peers) must
be on three different days of the week. A substantive response is a respectful, professional, and unique
response that is at least five sentences in length and
• Highlights the key points of what you have learned from your peer’s post.
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• Adds to your classmate’s content knowledge by sharing a suggestion or insight that your
colleague did not consider.
Final Presentation
1. Final Presentation. Due by Day 7. Prior to beginning this assignment, please review your written
assignments and required readings and resources in Weeks 1 through 6.
The Final Presentation will culminate this week’s research and incorporate work from the previous five
weeks of the course. You will create a screencast (screen recording) of an eight- to 12-slide
PowerPoint presentation that will include the points listed below along with components highlighted in
your Week 1 assignment’s proposal and appropriate peer-review feedback from Weeks 2 and 5, as well
as your Week 2 through 5 written assignments. You are to create your presentation as though you were
presenting the elements to a group for review. Note: You will use a screencasting video creation tool of
your choice which will record your voice and the presentation on your computer screen (see the
instructions below). If you run into a problem using a screencasting tool, please contact your instructor
for alternative instructions.
In your Final Presentation, you should
• Present the needs that were highlighted within your selected case study as it applies to your
“ABC Health Care” organization.
• Propose a risk analysis strategy on how organizational needs were met in accordance with
applicable laws and standards.
• Assess the essential components of health care decision making models, emphasizing the
system development life cycle (SDLC).
• Determine the impact technology has on cultural factors in health care provisions and decision-
making.
• Evaluate the roles and responsibilities of key players in strategic planning and continuous
quality improvement.
• Assess enterprise-wide data’s role in health information governance.
• Compare and contrast the roles of technology and enterprise-wide information as it relates to
data governance.
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• Summarize best practices and policies as they relate to data governance, information
exchange, and technical and structural interoperability.
• Explain the economic impact of your proposed system acquisition.
• Formulate and provide answers to three questions that you feel would be appropriate for the
board to ask.
Part 1: Creating the PowerPoint
Your PowerPoint presentation should be eight to 12 slides in length. Add speaker’s notes to the bottom
of each slide for ease of narration (as your video script) and to provide accessible content to students
with accessibility needs. (See the Final Presentation section below for specific details that need to be
included).
Presenting engaging multimedia content also improves learner retention of information. You may wish
to include visual enhancements in your presentation. These may include appropriate images, a
consistent font, appropriate animations, and transitions from content piece-to-content piece and slide-
to-slide. (Images should be cited in APA format as outlined by the Writing Center guide to Tables,
Images, & Appendices. Students may wish to use the Where to Get Free (and Legal) Images guide for
assistance with accessing freely available public domain and/or Creative Commons licensed images.) It
is recommended that you access Garr Reynolds Top Ten Slide Tips and Simple Rules for Better
PowerPoint Presentations, which provide useful assistance with creating successful PowerPoint
presentations.
Part 2: Creating the Screen Recording using any screencasting platform your wish.
Quickstart guides are provided for Screencast-O-Matic and Jing platforms for video recording your
PowerPoint presentation on your computer screen, but you are welcome to use any of the many free
screen recording platforms available. For guidance on recording your screen using Jing, access the
Jing Tutorial pages. For guidance on using Screencast-O-Matic, access the Screencast-O-Matic
Tutorial pages. Quickstart guides for Screencast-O-Matic, and Jing are also provided for your
convenience. For advice and information on the Do’s and Don’ts of webcam presentations, please
review the Webcam Recording Do's and Don'ts.
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Be sure to copy and paste the screencast URL to the top of your speakers notes on slide one and at
the bottom of the reference slide in your PowerPoint presentation.
When creating a screencast of your presentation,
• Include a title for your presentation in the description box when you publish your screencast.
• Limit your presentation to between 8 and 12 minutes.
• It is highly recommended that you practice reading through your script prior to beginning the
screencast capture. Do not read your slides. The slides should provide general talking points.
• The speaker notes for the presentation comprise your script and also make your PowerPoint
accessible.
• Copy and paste the screencast URL to the top of your speakers notes and at the bottom of the
reference slide in your PowerPoint presentation prior to submitting your PowerPoint in the
assignment drop box.
• All sources used within the presentation must be cited properly within the slides and included on
the required reference slide, which will be the last slide of the presentation.
• Due to the time limit of your presentation, you are not required to speak or read through the
reference slide. However, all sources used within the PowerPoint must be cited properly with in-
text citations where necessary and a separate final reference slide.
Part 3: Submit your PowerPoint presentation into Waypoint for grading.
The Final Presentation
• Must be eight to 12 slides in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center. The presentation must include a
screencast of an 8- to 12-minute audio or audiovisual presentation.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
o Title of paper
o Student’s name
o Course name and number
o Instructor’s name
o Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory slide with a succinct thesis statement.
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• Must address the chosen topic with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion slide that reaffirms the thesis.
• Must use at least six scholarly and/or peer- reviewed sources, including a minimum of two from
the University of Arizona Global Campus Library.
o The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional
guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific
source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor
has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular
assignment.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center guide on Citing Within
Your Paper.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in
the Writing Center. Review the Formatting Your References List for further assistance.
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COURSE MAP
The course map illustrates the careful design of the course through which each learning outcome is supported
by one or more specific learning activities in order to create integrity and pedagogical depth in the learning
experience.
Learning Outcome Week Activity
1. Evaluate the use of health care decision-
making models.
1
2
2
6
▪ Post Your Introduction –
Discussion
▪ Proposal Review – Interactive
Assignment
▪ Case Analysis: System
Acquisition – Assignment
▪ Final Presentation – Final
Presentation
2. Create a health information system proposal
based upon organizational needs in
accordance with applicable laws and
standards.
1
2
4
4
5
6
▪ Health Information System
Case Selection and Proposal –
Assignment
▪ Case Analysis: System
Acquisition – Assignment
▪ Laws for Health Information
Systems – Discussion
▪ Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Violations – Assignment
▪ Law and Standards Peer
Review – Interactive
Assignment
▪ Wrap Up – Discussion
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6 ▪ Final Presentation – Final
Presentation
3. Evaluate the role of leadership in health
information system strategic planning and
continuous quality improvement.
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
6
▪ Adopting Health Information
Systems - Discussion
▪ Case Analysis: System
Acquisition – Assignment
▪ Health Information System
Safeguards – Discussion
▪ Breached vs Uncompromised
Data – Assignment
▪ Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Violations – Assignment
▪ Leadership’s Role in
Organizational Change -
Discussion
▪ Strategic Plan – Assignment
▪ Final Presentation – Final
Presentation
4. Assess the role of enterprise-wide data in
health system planning, implementation and
information governance.
1
1
2
3
5
▪ The Role of Health Information
Systems - Discussion
▪ Health Information System
Case Selection and Proposal –
Assignment
▪ Proposal Review – Interactive
Assignment
▪ Health Information System
Safeguards – Discussion
▪ Leadership’s Role in
Organizational Change -
Discussion
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6
▪ Final Presentation – Final
Presentation
5. Compare and contrast the role of enterprise-
wide information, information technology
and data governance.
1
1
2
3
3
5
6
▪ The Role of Health Information
Systems - Discussion
▪ Health Information System
Case Selection and Proposal –
Assignment
▪ Proposal Review – Interactive
Assignment
▪ Health Information System
Safeguards – Discussion
▪ Breached vs Uncompromised
Data – Assignment
▪ Strategic Plan - Assignment
▪ Final Presentation – Final
Presentation
6. Evaluate the role of technology in cultural
factors that affect health-care provision and
decision-making.
1
1
2
2
2
3
6
▪ The Role of Health Information
Systems – Discussion
▪ Health Information System
Case Selection and Proposal –
Assignment
▪ Adopting Health Information
Systems – Discussion
▪ Proposal Review – Interactive
Assignment
▪ Case Analysis: System
Acquisition – Assignment
▪ Health Information System
Safeguards – Discussion
▪ Wrap Up - Discussion
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6 ▪ Final Presentation – Final
Presentation
