Competiveness and Performance Effectiveness for Health Care IT Systems

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 250 Assignment 2: Competiveness and Performance Effectiveness for Health Care IT Systems

Criteria Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum

Expectations

60-69% D

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A 1. Define the fundamental responsibilities and key characteristics of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) within health care organizations. Make one (1) recommendation where they can utilize their expertise to assist with employee and patient satisfaction. Support your response with related examples of such expertise in use.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely defined the fundamental responsibilities and key characteristics of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) within health care organizations. Did not submit or incompletely made one (1) recommendation where they can utilize their expertise to assist with employee and patient satisfaction. Did not submit or incompletely supported your response with related examples of such expertise in use.

Insufficiently defined the fundamental responsibilities and key characteristics of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) within health care organizations. Insufficiently made one (1) recommendation where they can utilize their expertise to assist with employee and patient satisfaction. Insufficiently supported your response with related examples of such expertise in use.

Partially defined the fundamental responsibilities and key characteristics of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) within health care organizations. Partially made one (1) recommendation where they can utilize their expertise to assist with employee and patient satisfaction. Partially supported your response with related examples of such expertise in use.

Satisfactorily defined the fundamental responsibilities and key characteristics of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) within health care organizations. Satisfactorily made one (1) recommendation where they can utilize their expertise to assist with employee and patient satisfaction. Satisfactorily supported your response with related examples of such expertise in use.

Thoroughly defined the fundamental responsibilities and key characteristics of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) within health care organizations. Thoroughly made one (1) recommendation where they can utilize their expertise to assist with employee and patient satisfaction. Thoroughly supported your response with related examples of such expertise in use.

2. Suggest two (2) developing technologies that health care systems should use in order to improve health care processes and thus increase the quality and lower the cost of health services. Provide a rationale to support your response.

Did not submit or incompletely suggested two (2) developing technologies that health care systems should use in order to improve health care processes and thus increase the quality and lower the cost of health services. Did not submit or incompletely provided a

Insufficiently suggested two (2) developing technologies that health care systems should use in order to improve health care processes and thus increase the quality and lower the cost of health services. Insufficiently provided a rationale to

Partially suggested two (2) developing technologies that health care systems should use in order to improve health care processes and thus increase the quality and lower the cost of health services. Partially provided a rationale to

Satisfactorily suggested two (2) developing technologies that health care systems should use in order to improve health care processes and thus increase the quality and lower the cost of health services. Satisfactorily provided a rationale to

Thoroughly suggested two (2) developing technologies that health care systems should use in order to improve health care processes and thus increase the quality and lower the cost of health services. Thoroughly provided a rationale to

Weight: 15% rationale to support your response.

support your response.

support your response.

support your response.

support your response.

3. Determine two (2) significant methods that health care systems should use in order to prevent misuse of information and protect data privacy and thus achieve a high level of security of health information. Provide a rationale to support your response.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely determined two (2) significant methods that health care systems should use in order to prevent misuse of information and protect data privacy and thus achieve a high level of security of health information. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale to support your response.

Insufficiently determined two (2) significant methods that health care systems should use in order to prevent misuse of information and protect data privacy and thus achieve a high level of security of health information. Insufficiently provided a rationale to support your response.

Partially determined two (2) significant methods that health care systems should use in order to prevent misuse of information and protect data privacy and thus achieve a high level of security of health information. Partially provided a rationale to support your response.

Satisfactorily determined two (2) significant methods that health care systems should use in order to prevent misuse of information and protect data privacy and thus achieve a high level of security of health information. Satisfactorily provided a rationale to support your response.

Thoroughly determined two (2) significant methods that health care systems should use in order to prevent misuse of information and protect data privacy and thus achieve a high level of security of health information. Thoroughly provided a rationale to support your response.

4. Suggest one (1) strategy for health care organizations to train providers in using technology in health care. Provide a rationale to support your response.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely suggested one (1) strategy for health care organizations to train providers in using technology in health care. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale to support your response.

Insufficiently suggested one (1) strategy for health care organizations to train providers in using technology in health care. Insufficiently provided a rationale to support your response.

Partially suggested one (1) strategy for health care organizations to train providers in using technology in health care. Partially provided a rationale to support your response.

Satisfactorily suggested one (1) strategy for health care organizations to train providers in using technology in health care. Satisfactorily provided a rationale to support your response.

Thoroughly suggested one (1) strategy for health care organizations to train providers in using technology in health care. Thoroughly provided a rationale to support your response.

5. Provide three (3) best practices for effective IT alignment and strategic planning initiatives. Justify your response. Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely provided three (3) best practices for effective IT alignment and strategic planning initiatives. Did not submit or incompletely justified your response.

Insufficiently provided three (3) best practices for effective IT alignment and strategic planning initiatives. Insufficiently justified your response.

Partially provided three (3) best practices for effective IT alignment and strategic planning initiatives. Partially justified your response.

Satisfactorily provided three (3) best practices for effective IT alignment and strategic planning initiatives. Satisfactorily justified your response.

Thoroughly provided three (3) best practices for effective IT alignment and strategic planning initiatives. Thoroughly justified your response.

6. 3 references

Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references, and / or references are of poor quality.

Meets the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

7. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting

Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling,

Numerous errors in grammar,

Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling,

Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling,

Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling,

Weight: 5% punctuation, or formatting.

spelling, and punctuation.

punctuation, or formatting.

punctuation, or formatting.

punctuation, or formatting.

8. Appropriate use of APA in- text citations and reference section

Weight: 5%

Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section.

In-text citations and references are given, but not in APA format.

In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style.

Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style.

In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.

9. Information Literacy / Integration of Sources

Weight: 5%

Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in- text citations.

Sources are rarely integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

10. Clarity and Coherence of Writing

Weight: 5%

Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is somewhat confusing with not enough reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.