Understanding Health Informatics

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Unit 1 Assignment Directions

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Instructions

Epic Systems Corporation, the top designer of medical software, has hired you to be an Epic

Project Manager. As an Epic Project Manager, you are responsible for the implementation of a

new electronic health record (EHR) system for a large hospital system. Write a proposal to the

implementation committee that explains the keys medical informatics needed for a successful

EHR project.

Requirements

Write a 3-page proposal that includes the below information:

● Definition and explanation of the importance of medical informatics.

● Medical informatics’ impact on the quality of care.

● Potential problems with quality of care and information systems implementations.

● Description of how medical informatics seeks to solve quality of care and

implementation problems.

● Goals of medical informatics in an EHR implementation.

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