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A. Examine and discuss health information systems by doing the following:

1. Summarize the benefits and drawbacks of a system, including the following:

â€Usabilityâ€

â€interoperabilityâ€TM

â€scalabilityâ€

â€compatibilityâ€

2. Describe the impact of a system on patient care and documentation.

3. Describe how using a system to access information affects the quality and delivery of nursing care, as well as patient outcomes.

B. Explain how a system will benefit the organization by addressing the following points:

1. Describe two ways in which quality improvement (QI) data collected from a system can lead to measurable improvements in health care services and the health status of specific patient groups.

2. Describe how a system will meet HITECH and HIPAA security standards and regulations, such as the following:

â€Integrity of data storageâ€

â€Backup and recovery of data

3. Describe how a system will safeguard patient privacy.

4. Explain how implementing a system will improve organizational efficiency and productivity by addressing the following organizational factors, including the following:

â€Standardization of documentation

â€waste reductionâ€

â€increased productivityâ€

†human and capital resources††††â€

C. Identify four key stakeholder roles required to form an interdisciplinary team to work on system implementation, including the following:

â€each team memberâ€TMs organizational title

â€The role of each team member in the implementation of the health information system

â€Each team memberâ€TMs expertise and how it contributes to the project’s success

D. Describe your strategy for assessing the success of a system’s implementation by incorporating two professional organization standards.

E. Cite sources for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized using in-text citations and references.