Course Objectives for Assignment:
- Apply the principles of information management in a variety of settings such as large, networked enterprises, ambulatory care centers, long term care facilities and integrated provider delivery networks.
- Assess the potential of Information Technology in process and performance improvement.
Assignment Scenario: You have been hired as a summer intern in not-for-profit advocating for the technological progress of healthcare systems. In order to develop a strategic plan, your supervisor asked you to prepare a report on the following items that need be addressed (Note: You will apply the summer intern in not-for-profit role throughout this course for your assignments.)
Healthcare industry uses various types of health information technology systems for healthcare administration, called Healthcare Management Information Systems (HMIS), and the clinical functions, called Health Information Management Systems (HIMS). Select one healthcare sector (hospital, ambulatory care, long term care, nursing home, integrated delivery system, etc.) that you would like to focus on for this four-part assignment.
1. Define each of these systems (HMIS/HIMS) and their purpose (in narrative format).
2. Using the Internet, locate one system in each category (HMIS/HIMS) and compare and contrast them with respect to their five (5) functionalities (3-column table format with columns as Functionality, HMIS, HIMS).
3. Identify and define users of each system and analyze the specific needs of each user the system should meet (in narrative format).
4. Evaluate the systems’ value for the administrative and clinical healthcare decision-making (in narrative format).