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 healthcare 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. Health leaders are charged with mandating and facilitating set data/information standards (classification, codes, data, etc.) set forth by the HITECH Act and HIPAA. One such standard is the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) which enables health information exchange on the worldwide web. In a 300 word initial response, address the following points:
Discuss the processes that are involved in a systems development lifecycle (SDLC).
Explain each process and how they relate to one another.
Apply each process.
Discuss how the SDLC processes are used in health care information system development.
Discuss the four methods of development of health care information system standards. How do these methods affect interoperability?
List three organizations as well as the roles they play in developing standards.
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1. 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 healthcare 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. Health
leaders are charged with mandating and facilitating set
data/information standards (classification, codes, data, etc.) set
forth by the HITECH Act and HIPAA. One such standard is the
Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) which
enables health information exchange on the worldwide web. In a
300 word initial response, address the following points:
Discuss the processes that are involved in a systems
development lifecycle (SDLC).
Explain each process and how they relate to one another.
Apply each process.
Discuss how the SDLC processes are used in health care
information system development.
Discuss the four methods of development of health care
information system standards. How do these methods affect
interoperability?
List three organizations as well as the roles they play in
developing standards.
