The document outlines a final assignment proposal for a health information systems course, emphasizing the need to identify problems and propose solutions based on case studies. It includes various assignments and discussions focusing on health information systems' role, challenges, and legal aspects, along with guidelines for researching and citing sources in APA format. Students are instructed to analyze health information systems, address data quality, gaps, and parities, and consider the implications for patient care and organizational efficiency.

1. MHA 616 Final Assignment Proposal (2 Papers)
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This Tutorial contains 2 Different Proposal
1. Identify the needs that are present within your selected case
study.
1. Final Proposal. For your Final Proposal, you will address
the concerns presented in your selected case study from Week
One and give recommendations for improvement. Utilize one of
the following sample proposals to draft your Final Proposal:
o Sample Proposal 1 (Minnesota Department of Public Health
and Environment QI Project Proposal, n.d.)
o Sample Proposal 2 (TMIT Student Projects QuickStart
Package TM, n.d.)
o Sample Proposal 3 (Harvard Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship
Training Program Quality and Safety Module, 2011)
o Sample Proposal 4 (Texas QIP, 2003)
Your Final Proposal must include the following components:

2. 2. Explain each of the Minnesota Department of Health QI
projectSMART and meaningful objectives for your selected case
study.
3. Apply each of the SDLC phases as they related to your
study.
4. Demonstrate a clear understanding of HIT/QI acquisition by
applying this in your Final Proposal.
The Proposal:
5. Must be 1200 to 1800 words in length, double-spaced
and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing
Center.
6. Must follow one of the following proposal sample
guidelines:
1. Sample 1 (Minnesota Department of Public Health and
Environment QI Project Proposal, n.d.)
2. Sample 2 (TMIT Student Projects QuickStartPackageTM,
n.d.)
3. Sample 3(Harvard Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Training
Program Quality and Safety Module, 2011)
4. Sample 4 (Texas QIP, 2003)
7. Must include a title page with the following:
1. Title of paper
2. Student’s name
3. Course name and number
4. Instructor’s name
5. Date submitted

3. 8. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has
a succinct thesis statement.
9. Must address the topic of the paper with critical
thought.
10. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
11. Must use at least three scholarly sources, including a
minimum of one from the University Library.
12. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in
the Writing Center.
13. Must include a separate reference page, formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
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MHA 616 Week 1 Discussion 1 Health Information
Systems' Role
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MHA 616 Week 1 Discussion 1 Health Information Systems' Role

4. Health Information Systems’ Role. Understanding the role
information systems play in health care leadership is essential to
the success of health care professionals. In a minimum of 300
words, address the following points in your discussion post:
• Discuss the importance of health care information systems to
health care professionals.
• Discuss four of the major health information systems and their
use.
• Discuss the impact of health information systems on patient
care.
• Discuss at least three definitions of the term “health care
information.”
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and substantively
respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. A
substantive response is a respectful, professional, and unique
response that is at least five sentences in length and:
• Highlights the key points of what you have learned from your
peer’s post.
• Adds your content knowledge.
• Compares and contrasts.
• Provides further research.
• Is topic-related.
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5. MHA 616 Week 1 Discussion 2 Health Information System
Gaps and Parities
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MHA 616 Week 1 Discussion 2 Health Information System Gaps
and Parities
Health Information System Gaps and Parities. Health
information systems, like most technologies, face issues with data
input and information output. Major issues of health information
systems may vastly impact the accessibility and/or integrity of
patient-protected health information (PHI). Health care leaders
are continuously concerned about PHI quantity, quality, security,
and efficiency. In a minimum of 300 words, address the following
points in your discussion:
• Define the terms “gap” and “parity” as they relate to health
information systems.
• List the main categories of information and data.
• Discuss three ways in which data can be monitored for quality.
What happens when data quality is compromised?
• Discuss the health care industry rating in terms of information
systems adoption.

6. Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and provide a
substantive response to at least two of your classmates’ posts by
Day 7.
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MHA 616 Week 1 Health Information System Topic
Selection (2 Papers)
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This Tutorial contains 2 Papers
Health Information System Topic Selection.Review each of the
cases below:
· Beaumont health system selects InterSystemsHealthShare
· Case study: Veterans health information systems and
technology architecture (VistA)
· Managing information privacy & security in healthcare.
Case study: Immunization information systems at
University of Pennsylvania

7. · The Persona Review (available in the online classroom)
· The U.S. health care system and lagging life expectancy: A
case study
Select one of these cases and thoroughly assess the problems or
issues that were identified in the case as well as the solutions or
conclusions that were made regarding the case. Next, identify a
related health information systems topic that encompasses a
health care information systems issue; one that you feel would be
a gap (a breach) or parity (a value) in or to the case. The topic
should align with the selected case, for example: systems data
collection or patient privacy/breach of patient privacy. Then,
write a thesis statement and introductory paragraph which
explains the issue you plan to propose a solution to, including the
topic you choose, its relation to the selected case, and the specific
gap or parity you identified. Your thesis statement and
introductory paragraph should be 300 to 600 words in length and
must provide a rationale for why you chose this health
information systems topic. You must utilize at least two scholarly
sources, including a minimum of one scholarly source from the
University
Library.
Additionally, you must answer the following questions:
· If you were in charge of addressing the issue within your
selected case, what would your leadership role entail with regard
to the proposed project?
· Why is this topic important to health information systems
quality?
· What is the issue or quality identified? What improvements
are needed? What features are identified?

8. · How does this impact patient care?
· How does it impact management and staff (the organization
as a whole)?
· What are the current conclusions drawn from the case?
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MHA 616 Week 2 Case Analysis Systems Acquisition (2
Papers)
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Case Analysis: Systems Acquisition. Review each of the following
video cases:
· Health IT success story: Portal enhances patient-centered
preventative care
· Health IT success story: Using IT to fight care
fragmentation

9. · Health IT success: Quality measures for interoperable
electronic health records
Select one of these cases and address the following questions in
your paper:
o What part does the AHRQ play in health care information
systems acquisition?
o What are the major concerns? What alternatives would you
provide to alleviate these concerns?
o What, if any, value(s) is/are added to health care information
systems through acquisition?
o How might this system advance or devalue patient care
delivery?
o Can/should the current system be maintained? Explain your
answer.
o What does the literature state about this type of
implementation/acquisition?
o Who is/are the gatekeeper(s) in this type of acquisition?
o How is cost impacted with this system?
o What was the initial reaction to the system
implementation/acquisition?
o How does this quality implementation/acquisition impact your
chosen topic for your Final Proposal and
Presentation? This response only needs to be about a paragraph
in length.
The Case Analysis:

10. 1. Must be 1200 to 1800 words in length, double-spaced and
formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing
Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
1. Title of paper
2. Student’s name
3. Course name and number
4. Instructor’s name
5. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a
succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
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MHA 616 Week 2 Discussion 1 Leading Health
Information Systems
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11. MHA 616 Week 2 Discussion 1 Leading Health Information
Systems
Leading Health Information Systems. The way in which data is
inputted, stored, accessed, and disseminated is essential to quality
patient health outcomes, organizations’ profit margins,
standardization, and strategic planning. Health care leaders are
challenged in obtaining the most efficient and most secure
information system(s). In a minimum of 300 words, address the
following points in your post:
• Discuss some of the leading health information systems.
• Discuss the features of health information systems
infrastructure.
• Discuss some of the objectives of information technology
planning. Consider the ideas of cost versus quantity.
• Discuss some ways in which health care leaders strategically
think of IT investments as assets.
• Define IT alignment and its limitations.
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and provide a
substantive response to at least two of your classmates’ posts by
Day 7.
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MHA 616 Week 2 Discussion 2 Adopting Health
Information Systems

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MHA 616 Week 2 Discussion 2 Adopting Health Information
Systems
Adopting Health Information Systems. Many health care leaders
struggle with identifying the advantages and/or disadvantages
when adopting a new or improving a current health information
system. Many organizations are opting out of acquiring a new
health information system due to the high monetary cost.
Meanwhile, other health care organizations face resistance from
their employees and other stakeholders when there is new system
implementation. Overall, system acquisition is a challenge for
most health care leaders.
Review each of the following articles:
• Managing the data explosion
• Catholic health partners to acquire Kaiser Permanente Ohio
• Mergers and acquisitions may be hazardous to health IT
In a minimum of 300 words, refer to these articles (above) as you
answer the following questions in your initial post:

13. • Discuss at least three of the barriers faced by health care leaders
in adopting health information systems. Can these barriers be
prevented? Explain your answer.
• Discuss some options that are available for health information
system acquisition.
• Discuss systems of checks and balances could be used to
eliminate or reduce resistance.
• Discuss how culture and/or behavioral factors influence
acquisition.
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and provide a
substantive response to at least two of your classmates’ posts by
Day 7.
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MHA 616 Week 3 Assignment Healthcare IT System
Needs
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MHA 616 Week 3 Assignment Healthcare IT System Needs

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MHA 616 Week 3 Discussion 1 Data versus Information
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MHA 616 Week 3 Discussion 1 Data versus Information
Data versus Information. Data and information share a common
thread; they work together to facilitate decisions. In health care,
they can mean the difference between life and death or profit and
loss. Both data and information assist in providing quality health
care. In a minimum of 300 words, address the following points in
your initial post:
• Discuss the definition of data.
• Discuss how data is managed and accessed.
• Discuss the meaning of information.
• List and define at least three decision support products.
• List three internet or web applications that support health care.
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and provide a
substantive response to at least two of your classmates’ posts by
Day 7.

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MHA 616 Week 3 Discussion 2 Predicting Gaps and
Parities
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MHA 616 Week 3 Discussion 2 Predicting Gaps and Parities
Predicting Gaps and Parities. Leaders of health care and health
information technology are charged with a vision for growth and
improvement. Technology is advancing in health care at an
unsurpassed rate. Some health care organizations are very slow to
adapt. Meanwhile, other organizations spend the time and
resources ensuring that they remain competitive; measuring the
risk versus the benefit of new or improved health information
systems. Many argue that it puts them in touch with the
customers and gives them a competitive advantage (Wager, Lee,
& Glaser, 2013). In a minimum of 300 words, address the
following points in your initial post:
• Discuss some characteristics of quality data.
• Discuss how gaps (or breaches) are predicted and handled.

16. • Discuss how parities (or uniformities) are identified and
maintained.
• Identify and describe the gaps and parities in health information
system data and information.
• Discuss Web 2.0 and its primary features?
• Review each of the following Web 2.0 tools (you will need to
create a free account to use Practice Fusion). Are these tools
useful? What are the benefits or drawbacks of using tools such as
these? Share your observations with the class.
− Practice Fusion: features ePrescribing, charting, and
scheduling.
− Webicina: select a particular diagnosis from the homepage and
then explore the social media options available for that subject.
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and provide a
substantive
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MHA 616 Week 3 Systems Gaps and Parities (2 Papers)
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17. This Tutorial contains 2 Papers
Systems Gaps and Parities. Before any health information system
can be successfully implemented; there has to be a team of experts
who understand the vision and mission of both the health care
organization and its stakeholders. Strategic health care leaders
are positioned to propose system upgrades and/or
implementations that can withstand organizational inevitable
changes. Health information systems’ leaders understand that
predicting gaps and
promoting parities in an effort to reduce data security risks, costs,
and liabilities can only lead to long-term profitability.
· List five health information systems’ leaders and define
their roles. Refer to your course text for these.
· Who are the stakeholders in health information systems’
implementation? Explain your answer.
· What are some limitations in health information systems’
data analysis?
· What are some opportunities in health information
systems’ data analysis?
· What does the literature suggests? Include any applicable
statistical and/or descriptive data.
· How does predicting gaps and parities impact quality
improvement? Summarize the impact of predicting gaps
and parities on quality improvement as it relates to the situation
for your Final Proposal.

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MHA 616 Week 4 Discussion 1 Laws for Health
Information Systems
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MHA 616 Week 4 Discussion 1 Laws for Health Information
Systems
Laws for Health Information Systems. Health care information
management, authentication, and distribution are determined by
state and federal laws, licensing, certification, and in most cases,
accreditation. Health information system management follows
these set standards to ensure that patient protected health
information (PHI) is utilized for the intended purposes: quality
patient care and patient safety. In a minimum of 300 words,
address the following points in your initial post:
• Define the following: accreditation, licensing, certification.
• Discuss the functions of the Joint Commission.
• Define the categories of accreditation.

19. • Discuss the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
How does the NCQA impact health information systems?
• Discuss ways legal health records (LHR) are determined.
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and provide a
substantive response to at least two of your classmates’ posts by
Day 7.
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MHA 616 Week 4 Discussion 2 Organizations that
Endorse Patient Safety
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MHA616 Week 4 Discussion 2Organizations that Endorse Patient
Safety
Organizations that Endorse Patient Safety. There are
organizations that endorse, facilitate, and mandate patients’
safety laws with PHI and disbursement of health information
systems data and/or information. The standards of patient’s
safety within these organizations are clearly outlined and widely

20. adopted by all legitimate health care organizations. HIPAA is
used to regulate these laws. In a minimum of 300 words, address
the following in your initial post:
• Discuss the five major components of HIPAA’s privacy rule.
• Discuss HIPAA-covered entities.
• Discuss the role of the HITECH Act.
• Discuss how the HITECH Act and HIPAA work together to
ensure patient security. How do they differ?
• Discuss the consequences faced by organizations that are non-
compliant with the HIPAA and HITECH Acts.
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and provide a
substantive response to at least two of your classmates’ posts by
Day 7.
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MHA 616 Week 4 Health Information Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations (2 Papers)
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21. This Tutorial contains 2 Papers
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Violations. Read pages 90-94 of your course text, including
the Release of Information section, the Perspective: Examples of
Recently Published HIPAA Privacy Violations section, and
Exhibits 3.3 and 3.4. Next, select one of the cases from the list
below:
· Civil money penalty: HHS imposes a $4.3 million civil
money penalty for violations of the HIPAA privacy rule
· Doctor and Two Former Hospital Employees Plead Guilty
to HIPAA Violation
· Mass General Hospital Settles Potential HIPAA Violations
· Rite Aid agrees to pay $1 million to settle HIPAA privacy
case
· UCLA health system settles potential HIPAA privacy and
security violations
Then, provide a case analysis on HIPAA violation of patient
health information (PHI) that was present in the case you selected
(from those listed above). Include the following points in your
case analysis:
· Give a brief summary of the case. What was the main issue
identified in the case?
· There are several rules specified in HIPAA privacy and
security act.
oInthecaseyouselectedwhatspecificHIPAAprivacyand/orsecurityr
uleswerehighlighted?

22. oWhat,ifany,penaltieswereimposedasaresultoftherulingonthecase
?
· Do you believe the penalties sanctioned were appropriate
for the type of infraction? Explain your rationale.
· What is your understanding of HIPAA privacy and security
rules as it applies to this case?
· What was the significance of this case with regards to
health care information systems, either in general or to the
organizations that work in this field?
· Were any other laws (besides HIPAA) broken? If yes, what
law(s)?
· Include a paragraph about how this particular case could
apply to your Final Proposal. What impact might lessons learned
from this particular case have on your Final Proposal case study?
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MHA 616 Week 5 Discussion 1 Systems Development
Lifecycle
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23. MHA 616 Week 5 Discussion 1 Systems Development Lifecycle
Systems Development Lifecycle. 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).
o Explain each process and how they relate to one another.
o 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
development standards.

24. Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and provide a
substantive response to at least two of your classmates’ posts by
Day 7.
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MHA 616 Week 5 Discussion 2 Electronic Health Records
Acquisition
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MHA 616 Week 5 Discussion 2 Electronic Health Records
Acquisition
Electronic Health Records Acquisition. Acquiring health
information systems requires astute leadership. An acquisition is
migrating from one system to another. The imposition and
realization of applicable standards, system requirements,
legalities, finances, human resources, and need must all be
considered before an acquisition can be successfully executed.
Review the case, Acquiring an EHR System, from pages 215-218
of your course text. In a 300-word initial post, discuss the pros
and cons of the case by addressing the following questions:

25. • Discuss the main concept(s) of the case.
• Discuss personnel(s) who was/were involved in the acquisition.
• Discuss the system(s) that was/were acquired.
• Highlight the positives (pros) of the acquisition.
• Highlight the negatives (cons) of the acquisition.
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and provide a
substantive response to at least two of your classmates’ posts by
Day 7.
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MHA 616 Week 6 Discussion 1 Leading Health
Information System Implementation
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MHA 616 Week 6 Discussion 1 Leading Health Information
System Implementation
Leading Health Information System Implementation. Health care
leaders understand their role as change managers. Managing

26. organizational change in health information systems initiatives
can be very complex and concurrently rewarding, if carried out
strategically. When a health information system implementation
is completed effectively and efficiently with stakeholders’ interest
and the appropriate health care decision-making model(s) are
utilized; the result is a quality IT project that is not only ready for
the next generation, but is ready for new technology convergence.
In a 300-word initial post, address the following points:
• Discuss each of the different types of organizational change.
• Name and discuss four project manager’s objectives.
• Discuss the role of the Project Steering and Review Committees.
• Discuss some of the reasons why IT projects fail to deliver
returns.
• Discuss how IT value is realized in Information Technology
projects.
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and provide a
substantive response to at least two of your classmates’ posts by
Day 7.
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MHA 616 Week 6 Discussion 2 Final Review
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MHA 616 Week 6 Discussion 2 Final Review
Final Review. In a 300-word initial discussion post, what were
some obstacles you faced in completing your HIT/QI project
research?
3. Discuss your most important discovery about healthcare
information systems.
4. Discuss how you plan to apply what you have learned to your
current or future position(s).
5. Discuss your three (3) most important take-aways from the
course.
Guided Response: Review your peers’ posts and provide a
substantive response to at least two of your classmates’ posts by
Day 7.
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