Assignment 2: IM / IT Analysis
Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:
- Determine, within the health care setting, the main features, capabilities, and operational benefits to a health care organization using the following:
- patient care applications
- management and enterprise systems
- e-Health applications
- strategic decision-support applications
Provide specific examples of each.
- Assume that you are a senior health service administrator responsible for the health information systems within your organization, and create an argument to be presented to the leaders with the organization that a strategic plan is essential for the IM / IT. Indicate the most significant elements that the administrator should address in the plan. Provide support for the rationale.
- Assess the importance of a systems development life cycle as it pertains to both the development of a custom application, coupled with the selection of proprietary systems. Provide an example to support the response.
- Recommend the key element necessary to ensure secure access to health care and patient information within a health care management electronic system. Provide support for the recommendation.
- Make at least two (2) recommendations for improving the application of systems theory to health care IM / IT governance and planning. Provide specific examples to support the response.
- Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.