1. Define the fundamental responsibilities and key characteristics of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) within health care organizations. Make one (1) recommendation where they can utilize their expertise to assist with employee and patient satisfaction. Support your response with related examples of such expertise in use.

3. Suggest two (2) developing technologies that health care systems should use in order to improve health care processes and thus increase the quality and lower the cost of health services. Provide a rationale to support your response.

4. Determine two (2) significant methods that health care systems should use in order to prevent misuse of information and protect data privacy and thus achieve a high level of security of health information. Provide a rationale to support your response.

5. Suggest one (1) strategy for health care organizations to train providers in using technology in health care. Provide a rationale to support your response.

6. Provide three (3) best practices for effective IT alignment and strategic planning initiatives. Justify your response.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

* Examine the impact technologies have on health care information systems.
* Describe the basic components of a strategic information system plan.
* Describe the major types and classifications of health care information standards
and the specific organizations that develop and regulate these standards.
* Discuss the need for, and identify methods of, accomplishing the security of
information systems.
* Evaluate the impact of strategic information system plans on organizational
competitiveness and performance.
* Use technology and information resources to research issues
in health information systems.
* Write clearly and concisely about health information systems using proper writing
mechanics.