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Consider yourself working in another organization that has just been bought out by a sister hospital. As a result, the two will soon merge and you will facilitate the project committee that is responsible for implementing the health information system (HIS). As a nurse one of your jobs is to be a key stakeholder in promoting these key technologies that are emerging in HIS. Consider how HIS impacts an organization, the employees, and most importantly the patients. Summarize your findings of how an information system and its application affect delivery of care and the practice environment.
1. Summarize the advantages / disadvantages of a HIS, include the following: inter-operability, scalability, and compatibility.
2. How will the merge benefit the organization (quality improvement, data collection, improvement in services).
3. Discuss errors, mistakes, adverse effects (the negative side of HIS).
4. Discuss how an HIS can lead to a culture of safety (what does this mean, supporting evidence).
5. Discuss compliance, patient privacy, HIPPA, HITECH or other ways to protect patient information.
6. How does HIS impact patient care / delivery / outcomes?
7. How do we use HIS for future projects or research - Why is this vital to our future of health care delivery?
8. What is the most vital take home key point you got from the chapters and why?