HCS 483 ENTIRE COURSE

HCS 483 ENTIRE COURSE | University Of Phoenix 

HCS 483 WEEK 1 DQS



Discussion 1


Why have health care organizations not used information technology (IT) as much as other industries? What trends suggest this may change in the near future?



Discussion   2


What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? Why is it important to privacy and security?



HCS 483 Week 1 Individual Assignment Health Care Information Systems Terms




You have been selected to participate in a prestigious internship in a health care organization by working for the chief information officer (CIO). Your internship will consist of a series of projects you will complete throughout this course.

In your first meeting with the CIO, she says, “I am giving an important presentation on health care information systems in a couple of days. I need a handout of terms and their definitions for the audience. Will you please complete the terminology worksheet I have started? I need you to define the terms I’ve identified.”

Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Health Care Information Systems Terms, Week One Grading Criteria
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Health Care Information Systems Terms, located on the student website.






HCS 483 Week 2 Individual Assignment Emerging Health Care Technology Presentation


In the second week of your internship, the CIO comes to your desk and asks you to research one emerging health care technology from a list she’s provided. She says, “I must give a presentation at a staff meeting next week, and I’d like you to do the research and create the slides and notes for me. The presentation may focus on any one of the trends I’ve listed here, and I need you to be very thorough with the speaker notes, as I will be the one presenting it.”

She adds that you should also consider the privacy and security implications of adopting the new technology. Describe the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and the reasons those rules do or do not apply to the chosen system. This is a major consideration for the staff when selecting new technology.


Select one of the following emerging trends:

 Emergency department information systems
 Personal health records
 Enterprise picture archiving and communication systems
 Computerized provider order entry systems



Create 5- to 7- Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides providing the information the CIO has requested.




HCS 483 WEEK 2 DQS


Discussion  1

What is an electronic medical record or electronic health record? Why might it be important for health care organizations?


Discussion  2

If you were in the CIO position of your organization, what kind of changes would you make to the IT acquisition process?

Discussion   3

Who would be the typical non-IT stakeholders in a clinical project, such as the implementation of an electronic health record? What might be the consequences of failing to work proactively with these stakeholders during the project?





HCS 483 Week 3 Individual Assignment Information System Briefing


During the third week of your internship, the CIO approaches your desk. She says, “I need you to prepare a briefing on the process of selecting and acquiring an information system for our health care organization. Include how the goals of our organization and stakeholders affect the selection process. I need your briefing this week so that I can prepare for several meetings I must attend.”

Resource: Week Three Grading Criteria
Prepare a briefing for the CIO in the form of a 700- to 1,050-word paper.
Include the following:

 The process for selecting and acquiring an information system
 How the organization’s goals drive the selection of an information system
 The roles each of the organization’s stakeholders play in the selection and acquisition process

Include at least two peer-reviewed references.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.




HCS 483 WEEK 3 DQS



Discussion   1

What are the phases of the system implementation process? Are there any phases that are less or more important than others?


Discussion   2

What is the role of a project-steering committee in an IT project? Who would be members of that steering committee?




HCS 483 Week 4 Individual IT Project Implementation Failures


During the fourth week of your internship, the CIO sends you some examples of other IT project implementations. She says to you later that day, “Read over those examples I sent you about the implementation process. I attached a list of questions for you to answer about how the implementation process works and why IT projects sometimes fail. I’m most interested in your analysis of how organizations such as ours can minimize the effects and occurrences of IT failures.”




Read the case study in the University of Phoenix Material: Memorial Health System CPOE Implementation.
Answer the questions following the case study in the form of a 350- to 700- word paper.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Submit the assignment to your instructor.



HCS 483 WEEK 4 DQS



Discussion  1


What is the most important critical success factor when implementing an IT initiative?



Discussion  2


What are common ways to measure benefits of information technology in health care?




HCS 483 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Electronic Health Records Proposal



Assemble the final presentation, a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® with detailed speaker notes, from the materials prepared in Weeks Two through Five and submit to your facilitator in its entirety.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.



HCS 483 WEEK 5 DQS



Discussion   1


What kinds of information technology not currently used today will be used by health care organizations in the future? What kinds of
health information technology might be present in the homes of the future?


Discussion   2


What knowledge gained from the course topics do you consider most valuable? What changes will you recommend in the future based on this information?