1. You are preparing a presentation suitable for the medical record committee of a hospital medical staff on the current forces that are driving growth in electronic health records. List the items the presentation should address.
2. Write a definition of an electronic health record.
3. What is meant by an online transaction processing system and what role does it play in achieving information systems benefits?
4. Contrast a decision-support and an executive information system.
5. Successful selection and implementation of electronic health records requires that key barriers be addressed. Identify, explain, and provide examples of these three barriers.
6. List and explain five characteristics of useful clinical terminologies.
7. Describe the purposes of coding diseases and operations.