Assignment

Prepare a well-written paper that addresses all of the following topics and requirements:

• Analyze and evaluate the implications of 5-7 major initiatives associated with healthcare reform on the designing and planning of 21st century healthcare information systems.

• Evaluate the challenges associated with each trend and ways to overcome them.

• Include an assessment of the impact that each initiative may have on the following:

• Leadership, governance, and the role of a healthcare CIO

• Strategic HMIS planning and organizational culture

• Characteristics and capabilities of an enterprise resource planning system

• Review legislation and regulations that could influence the implementation of health information management systems.

• Explain how CIOs might assess the merits of each initiative based on vision, mission, and strategy.

• Predict the global trends in the adoption of major standards and the use of HMIS over the next five years.

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be 8-11 pages in length, not including the title and reference pages

• Cite 6 or more references. (Remember, you must support your thinking/opinions and prior knowledge with references; all facts must be supported; use in-text citations throughout the assignment and include them in an APA-formatted reference list.)