First Deliverable: Healthcare facility selection (10 points), due in Week 2 Students must select a healthcare organization and state whether this organization has at least one information system, and submit it in the Dropbox.

Second Deliverable: Section 1 & 2 Draft (40 points), due in Week 4 Students must complete the description of the healthcare facility selected and users of health information at the facility, and submit it in the Dropbox.

Section 1:

Describe and analyze the chosen healthcare facility.

Location - where is the organization located. Type of setting - acute care hospital, skilled nursing facility, physicians office, surgical center, insurance company, etc.

Size of the facility - research the number of beds if applicable or other information on the size.

Ownership - private, government owned, proprietary, voluntary, etc.

Population served Services offered Any accreditation or certification facts (You can find these from the organization's website)

Section 2:

Describe users of the health information at this organization.

Physicians Nurses Administrators Support services External users depending on the type of the facility (such as accrediting agencies, payors, state department of health, CMS, and others as applicable). Any other users not listed above (therapists, pharmacists, etc.)

Clarify whether this facility has paper medical records only, electronic only, or both. If the facility has paper records, describe how users access these records. If the facility has electronic records, describe how users access these records.

Please list references