Risk Management in Information Technology

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Discussion and Participation Scoring Guide.

Information technology is a specific area of concern for risk managers in health care. Health care organizations are beginning to create risk management information systems (RMIS) to automate and provide comprehensive databases for information tracking. In addition, the mandates toward electronic health records (EHRs) also require unique consideration in risk management programs.

You are the risk manager working with an organization getting ready to implement a new electronic medical record (EMR) system. After reading the textbook chapters and the additional resources, create a security checklist that will be important for you to complete prior to the EMR system "going live." This checklist should have at least six steps highlighted and discussed. Consider any potential barriers.

Response Guidelines

Respond as the chief medical officer (the physician lead for the organization) to at least two other learners and their checklists. Provide two additional checklist items that could be considered for each of the other learner's security checklist. What are important issues that the risk manager should consider when dealing with the physician group? What role might the chief medical officer play in this "go live" project?