Textbook for Reference:

Wager, K. A. (2013). Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care Management, 3e

Instructions: I rather hear about your experiences, experiences of others you know, opinions and ideas when answering the following questions. Must write up from 75 to 150 word count. CITE AND REFERENCE ALL WORK IN APA FORMATT!!

1. How are information systems currently being used in your organization, or a selected health care organization? How might web technology benefit your organization, or the selected organization, in the future?

2. What type of education and training does your organization, or a selected health care organization, currently use regarding health care technology? What type of education and training might be beneficial for the organization? Why?

3. Ch 10: identify and discuss the role of organizations that currently have a significant impact on the adoption of health care information standards in the United States.

4. Ch 10: Visit the ONC web site at http://www.dhhs.gov/healthit/onc/mission. Discuss the efforts of the ONC as they relate to the adoption of health care IT standards.

5. Ch 12: To be able to identify significant threats-internal, external, intentional, and unintentional-to the security of health care information.

6. Ch 12: give examples of administrative, physical, and technical security safeguards currently in use by health care organizations

7. Read "Mayo's iPad study had 98 percent engagement among seniors". Discuss your thoughts: http://mobihealthnews.com/28015/mayos-ipad-study-had-98-percent-engagement-among-seniors/

8. Review the Apps section under the Blue Button Connector section in the healthIT.gov website. Discuss your thoughts: http://bluebuttonconnector.healthit.gov/apps/

9. http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/99513671/role-nursing-informatics-promoting-quality-health-care-need-appropriate-education Discuss article

10. http://www.nursezone.com/nursing-news-events/devices-and-technology/five-key-trends-in-health-care-technology_33254.aspx Discuss article

11. Technology Trends Proposal Presentation: Imagine you have been selected to consult for a prestigious health care organization. Your ultimate goal is to develop a proposal to present to the board of the organization. At their last meeting, the board asked you to prepare a proposal on how the organization might adopt a technology trend to improve the quality of the health care delivered to organization members.

Resource: (See attached documents) Week Two Technology Trends Proposal Part l, Week Three Technology Trends Proposal Part ll and Week Four Technology Trends Proposal Part lll assignments.

Develop a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation to present to the board of the health care organization your findings and recommendations.

Use the content from the Technology Trends Proposal assignment in week's 2-4 and research the educational and training needs for the selected technology to help you develop your presentation.

Discuss the following in your presentation:

• What are the types and uses of technology across the health care industry? What impact do they have?
• Which do you recommend for their organization? Why?
• What are the privacy risks and security safeguards of the selected technology?
• What strategies will be used to evaluate system effectiveness of the selected technology?
• What is management's role in this technology initiative?
• What are the benefits of the selected technology that support quality initiatives?
• What are the educational and training needs for the use of the selected technology?