Final Presentation

12-slide PowerPoint presentation that will include the points listed below along with components highlighted in your Week 1 assignment’s proposal and appropriate peer-review feedback from Weeks 2 and 5. Present the needs that were highlighted within your selected case study as it applies to your “ABC Health Care” organization. Propose a risk analysis strategy on … Read more

Wrap Up

 Reflect on the knowledge that you have gained throughout this course and envision how this information will assist you in the future. Analyze your most important discovery about health care information systems. Highlight how you plan to apply what you have learned to your current or future position(s).

Law and Standards Peer Review

Summarize key points of your Health Information System Case Selection and Proposal from Week 1 to include the concepts from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations assignment: Defend the laws and standards you applied to your Week 4 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations assignment. Defend how HIPAA Privacy and … Read more

Leadership’s Role in Organizational Change

Health care leaders understand their role as change managers. Managing organizational change in health information systems initiatives can be very complex and concurrently rewarding, even when carried out strategically. The way in which data is inputted, stored, accessed, and disseminated is essential to quality patient health outcomes, profit margins, standardization, and strategic planning. When a … Read more

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations

the articles by Adjerid, Acquisti, Telang, Padman, & Adler-Milstein (2016), Cartwright-Smith, Gray, & Thorpe (2016), Marvin (2017), and Richesson & Chute (2015). HIPAA is a law that was enacted to protect patients’ private health information (PHI). The HIPAA law was enacted in 1996. This law has since been amended to include more specifics on PHI … Read more

Malicious software

Malicious software attacks are a common concern for IT security professionals. Even with the growth in the use of IT security and antivirus software, these attacks continue. Why do you feel that this is a constant threat? Are there actions that IT security professionals can undertake to reduce or eliminate this threat? 

Breached vs Uncompromised Data

Reflect back to the health information system you proposed in Week 1. Before any health information system can be successfully implemented, there must be a team of experts who understand the vision and mission of both the health care organization and its stakeholders. Strategic health care leaders are positioned to propose system upgrades and/or implementations … Read more

Health Information System Safeguards

Health information systems face challenges with data input and information output. Concerns with health information systems may vastly impact the accessibility and/or integrity of patient-protected health information (PHI). Health care leaders are continuously concerned about PHI value, quality, security, and efficiency. Meanwhile, technology is advancing in health care at an unsurpassed rate. Some health care … Read more