Health Information System Implementation

Scenario You are an informatics nurse specialist working in a healthcare organization that is merging with another organization of comparable size. As a result of the merger, funds have been designated to offer services in a satellite facility. You are responsible to lead the project committee in implementing a health information system (HIS) that meets current HITECH and HIPAA Security and Privacy regulatory requirements. Discuss and analyze health information systems by doing the following: 1.  Summarize advantages and disadvantages of a system, including the following: •  usability •  interoperability •  scalability •  compatibility 2.  Describe how a system will affect patient care and documentation. 3.  Explain how using a system to access information will affect the quality and delivery of nursing care and patient outcomes.   B.  Discuss how a system will benefit the organization by addressing the following: 1.  Provide two ways that quality improvement (QI) data collected from a system can lead to measurable improvement in health care services and the health status of targeted patient groups. 2.  Explain how a system will meet HITECH and HIPAA security standards and regulations, including the following: •  data storage integrity •  data backup and recovery 3.  Explain how a system will protect patient privacy. 4.  Describe how adopting a system will improve organizational efficiency and productivity by addressing the following factors to the organization, including the following: •  standardizing documentation •  reducing waste •  increasing productivity •  human and capital resource   C.  Describe four essential stakeholder roles needed to form an interdisciplinary team to work on a system implementation, including the following: •  each team member’s title in the organization •  each team member’s role in the implementation of the health information system •  each team member’s expertise and how it contributes to the success of the project   D.  Discuss your plan for evaluating the success of the implementation of a system by incorporating two professional organization standards.   E.  Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.