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Multiple Information Systems

Resources

• Discussion and Participation Scoring Guide.
• Health Information and Management Systems.

For this discussion, identify and describe various health information systems in a health care setting. Complete the following:

• Select two types of health information systems (for example emergency room systems, billing systems, or departmental systems).
• Describe what the system does. Include their importance and relevance.

Your textbooks, as well as the link in the Resources, will help you complete this discussion.

Once you are done, refer to the Discussion Participation Scoring Guide to make sure you have met the requirements of this discussion.

Response Guidelines

Read the posts of your peers and respond to two posts. If reading only your peer's description of health care information systems, is it clear on what the system does? Explain.