Assignment 1: Critical Factors in Implementing an IT System in Health Facilities  Due Week 6 and worth 300 points Write a six to eight (6–8) page paper in which you: Provide  at least three (3) variou

Assignment 1: Critical Factors in Implementing an IT System in Health Facilities 

Due Week 6 and worth 300 points

Write a six to eight (6–8) page paper in which you:

1. Provide  at least three (3) various reasons why some health care organizations  have been reluctant to implement electronic medical records.
2. Discuss  the essential manner in which the Health Insurance Portability and  Accountability Act (HIPAA) impacts patient’s medical records. 
3. Determine  the main advantages and disadvantages of the adoption of The HITECH  (the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act  for health care professionals. Next, suggest one (1) strategy that the  medical staff members could use in order to mitigate the main  disadvantages in question.   
4. Review  the typical workflow processes within health organizations, and decide  the single most significant process that the health organization must  eliminate in order to improve the service. Provide a rationale to  support your response.
5. Analyze  the primary ways in which the key federal initiatives impact the  standards of health care information for patient privacy, safety, and  confidentially.
6. Specify  the fundamental advantages of applying an IT system within health care  organizations. Predict new IT developments in the health care industry  for the next two (2) decades. Justify your response.
7. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting guidelines:

• This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS).  The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please  take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
• Be  typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional  instructions.
• Include  a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s  name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover  page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment  page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Examine the impact technologies have on health care information systems. 
• Examine the systems development life cycle of a custom application and the selection of proprietary systems.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health information systems.
• Write clearly and concisely about health information systems using proper writing mechanics.