03 Jan In this assessment, you will assume the role of a mid-level manager. You have been asked to analyze the health information technology (IT) needs for the Independence Medical Center (IMC), a
Note: Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
Preparation
In this assessment, you will assume the role of a mid-level manager. You have been asked to analyze the health information technology (IT) needs for the Independence Medical Center (IMC), a rural referral hospital located in Waterloo, IA.
Complete the Vila Health: Health Information Technology Needs Analysis interactive simulation, linked in the Resources. Gather information about the IT needs of various departments within the hospital that will support a needs assessment.
Requirements
Identify the IT needs of the various hospital departments, using the IT Needs Matrix, linked in the Resources. Then, analyze the information you have collected and summarize your findings.
Note: Remember that you can submit all—or a portion of—your draft needs matrix and analysis to Smarthinking for feedback, before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback.
Supporting Evidence
It is not necessary to cite the Vila Health media simulation as the source of your information. However, if you reference other source materials, be sure to cite them correctly, using APA style.
IT Needs Matrix and Analysis
Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that your needs matrix addresses each point, at a minimum. You may also want to read the Health Information Technology Needs Analysis Scoring Guide to better understand how each criterion will be assessed.
- Describe the components of a typical HIM system.
- Choose a typical system in a setting you are familiar with.
- Consider the clinical and administrative aspects of the system.
- What evidence do you have that supports your description?
- Describe the challenges and best practices related to choosing and implementing health information systems.
- Describe two or three challenges.
- Consider ways to ensure that systems are able to communicate with other needed systems, such as national databases and information-sharing programs.
- What evidence do you have to support your assertions and conclusions?
- Identify the clinical and administrative IT needs of the various departments.
- Consider the impact of this information on strategic decisions about health information systems.
- Explain how the IT needs of each department are, or are not, being met.
- Base your assessment on your analysis of specific departmental IT needs.
- Summarize the findings from your needs assessment, related to current IT system functionality, commonalities, and differences.
- Analyze system functionality, commonalities, and differences.
- Consider how different end users look at the system.
- What are the implications of your analysis and possible next steps for the organization?
- Identify potential gaps between current system functionality and services and likely future needs.
- Extrapolate from what you already know about current system functionality and how well departmental needs are presently being met.
- What evidence do you have that can support this forecast?
- Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting.
- Express your main points and conclusions coherently.
- Proofread your writing to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your analysis.
Required Resources
The following resources are required to complete the assessment.
- Vila Health: Health Information Technology Needs Analysis | Transcript.
- This multimedia simulation will enable you to gather the information you will need for your needs analysis.
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IT Needs Matrix
List the clinical and administrative IT needs of each department, in the applicable columns.
Explain how the IT needs of each department are, or are not, being met.
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IT Needs (Clinical) |
IT Needs (Administrative) |
Needs Met or Not Met? |
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Admissions/Intake |
[Example: EHR, patient information forms, intake information.] |
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Human Resources |
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Nursing Services |
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Imagining |
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Billing |
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Clinical Laboratory |
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Facilities and Maintenance |
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Rehab and Therapy |
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Medical Records Department |
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Emergency Services |
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Operating Room |
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Intensive Care Unit |
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Information Systems Technology |
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Hospital Pharmacy |
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Behavior Health Unit |
Summary of Findings
[Write 3–4-paragraph summary of your findings related to system functionality, commonalities, and differences.]
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MHA-FP5064 u01a1 – Health Information Technology Needs Analysis Learner: Monna , Joseph
OVERALL COMMENTS Mona, I read over your paper. Your matrix is not describing the IT needs of the departments. What are the
functions of EHR and health IT systems needed. You are listing out general dept functions. Your narrative is also
too generalized, you are not being specific about IT needs. No mention of EHR, meaningful use compliance,
merit based incentive compliance, etc. You need discuss what functions the health IT software would have –
research health IT and/EHR needs of each section
See comments on the paper as well
RUBRICS
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CRITERIA 1
Describe the components of a typical HIM system.
COMPETENCY
Identify the characteristics and functionality of information and management systems used in health care,
including those components most relevant for health care administrators.
NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not describe the components of a typical HIM system.
BASIC: Provides a vague or superficial description of the components of a typical HIM system.
PROFICIENT: Describes the components of a typical HIM system.
DISTINGUISHED:
Describes the components of a typical HIM system. Provides a thorough and accurate description, well-
supported by credible evidence, that identifies both the clinical and administrative aspects of the system.
Comments:
I need to see the components of health IT system such at types of EHR, HIM systems and other needed
components supported by academic references.
(16%)
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CRITERIA 2
Identify the challenges and best practices related to choosing and implementing health information systems.
COMPETENCY
Identify the characteristics and functionality of information and management systems used in health care,
including those components most relevant for health care administrators.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not identify the challenges and best practices related to choosing and implementing health
information systems.
BASIC:
Identifies the challenges and best practices not clearly related to choosing and implementing health
information systems.
PROFICIENT:
Identifies the challenges and best practices related to choosing and implementing health information
systems.
DISTINGUISHED:
Identifies the challenges and best practices related to choosing and implementing health information
systems. Provides a perceptive assessment of key challenges and best practices, well-supported by
credible evidence.
Comments:
I did not see any bestpractices related to health IT and EHR.
(14%)
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CRITERIA 3
Identify the clinical and administrative IT needs of various hospital departments.
COMPETENCY
Identify the characteristics and functionality of information and management systems used in health care,
including those components most relevant for health care administrators.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not identify typical clinical and administrative IT needs common in typically hospital settings.
BASIC:
Identifies typical clinical and administrative IT needs common in typically hospital settings, but not clearly
associated with specific departments.
PROFICIENT: Identifies the clinical and administrative IT needs of various hospital departments.
DISTINGUISHED:
Identifies the clinical and administrative IT needs of various hospital departments. Provides a thorough
and accurate analysis of current needs sufficient to support sound strategic decisions about health
information systems.
Comments:
There was no mention or discussion of health IT specific needs. In IT needs think of things such as EHR,
CPOE, alos workflow solutions for personnel, financing, logistics support, information and communications
technology (ICT), and mechanisms for coordinating care.
(14%)
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CRITERIA 4
Explain how department IT needs are, or are not, being met.
COMPETENCY
Identify the characteristics and functionality of information and management systems used in health care,
including those components most relevant for health care administrators.
NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not identify the department IT needs that are, or are not, being met.
BASIC: Identifies the department IT needs that are, or are not, being met.
PROFICIENT: Explains how department IT needs are, or are not, being met.
DISTINGUISHED:
Explains how department IT needs are, or are not, being met. Provides a perceptive, articulate
explanation and makes logically sound inferences from available information.
Comments:
(14%)
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CRITERIA 5
Summarize the findings from one's needs assessment, related to current IT system functionality, commonalities, and differences.
COMPETENCY
Identify the characteristics and functionality of information and management systems used in health care,
including those components most relevant for health care administrators.
NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not summarize the findings from one’s needs assessment.
BASIC:
Summarizes the findings from one’s needs assessment, without sufficient regard to current IT system
functionality, commonalities, and differences, resulting in ambiguity and a lack of direction for decision
makers.
PROFICIENT:
Summarizes the findings from one’s needs assessment, related to current IT system functionality,
commonalities, and differences.
DISTINGUISHED:
Summarizes the findings from one’s needs assessment, related to current IT system functionality,
commonalities, and differences. Provides a concise and insightful summary with clear implications for
the organization and a sound basis for possible next steps.
Comments:
This section is too vague – see my comments on the paper as well – in the viewer I made several
comments
(14%)
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CRITERIA 6
Identify potential gaps between current system functionality and services and likely future needs.
COMPETENCY
Forecast future organizational needs and/or applications of technology based on evolving business trends.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not identify potential gaps between current system functionality and services and likely future
needs.
BASIC:
Identifies potential gaps between current system functionality and services and likely future needs,
based on tenuous conclusions drawn from a cursory examination of the issue.
PROFICIENT:
Identifies potential gaps between current system functionality and services and likely future needs.
DISTINGUISHED:
Identifies potential gaps between current system functionality and services and likely future needs.
Provides a gap analysis based on an astute forecast of future needs.
Comments:
(14%)
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CRITERIA 7
Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting.
COMPETENCY
Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with
applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting.
BASIC:
Writing is unclear and disorganized, includes errors in grammar and mechanics that inhibit effective
communication, or contains incorrect or improperly formatted source citations and references.
PROFICIENT: Writes clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting.
DISTINGUISHED:
Writes clearly and concisely. Grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting are error-free.
Comments:
APA – use hangingn indent for references
(14%)
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