Database Characteristics and the Language of Health Information

Database Characteristics and the Language of Health Information
DATABASE CHARACTERISTICS AND THE LANGUAGE OF HEALTH INFORMATION
Case Assignment

1. For this Case Assignment, you will be assuming the role of a lead person on a technology review committee at a multifacility regional hospital. Your committee
has been tasked with evaluating the plausibility and possible selection of a new Health Information System that will enable the hospital to electronically collect and
share patient medical history information among its various hospital centers and departments.

2. Currently, each hospital center maintains paper copies and files of patient records, which are separately managed and stored at each facility. Few of the
electronically based information systems are integrated between the various centers and locations.
3. To add to the challenge, the CIO informs you that most of the members on the committee have limited experience with information systems and databases. However,
the CIO is aware that you are studying Health Informatics, so she has asked you to help familiarize the committee with fundamental concepts related to database systems
and relevant health information standards.

4. Specifically, the CIO (and your professor) request that you prepare a brief overview of the following:

• Fundamentals of database characteristics and structure.
• Various types of medical data and information records relevant to this project.
• The importance of uniform terminology, coding, and standardization of the data.
• Various information standards and organizations that may be applicable, and possibly required, for this project.

1. In addition, search the Internet and find three healthcare information systems vendors that offer electronic medical record products. Compare and contrast the
functions and features of each product and barriers to implementation (financial, physical, and personnel).

2. Remember, your committee mostly comprises clinicians and other healthcare practitioners. Accordingly, they do not have a great deal of technical knowledge
related to information systems.
3. Submit your assignment by the end of this module.

Assignment Expectations
1. Your references and citations should be consistent with a particular formatting style such as APA.

2. Your response should be based on reliable and scholarly material, such as peer-reviewed articles, white papers, technical papers, etc. Do not include
information from non-scholarly materials such as wikis, encyclopedias, or www.freearticles.com (or similar websites).
3. Your response should incorporate the outcomes of the module with the requirements of this assignment.
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