Health Informatics in Today’s Healthcare Ecosystem

Description
Introduction:
Today?s?healthcare?ecosystem?is?influenced?by?external?factors?such?as?legislative?events,?economic?changes,?and
social?trends?impacting?delivery?systems.?The?role?of?the?health?informatics?professional?is?to?analyze?and
respond?to?the?information?needs?of?external?and?internal?customers?throughout?the?continuum?of?healthcare
services?(the?healthcare?ecosystem).?For?this?task?you?will?be?expected?to?demonstrate?your?understanding?of
today?s?healthcare?ecosystem?and?trends?in?services,?and?how?health?informatics?professionals?play?an?important
role?in?monitoring?the?impact?of?national?health?information?initiatives,?particularly?in?the?use?of?information
systems.
Select?one?large?hospital?in?your?geographic?area,?or?one?that?is?nationally?known?for?its?service?excellence.
Some?examples?are?Johns?Hopkins?in?Baltimore,?Maryland;?Mayo?Clinic?in?Rochester,?Minnesota;?Cleveland
Clinic?in?Cleveland,?Ohio;?Massachusetts?General?Hospital?in?Boston,?Massachusetts;?or?Ronald?Reagan?UCLA
Medical?Center?in?Los?Angeles,?California.?You?may?use?the?hospital’s?website,?latest?annual?report,?or?other
reports?found?on?their?website,?to?locate?information?needed?for?this?task.
Task:
A.?Discuss?how?one?historic,?legislative,?social,?or?economic?event?impacted?the?growth?of?your?chosen?hospital.
Note:?The?historic,?legislative,?social,?or?economic?event?should?be?based?in?the?local?community.
B.?Compare?a?point?of?your?chosen?hospital’s?mission,?vision,?and/or?value?to?a?service?provided?to?the
community.
1.?Explain?a?quality?improvement?initiative?from?your?chosen?hospital.
C.?Interpret?trends?and?future?development?of?your?chosen?hospital?by?doing?the?following:
1.?Analyze?how?your?chosen?hospital?uses?health?informatics?technologies?to?impact?its?healthcare?delivery.
2.?Evaluate?how?your?chosen?hospital?uses?emerging?trends?in?technology?to?support?its?projects?and?initiatives.
D.?When?you?use?sources,?include?all?in?text?citations?and?references?in?APA?format.
Note:?When?bulleted?points?are?present?in?the?task?prompt,?the?level?of?detail?or?support?called?for?in?the?rubric
refers?to?those?bulleted?points.
Note:?For?definitions?of?terms?commonly?used?in?the?rubric,?see?the?Rubric?Terms?web?link?included?in?the
Evaluation?Procedures?section.
Note:?When?using?sources?to?support?ideas?and?elements?in?a?paper?or?project,?the?submission?MUST?include
APA?formatted?in?text?citations?with?a?corresponding?reference?list?for?any?direct?quotes?or?paraphrasing.?It?is
not?necessary?to?list?sources?that?were?consulted?if?they?have?not?been?quoted?or?paraphrased?in?the?text?of?the
paper?or?project.?
Note:?No?more?than?a?combined?total?of?30%?of?a?submission?can?be?directly?quoted?or?closely?paraphrased?from
sources,?even?if?cited?correctly.?For?tips?on?using?APA?style,?please?refer?to?the?APA?Handout?web?link?included
in?the?General?Instructions?section.