Master Mindshift: Focused Discussion
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to discuss health informatics in support of direct patient care, basic administration functions, and decision support system. Individually, you may also explore and discuss the application of emerging technologies and their use in problem-solving and leadership decision-making. This is also an opportunity for you to demonstrate your communication skills.
To assist with learning about the current trend in health informatics, students will be directed to further expand their knowledge on the topic via the Health Information Management and Systems Inc. website. ( www.himss.orgLinks to an external site.)
In addition, you will be expected to be knowledgeable of the following skills:
Analyze formal and informal communication.
Compare/contrast the effectiveness of various communication methods.
Design effective communications for a wide variety of situations in healthcare organizations
Knowledge: This assignment will also help you to become familiar with the following important content knowledge in this discipline:
Health Informatics and how information systems, informatics principles, and information technology are applied in healthcare delivery
Examine consumer health informatics concepts and their role in the design of e-health systems and critically assess implications and barriers of health social networks.
Describe the effect of healthcare informatics as an emerging and transforming technology and how it will impact the major stakeholders of an organization and patient outcomes.
Articulate Ideas and Information.
Task:
Answer the following questions in discussion format.
A. Describe an issue associated with healthcare data that impedes the construction of meaningful databases and inhibits the data mining process. Which strategies would you use to remedy this situation? Thoroughly describe one strategy and its potential outcomes.
B. Choose a clinical problem or topic specific to your discipline and enter the search terms at http://www,guidelines.govLinks to an external site.. Summarize the information you found there in relation to the recommendations for practice. How are they similar to what you have learned about the topic? How are they different? If you wanted to implement the recommendations for practice, what barrier might need to be overcome.
