This milestone must be 2–3 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) an

This milestone must be 2–3 pages in length (plus a cover page and
references) and must be written in APA format. Use double spacing, 12-point
Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. All references cited in APA format.
Overview: Imagine you have been contracted to consult on the recent
developments at the Featherfall Medical Center. Featherfall has been struggling
of late; it has had a series of problems that have prompted your hiring. It has
faced the following issues:
1. Featherfall has recently violated
several government regulations regarding the current state of its technology
and how it is being used. The technology system is vastly out of date, and
staff are not always using the technology that is in place or they are using
the technology inappropriately. These problems have lost the institution lots
of money for not meeting government regulations and have caused operational and
ethical problems from inefficient and ineffective use of technology.
2. The staff at Featherfall are not
well-trained on the use of technology and do not communicate appropriately
about technology use. The roles that pertinent to your consult are the health
information management team, the clinical staff (doctors, nurses, etc.), and
administrative staff. The health information management team uses proper coding
practices, and the current technology system serves them well, despite its age.
However, other roles in the hospital have had issues with the system. Clinical
staff, for instance, have had record-keeping issues both due to lack of
training on the system and the system itself being out of date. Administrative
staff within the organization have taken issue with the lack of communication
about the technology and its use between the various roles. When the current
technology system was chosen many years ago, the needs of these various roles
were not considered.
In this milestone, you will
submit a discussion of the history of healthcare information
management/informatics and the current landscape in terms of technology. This
milestone will set the stage for your project.
Directions:
Specifically, the following critical
elements must be addressed:
I.Preparation for Consult: In this section of
your final project, you will prepare for your consultation on the
organization’s technology choice. To prepare, you will analyze the field of
health information management for determining standard technologies and
guidelines related to technology use in order to inform your technology
selection.
A. Analyze key
historical events in the field of health informatics for how technology has
been used that could inform the management of health information. Be sure to support
your response with appropriate examples.
B. Determine
guidelines for technology use in the field of health information management
that Featherfall could implement. Be sure to support your response with
research.
C. Determine the
standard technologies currently used in the field of health information
management. Be sure to support your response with research. For example, what
record-keeping technologies are typically used in the field?
D. Develop an
overview of how the pertinent roles described at Featherfall would interact
with technology.
E. Describe the
process you would use to evaluate new health information technology systems. Be
sure that your process will evaluate new systems based on how they meet the
needs of the organization and how they are compliant with health regulations
and laws.
This
milestone must be 2–3 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) and
must be written in APA format. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman
font, and one-inch margins. All references cited in APA format.