Healthcare Technology and Information Management

Study question

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:54:26 GMT

How Information technology can implements HIPAA?

A- Enhanced Privacy Protection Policies and Procedures.

B- Establishment of Compliance Committees and Privacy offices.

C-Use of HIPAA-Compliant Software.

D- All of above

D-is correct

Fom Power point persentation

MIS Planning TaskForce

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:35:52 GMT

The primary purpose of a planning task force for a management information system (MIS) is to:

1) Make recommnedations to the governing authority

2) Gather information on data needs in order to effectively evaluate vendors

3) Reduce the necessity for user feedback

4) Implement the MIS system of the facility

Answer: 2

Vendor selection is critical to ensure the selection of the best system to meet the organizations needs.

Management's Role in IT Implementation

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:36:54 GMT

What roles should management take to avoid failures in the IS plan and implementation?

A. Align the IS plan and the activities of the service and support units with the strategic plan.

B. Ensure that adequate funding is provided for implementation.

C. Ensure that all plans are implemented in a timely and coordinated fashion.

D. All of the above.

E. None of the above.

Answer: D. All of the above.

CMIO

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:31:37 GMT

Chief Medical Information Officers or Chief Informatics Officers ensure information, evidence, and effectiveness in medicine. The MD wishing to take on this role is highly recommended to have the following:

a. Leadership skills

b. communication skills

c. IT systems experience and/or informatics education

e. membership in a group such as the HIMSS (Health Information Management & Systems Society)

f. MBA

g. all of the above

h. none of the above

answer: g. all of the above

(Also, there are some good links at cmio.net with articles about this topic.)

Virtual Server Infrastructure and Disaster Recovery

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:42:28 GMT

Our organization migrated from a physical to a virtual server environment and are considering including a system "fail-over" mechanism as a part of our disaster recovery plan. This would involve the implementation of continuous data transmission between our office and an off-site location that would have a duplication of our IT infrastructure. Has anyone else deployed this process as a part of their disaster recovery protocols?

Measuring Performance of Management Information Systems

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:46:46 GMT

According to Griffith & White, 6^th ed., 2007, pg. 407-410, information systems should meet the needs of its users. The measures emphasized service and quality more than resources consumed. These important measures are listed below. Which is NOT one of the 6 measures Griffith & White discussed.

Demand
Cost
Human Resources
Output and Productivity
Quality
Ethics
Consumer Services

Answer: f. Ethics

Total Cost of Ownership

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:24:49 GMT

Many IT departments have recieved proposals that have the cost of hardware and software. Have any of you developed a good 5-year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) equation that also takes into account the other variables such as training costs, which is driven by cost per employee hour and total number of hours; upgrade costs and additional training time; depreciation schedules; etc. It seems that there are also a number of intangibles such as ease of training, implementation and reduction of physician frustration that should be considered. Feedback is welcome.

Another question, but on Human Resources

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:13:41 GMT

In the Week 2 Human Resources Study questions, question 1 asks: Which of the following is a mandatory bargaining topic?

a) Benefits for retried employees

b) performance bonds

c) Preferential hiring of union members

d) job descriptions

In the answer it says that benefits for retired employees is a voluntary bargaining topic. However in slide 36, Part 2 of the Human Resources Section it lists retirement benefits as a mandatory bargaining topic

Can any of you HR experts clarify this for me?

Thanks,

Shari Welch

A question about a self study question.

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:22:01 GMT

Re: Question number 9: A comprehensive information security policy should include all of the elements except:

a) management policies

b) data back up and recovery

c) physical security

d) technical controls

The answer given is b. But looking at powerpoint slides 26-31 I think all of the above is the correct answer.

What am I missing? Can anyone explain this to me?

Thanks,

Shari Welch