Part 1 Federal Efforts to Enhance Quality of Patient Care through the Use of Health Information Technology 1. How does the HITECH Act promote improving the quality of patient care? 2. Are the criteria established in meaningful use sufficient to apply the correct use of health information? Yes or no? Why? 3. How do new trends in health care models improve the quality of patient care? 4. Will the efforts being made to promote the health information exchange (HIE) be successful? Yes or no? Why?

Part 2 Situation: Suppose you are the manager of a facility that provides health services to the elderly and they are evaluating the possibility of selecting a new electronic health record (EHR) system. What would be the correct process for the acquisition of such a system? 1. Details the steps to follow in the process of acquiring a system. 2. How do the request for proposal (RFP) and request for information (RFI) documents support communication between the seller and buyer in the acquisition of systems? When evaluating system vendors, they can be evaluated by determining whether they are compliant, partially compliant, or non-compliant, and evaluating the cost and benefit. Is this enough for vendor selection analysis? But because? 3. How project management tools support the systems implementation process. 4. What strategies do you recommend to prevent negative situations during the system implementation process? 5. What is your opinion on the topic presented?

Part 3 1. What are the four (4) categories of methods used to establish health information technology standards and explain what each one is about. 2. What is the mission of the following institutions: a.International Organization for Standardization (ISO) b. American National Standards Institute (ANSI). 3. How does each of the major types of health care information standards support the effective management of health care information? What are they about and provide an example: a. Classification criteria, vocabulary and terminology, b. Standards for the exchange of electronic data c. Medical record content d. Functional standards. 4. Identify the mission of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and how this office impacts the adoption of health care information standards in the United States. 5. What is your opinion on the topic presented?