Part one

The course is Health Informatics, and the Module objectives is Health Information Technology Governance

We will use news articles in this course to stay engaged and current on various healthcare informatics news topics this week.

For this Assignment:

1. Please submit a reflective post to the blog informing your classmates and me what you learned from your news source and relate that to the course, module objectives, and any experiences you had.
2. Please read your classmates' blog postings and respond to them like you would for discussions.
3. If you are using Twitter, include your Twitter handle so others can follow you. Twitter is not required.
4. Post one to two paragraphs per submission (about Two hundred and filthy words) to tell us the key takeaways from the news you read.

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• You may draw current news from any sources as long as the news has been reported within the module week or is on the topic of the Module.
• Twitter does not have to be your source of news. However myTwitter is @andalak If you do use Twitter, please submit your Twitter name with this assignment, so we may all follow you.
• Be sure to read your classmates' blog postings and try to comment on your classmates' posts.
• Your reflective post should not replicate the content in the news item but rather, demonstrate your critical thinking skills and personal perspective. Please try to limit your post limit to about two hundred and filthy words and eight to ten sentences and don't forget references.
• Please continue to research relevant organizations, initiatives, or experts to follow or track early this week and share a few with your classmates so others may get some ideas of who to follow.

Part two

The system is the EHR system.

The technology taskforce is concerned that they are not fully aware of how information flows for key processes. They want to make sure that this is addressed during the software development life cycle. You propose to design data flow diagrams to show how they can contribute to addressing this concern during the system development lifecycle. You will begin by selecting a healthcare or public health process relevant to the health information system you selected in Part A. Describe the process and depict the data flow using DFD diagrams. You will develop a level 0, level 1, and level 2 diagram. (guidance, level 1 diagram should include about twice as much detail as level 0, and level 2 should include at least 2 times as much detail as level 1). You will make a presentation to show how you developed your diagrams, show the outcomes (show the visual of each diagram), and discuss the diagrams.