Read the fowing scenario, and write $200$ to $300$ words to answer each of the subquestions below:

Scenario:

Imagine a medium$-$sized healthcare clinic that offers a range of services, including general

consultations, specialized treatments, and diagnostic tests. The clinic's clientele includes

both walk$-$in patients and those referred by other medical professionals. Currently, the

clinic's administrative staff manually manages patient records, appointments, billing, and

insurance claims using a combination of paper files and basic electronic documents.

Question:

a$.$ Detail the Patient Care Cycle in this healthcare clinic, encompassing the various

phases from patient registration through to treatment and billing. Describe the

kind of information that needs to be processed at each phase.

b$.$ How would an integrated Healthcare Information System $($HIS$)$ assist the

administrative staff in managing appointments, patient records, and billing more

effectively? The co$-$ordinated information system will be integrated with different

functional areas of the clinic. Discuss the benefits of transitioning from manual to

automated systems for these processes.

c$)$ Identify and elaborate on two operational decisions and two strategic decisions

that could be made within this clinic. Justify your choices.

d$)$ Assuming an HIS was implemented to automate patient registration,

appointment scheduling, and billing, propose one example of a report that could

be generated for operational management, and one example of a report for

strategic planning purposes. Describe the content and potential use of each

report.

a$.$Describe in detail the components and functionalities of a transactional HRIS

in this clinic. Include the types of data it would manage and the transactional

processes it would automate.

b$.$ Explain how a transformational HRIS could be utilized in the clinic to support

HR strategy and meeting organizational goals. You can focus on different areas

such as talent retention, employee development, and workforce planning.

c$.$For each type of HRIS mentioned $($transactional and transformational$),$ identify

and discuss two specific benefits that implementing such systems would provide

to the clinic. You can provide examples to support your discussion by considering

different hypothetical scenarios$/$cases$.$

d$.$Conduct comprehensive research using your preferred internet search engine,

and recommend an off$-$the$-$shelf HRIS platform that can meet all the transactional

HR needs of the clinic without being overly expensive.