You are the chief health informatics officer for an integrated health system. During a board of directors' retreat, board members assessed the response and preparedness of the health system to the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential major events that may occur in the future. Many board members have advocated that the system needs to pursue a health digital/informatics strategy and requested a meaningful review and assessment of how this strategy can help the system respond to and address the growing and complex community's healthcare needs. 

 

Instructions:

Choose four options from the list provided on the website below that shows concepts of health informatics techniques, tools, and applications in healthcare. 

 

Website: https://www.healthit.gov/playbook/

 

Create a report, leverage the research about health informatics. The report should address the following:

Questions:

1. Assess the scope, potential, opportunities, and challenges of implementing options you selected for your healthcare setting and target audiences, such as community and organization.
2. Evaluate these options' importance to healthcare delivery and managing chronic diseases and pandemics. Include benchmarks from industry and government reports that support your assessment.