An Overview of Information Systems in a Healthcare Organization
An overview of Information systems in a healthcare organization
Masters in Information Systems Management CIS 512 – Enterprise Architecture
Introduction
There is an ever increasing demand for information technology to go hand in hand with the health care organizations like hospitals where all operations from financial to clinical operations need technology support. As care for patients gets the first priority it becomes very important for hospitals to have up-to-date information technology system to share and communicate patient information effectively. Every hospital big or small has an organizational structure which consists of many different departments like administrative, financial, and diagnostic and computer information department. A recent study has revealed an objective correlation between the degree of adoption of technologies in healthcare and reduction of complications and mortality in hospitals (Amarasingham et al, 2009). Most hospitals need to modernize their IT department to enable safer, faster, and more efficient healthcare delivery. The objective of this paper is to illustrate the information system, computing requirements and the various hardware and software needed for implementing modern enterprise architecture to the hospital organization.
Business Requirements of Healthcare Organization
• Improve healthcare security and privacy and comply with HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
• The new health information system should integrate smoothly and seamlessly with the core clinical and business operations of the healthcare organization.
• Make use of today 's most advanced healthcare
Masters in Information Systems Management CIS 512 – Enterprise Architecture
Introduction
There is an ever increasing demand for information technology to go hand in hand with the health care organizations like hospitals where all operations from financial to clinical operations need technology support. As care for patients gets the first priority it becomes very important for hospitals to have up-to-date information technology system to share and communicate patient information effectively. Every hospital big or small has an organizational structure which consists of many different departments like administrative, financial, and diagnostic and computer information department. A recent study has revealed an objective correlation between the degree of adoption of technologies in healthcare and reduction of complications and mortality in hospitals (Amarasingham et al, 2009). Most hospitals need to modernize their IT department to enable safer, faster, and more efficient healthcare delivery. The objective of this paper is to illustrate the information system, computing requirements and the various hardware and software needed for implementing modern enterprise architecture to the hospital organization.
Business Requirements of Healthcare Organization
• Improve healthcare security and privacy and comply with HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
• The new health information system should integrate smoothly and seamlessly with the core clinical and business operations of the healthcare organization.
• Make use of today 's most advanced healthcare
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