Health Information Systems
An efficient, viable, population healthcare system is dependent on the flow of protected health information to be competitive. The information must be accurate and timely to effectively impact patient care. In this environment the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) has migrated from managing the information pathway to that of managing the information itself. The input, format, protection, access, transmission, and analysis of information are just a sample of the CIO’s responsibilities. The following is a comparison of sample Job Description 1 and Job Description 2.
The functional responsibility and duties of the CIO begins with governance design (Glandon, G. L., Smaltz, D. H., Slovensky, D. J. 2014). The CIO should be part of the senior management and ideally report to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The CIO must guide the effective use of information to support the system strategic plan. In addition provide oversight and coordination of information processing throughout the organization (Glandon, G. L., Smaltz, D. H., Slovensky, D. J. 2014, p. 85). Job Description 2 delineates these roles well. Although the CIO does not report directly to the CEO, the senior vice-president may be appropriate for system …show more content…
L., Smaltz, D. H., Slovensky, D. J. 2014). These include the ability to collaborate, understand the health system and the role of health information in the strategic plan, understanding of health information standards, and policy development. The CIO must be able to asses the organization health information situation, anticipate the health information needs, and understand the culture around health information. Job Description 2 places strong emphasis on all of these attributes as important for the CIO role. Job Description 1 emphasizes the role of communication and management but appears to limit this role to the Information technology department and not as a system
The functional responsibility and duties of the CIO begins with governance design (Glandon, G. L., Smaltz, D. H., Slovensky, D. J. 2014). The CIO should be part of the senior management and ideally report to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The CIO must guide the effective use of information to support the system strategic plan. In addition provide oversight and coordination of information processing throughout the organization (Glandon, G. L., Smaltz, D. H., Slovensky, D. J. 2014, p. 85). Job Description 2 delineates these roles well. Although the CIO does not report directly to the CEO, the senior vice-president may be appropriate for system …show more content…
L., Smaltz, D. H., Slovensky, D. J. 2014). These include the ability to collaborate, understand the health system and the role of health information in the strategic plan, understanding of health information standards, and policy development. The CIO must be able to asses the organization health information situation, anticipate the health information needs, and understand the culture around health information. Job Description 2 places strong emphasis on all of these attributes as important for the CIO role. Job Description 1 emphasizes the role of communication and management but appears to limit this role to the Information technology department and not as a system