Competiveness and Performance Effectiveness for Health Care IT Sys

Write a six
to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Define the fundamental responsibilities
and key characteristics of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief
Technology Officer (CTO) within health care organizations. Make one (1)
recommendation where they can utilize their expertise to assist with employee
and patient satisfaction. Support your response with related examples of such
expertise in use. Thoroughly made one (1) recommendation where they can
utilize their expertise to assist with employee and patient satisfaction.
Thoroughly supported your response with related examples of such expertise in
use.

2. Suggest two (2) developing technologies
that health care systems should use in order to improve health care processes
and thus increase the quality and lower the cost of health services. Provide a
rationale to support your response.

Thoroughly
suggested two (2) developing technologies that health care systems should use
in order to improve health care processes and thus increase the quality and
lower the cost of health services. Thoroughly provided a rationale to support
your response.

3. Determine two (2) significant methods
that health care systems should use in order to prevent misuse of information
and protect data privacy and thus achieve a high level of security of health
information. Provide a rationale to support your response.

Thoroughly determined two (2) significant methods that
health care systems should use in order to prevent misuse of information and
protect data privacy and thus achieve a high level of security of health
information. Thoroughly provided a rationale to support your response.

4. Suggest one (1) strategy for health care
organizations to train providers in using technology in health care. Provide a
rationale to support your response.

Thoroughly suggested one (1) strategy for health care
organizations to train providers in using technology in health care. Thoroughly
provided a rationale to support your response.

5. Provide three (3) best practices for
effective IT alignment and strategic planning initiatives. Justify your
response.

Thoroughly
provided three (3) best practices for effective IT alignment and strategic
planning initiatives. Thoroughly justified your response.

6. Use at least three (3) quality academic
resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not
qualify as academic resources.

7. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and
Formatting

Error free or almost error free grammar,
spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

8. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations
and reference section

In-text citations and references are error
free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.

9. Information Literacy / Integration of
Sources

Sources are consistently integrated using
effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

10. Clarity and Coherence of Writing

Information is provided in a clear,
coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically
support ideas.

Your assignment must follow these
formatting guidelines:

Be typed,
double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on
all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format

The specific course learning outcomes
associated with this assignment are:

•  Examine the impact technologies
have on health care information systems.

•  Describe the basic components of a
strategic information system plan.

•  Describe the major types and classifications
of health care information standards and the specific organizations that develop and regulate these standards.

•  Discuss the need for, and identify
methods of, accomplishing the security of information systems.

•  Evaluate the impact of strategic
information system plans on organizational competiveness and performance.

•  Use technology and information
resources to research issues in health information systems.

•  Write clearly and concisely about
health information systems using proper writing mechanics.