health care informatics

Assignment Instructions

For this assignment, create an executive summary, outlining the pros and cons of investing in interfacing the current system, including the components, infrastructure, and investment needed. Make recommendations, including whether to interface (why or why not) and whether the current, different systems at the newly acquired hospitals should be transitioned to the same system as the main VH hospital in Minneapolis, or kept the same with upgrades. Support your summary with peer-reviewed sources.

Refer to the unit studies, including the Vila Health: Information Systems Interfacing and Interoperability challenge (linked in Resources), and create an executive summary, in which you will:

Analyze the key characteristics of different HIM systems, including applications, department-specific functions, and capabilities.
Identify the components, infrastructure, and investment needs for the HIM systems at each hospital accurately.
Identify accurately the pros and cons of maintaining the current systems, interfacing the current HIM systems, or replacing all systems with a single new HIM system.
Make recommendations based on best practices in the field of HIM, supported by current literature.
Discuss how your recommendations will be compliant with federal incentive programs such as the Merit-based Incentive Payment System.

Make sure you write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, and correctly format the paper and citations using current-edition APA style.