1.      Explain how the delivery of health care services can benefit from health information systems, and provide two examples.2.      What two pressures on the health care industry, the first in the 1990s and the second inThe 2000s, conclude that electronic medical records are essential? 3.       Jefferson Hospital has recently implemented computerized provider order entry (CPOE). What EMRAM stage are they in, and what projects might Jefferson under- take next to progress its EMR implementation?4.       Identify and describe the four primary barriers to health care information systems adoption. 5.       As a health care manager, it is critical that your employees value and preserve the pri- vacy of patient information. What measures might you put into place to encourage and monitor this? 6.      What are the differences between EMRs and EHRs? What challenges have they pre- sented for health care managers? And, what challenges does the future proffer?  7.      What are the implications of the recent changes to HIPAA with regard to protecting PHI?  8.      Using one of the data resources provided by your instructor, identify what stage of EMRAM U.S. hospitals are in for 2015 Q4. What suggestions for improvement can you make based on this information.  9.      A large (100) physician cardiology group has decided it is time to move to a new HER. As the practice manager, what key features should you be looking for and how will you integrate this into the practice? Keeping in mind the objections the physician might throw at you during the monthly practice meeting, create a pitch to the managing partners for the system you think would work best for the practice. Assuming the partners approve, what is your plan to implement the new system? Provide timelines, deliverables, who is responsible for what steps, as well as a staff training plan. [Show Less]