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Understanding the role information systems play in health care leadership is essential to the success of health care professionals. In a minimum of 300 words, address the following points in your discussion post: Health Information

• Why is health care information important to all health care professionals?
• Why is health information system important to health care?
• Name four of the major health information systems and their use.
• What is the impact of health information systems on patient care?
• What are at least three definitions of the term “health care information”?
  

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Week 1 – Discussion  2

Health information systems, like most technologies, face issues with data input and information output. Major issues of health information systems may vastly impact the accessibility and/or integrity of patient-protected health information (PHI).  Health care leaders are continuously concerned about PHI quantity, quality, security, and efficiency. In a minimum of 300 words, address the following points in your discussion:

• List the main categories of information and data.
• What are three ways in which data can be monitored for quality?
• What happens when data quality is compromised?
• How does the health care industry rate in terms of information systems adoption?

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