Assignment Details

St. Augustine’s Hospital System is seeking a chief information officer (CIO) for its Healthcare Information Systems Department, and you are a candidate for an interview for the position.

Respond to the following interview questions:

1. Explain the terms health care information technology, computer literacy, medical informatics, and nationwide hospital information network and highlight their significance.
2. Describe the 4 cultural orientations of a health management information system (HMIS).
3. Discuss the uses of different computer information systems in a typical hospital.
4. Describe the 5 major components of health care information technology (IT).

Use the following template: Unit 1 Assignment

Deliverable Requirements: Write at minimum a 3-page response to these questions. Make sure to cite your references using APA format.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

• Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
• Length: 3 pages minimum
• Body: This begins on the page following the title page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 3 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
• Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

Please submit your assignment.

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Grading Criteria

Points Possible

Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material and writer's message and intent are clear.

50

Scholarly research that supports the writer's position is properly acknowledged and cited, and direct quotations may not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable (excluding title page, table of contents, tables, exhibits, appendices, and reference pages). Inclusion of plagiarized content will not be tolerated and may result in adverse academic consequences.

40

Critical thinking: Position is well justified, there is logical flow, and examples are provided where appropriate.

40

Structure: Includes an introduction and conclusion and proper paragraph format and reads as a polished academic paper or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable.

20

Mechanical: No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.

15

APA: Deliverable is cited properly according to the APA Publication Manual.

10

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