Overview
HIM 6667 Foundation in Management Information Systems
Assignment 1
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Research Resources
Not all information is correct or equally important. It is advisable to use the
following ranking of evidence when performing your research:
1. Peer reviewed articles and Textbooks
2. Government portals (e.g. .gov websites)
3. News reports/Blogs/websites
Case study – Florida MIS Radiology
Florida MIS Radiology is a large imaging department located in Tampa, Florida
providing diagnostic imaging services in two main sites. The care team consists
of 3 Radiologists, 4 nurses, 4 technologists, and 4 administrative specialists.
Florida MIS Radiology has the following imaging capabilities:
Florida MIS Radiology’s its mission is “to advance the knowledge and practice of
diagnostic imaging by meeting the clinical needs of the patients we serve”, and
its vision is “to provide high quality, patient centric diagnostic imaging services to
patients in the region and expand our sites to better serve our community”. The
department has the following goals:
Florida MIS Radiology’s leadership is considering investing on information
systems and it needs your assistance.
This week we will address the following three topics:
Topic 1 – MIS in Florida MIS Radiology
Learning objectives:
One of the leaders of Florida MIS Radiology finds Health MIS terminology
confusing and needs clarifications. She understands that an information system
consists of 5 components but it is unclear to her how these components interact
or what each of these components does. She recently read an article discussing
the use of information systems in airline reservations (as the one discussed in
our textbook) and she would like to draw parallels.
Thus, for each of the 5 components explain how health information systems are
similar to and differ from an airline reservation system. Give examples of
similarities and differences for each component. Justify your answers and cite
your sources. The minimum word count of the answer is 300 excluding
references. Your answer must be presented in an essay form; not as a list of
bullet points.
Topic 2 – Business processes in Florida MIS Radiology
Learning objectives:
quality in healthcare
To understand Florida MIS Radiology’s business processes, you interviewed one
of the administrative specialists regarding a typical work day in the office. Below
find your notes:
“In most cases, the department receives examination orders from affiliated
hospitals. The examination orders include patient information, demographics,
date, and a description of the examination required.
The patient calls to make an appointment. Once the appointment is scheduled,
an administrative staff member sends the patient pre-registration forms to fill out
before the appointment.
When the patient arrives for the appointment, he/she completes the registration
forms. An administrative staff member verifies insurance information, patient
identification, and examination orders. A folder containing all patient information
collected is created for the specific patient and is stored in the records area of the
practice.
A nurse takes the patient in the examination area where vital signs are collected.
The nurse verifies the examination orders and moves the patient to the
appropriate diagnostic area, where a technologist performs the test. For more
advanced tests, like MRI with contrast, the radiologist injects the patient with the
appropriate agent before the exam.
After completion of the exam, the images are printed and sent to the radiologist
for evaluation. The patient is released.
The radiologist evaluates the images and creates his/her report. An
administrative staff member stores the images and report in the patient’s folder
and sends copies to the ordering clinician in the affiliated hospital.”
For this topic:
1. Create a process diagram in swimlane format that depicts the process
described in the interview. Make sure to include all actors, activities, sub
processes, data repositories, decisions and data/control flows required.
You may create the graph using a software of your choosing (e.g. word,
visio, draw.io, etc.) or sketch it. Attach your diagram as a picture in the
template provided for this assignment. Do not submit the graph as a
separate file.
2. Provide 3 examples of how information systems can facilitate or improve
quality of the process described.
Topic 3 – Business processes in Florida MIS Radiology
Learning objectives:
The leadership of Florida MIS Radiology is interested to know how they compare
to their competition and how information systems can give them a competitive
advantage. Your plan is to research 3 main competitors in the area (Tampa, FL).
Create your report with the following information:
1. Given Florida MIS Radiology’s mission, vision, and goals, describe which
of the Porter’s competitive strategy is pursuing. Justify your answer.
2. What are the three main competitors of Florida MIS Radiology in the area?
Which criteria you used to select them as competitors? For each of the
three competitors, indicate the Porter’s competitive strategy pursued?
Justify your answers and cite your sources.