Answer 2 for NURS 8210 Week 11 Information System Evaluation

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This is insightful Jessica, evaluation of the health information technology system is necessary for ensuring optimum applicability in providing quality healthcare services. The evaluation of HIT often takes different approaches depending on the organization and the policies that have been put in place (Cresswell et al., 2020). The evolution of health information technology calls for improvement in the evaluation processes. Evaluating information technology applications allows decision-makers to gain knowledge regarding the functioning of the IT-based system within the organization; it also allows the organization to determine possible areas that require improvement and the security status of the system (Singh et al., 2020). Identification of the system’s vulnerability is one of the approaches to evaluating a health information system. The entire process of evaluation should be based on the guidelines and measures that have been put in place (Carayon & Hoonakker, 2019). Every healthcare organization should conduct an evaluation of their health information technology systems to ensure they operate normally. One of the questions I would ask is: How can healthcare professionals be involved in evaluating health information technology?

References
Carayon, P., & Hoonakker, P. (2019). Human factors and usability for health information technology: old and new challenges. Yearbook of medical informatics, 28(01), 071-077. https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-0039-1677907

Cresswell, K., Sheikh, A., Franklin, B. D., Krasuska, M., Nguyen, H. T., Hinder, S., … & Williams, R. (2020). Theoretical and methodological considerations in evaluating large-scale health information technology change programmes. BMC Health Services Research, 20, 1-6. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12913-020-05355-7.pdf

Singh, R. P., Javaid, M., Haleem, A., Vaishya, R., & Bahl, S. (2020). Significance of Health Information Technology (HIT) in context to COVID-19 pandemic: Potential roles and challenges. Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, 5(04), 427-440. https://doi.org/10.1142/S2424862220500232

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