HIM 615 Topic 6 Assignment Grand Canyon

In this assignment, you are required to identify a health care facility where you would consider working in the field of health care informatics.

Identify and interview someone who is responsible for IT security (e.g., compliance, privacy, risk, or quality).

To assist in formulating salient questions, view the terms (see assigned readings related to “Health Information Exchange.”)

From the discussions and insights from the discussion forum, include the questions that were pertinent to the information gathered from your interview. Focus on EHRs and software solutions.

Write a 500-750-word summary of your interview. The summary should focus on EHRs, software solutions, and IT security. Include the following:

• Background information of the interviewee (e.g., role, title, and their professional involvement with privacy, security, patient data, and EHR hardware).
• IT security
• Impending government regulations

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.