Imagine that you are the Director of Health Information for a large  hospital. As Director, you sit on various institution-wide committees  which govern the organization’s policies. You have seen issues arise  that cause you to propose changes in policies, procedures and operations  across the hospital. Therefore, you have decided to create a proposal to the CEO and Board of Directors, which you  will develop in collaboration with committee teams. Please follow the  instructions below in completion of this assignment.
   
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1

Select two (2) applications/systems for clinical classification and  coding (e.g., encoders, computer assisted coding (CAC), etc.) and  appraise each vendor in terms of (1) capacity to evaluate quality coding  practices, (2) possible implementation considerations/issues, and (3)  systems management challenges and training needs. Provide support for  one system that you find as the “”best option”” with rationale.
 
2

Consider the principles and applications of classification systems  (e.g., ICD-10, HCPCS) and medical record auditing used within a clinical  documentation improvement (CDI) program. Appraise the value and  challenges of a quality CDI program by defending the need for ongoing  CDI program support and critique at least three (3) challenges in the  CDI process. Make connections between auditing, accurate diagnostic and  procedural coding with classification systems, and CDI programs. Your  executive summary should reflect upon the need for CDI and best  practices for ensuring compliance.
 
3

Critique one interoperability issue that is possible within the  health information exchange (HIE) (e.g., patient identity matching).  Appraise at least three (3) best practices that address the issue.
 
4

Evaluate at least three (3) health information systems (HIS) and  three (3) data storage designs (e.g., onsite, cloud). Select the best  HIS and data storage design for disaster recovery purposes. Indicate  your selections with rationale.
 
5

Evaluate three (3) managerial challenges related to clinical indices,  databases, and registries from the perspective of a hospital’s health  information management function. Recommend three (3) best practices or  policies related to the management of secondary data sources.
 
6

With respect to data warehousing, appraise at least two (2)  approaches in data warehouse design that supports quality data  management from varying sources, processing/storage of data throughout  the warehouse model, and meaningful output into the presentation layer.  Summarize your recommendations in the executive summary.
 
7

Analyze data and information from the point of creation or  collection, through the management, storage, and transformation into  information and duration of its required retention period.