CHAPTER 1
Alignment: Health Information Systems and Current Challenges in Health Care
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this chapter, the student will be able to:
• Identify the major reasons for the increase in health information systems (HIS) activity in U.S. health care.
• Describe current healthcare challenges such as cost and quality issues and explain how HIS initiatives might help.
• Explain the U.S. government’s role in and goals for health care, including the aims of legislation such as HIPAA, ARRA, and HITECH.
• Describe evolving consumer expectations regarding automation of healthcare processes and ways that HIS uses enable patients to become more engaged in their health care.
• Identify ways HIS is used in other countries.
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