Health Information Management Discussion Question

You were hired six weeks ago as Director of Data Services at a 250-bed hospital. One of your job responsibilities is to prepare the organization to meet Meaningful Use criteria for health information exchange. There is a private exchange forming in your region, and your CEO has been approached about joining the group. The CEO has asked you to investigate how participation in the newly forming health information exchange will be beneficial to the hospital, and what you will recommend as “next steps” for the hospital. He has requested a report one month from today.

1. What are some of the questions you need to begin asking the external future “partners” at the health information exchange?
2. Who would you need to speak with internally and what types of preliminary questions would you ask?
3. Generally, what type of information do you think is important to include in this report to help the CEO and other administrators move forward effectively in this new venture?