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Introduction to Health Informatics
Assignment 1
Type:
Individual
Topic:
History, Current Status and Future of Electronic Health Records (& PCEHR) leading to “Big
Data” for Healthcare Analytics in Clinical Decision Support Application.
Length:
6-8 pages (approximately)
Weighting:
30%
Due Date:
Friday 28th August 2015 by 11:59pm (submitted online via vUWS Turnitin)
This is a research assignment aimed at demonstrating your understanding of the origins, current position and future
plans for electronic health records (EHR) in Australia and internationally. Further future directions should include
its role in big data analytics in clinical decision support systems. Consideration should also be given to the
Personally Controlled electronic health records (PCEHR) currently being defined by NEHTA.
You should use a variety of research sources (eg: books, journals, conference papers, websites, electronic databases)
to investigate and analyse:
? the history of EHR;
? the relationship of EHR to the PCEHR;
? the current strategy, use and implementation status of EHR/PCEHR (including implementation issues) and
? what future plans are in place to expand the implementation of EHRs and the PCEHR.
? future directions and its role in big data analytics in clinical decision support systems applications.
Your focus should be on the Australian position although it is expected that your submission will also compare the
local landscape to what has/is happening overseas.
Submissions will be assessed on:
? Type and variety of research sources used
? Demonstration of your understanding of the research material
? Coverage of all four areas
? Depth of comparison of EHR to the PCEHR in Australia and overseas
? Demonstration of your understanding of the critical implementation issues of EHR and the PCEHR
? Structure, format and quality of the writing
