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As a health information technology manager at your organization, what are some vital technical skill sets
you would seek in a new hire? In which technical areas is your organization strong and in which areas do
you see room for improvement?

The health care IT industry faces new challenges based on new health care insurance provider

requirements, including evolving guidance from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Describe a recent change to CMS regulatory reporting requirements and the role of a health information

technology (HIT) professional in ensuring an organization is in compliance.

For this assignment, you will interview an HIT professional involved in project management at your
current or previous organization.

Part 1

Create a list of 10 questions to help you acquire information related to the questions in Part 2.

Part 2

Write a 750-1,000-word paper addressing the following criteria and citing specific information and
responses from the interview:

1. Discuss the project development methodology that the HIT professional you interviewed uses to
complete tasks.

2. Explain the role of a HIT manager in health IT projects and how the project management
methodology has prepared them for challenging projects.

3. Describe the health informaticist skill sets that the HIT professional uses. Discuss how these skill
sets could be used in your career.

4. Discuss the quality assurance process and system testing methodology.

General Requirements

Submit both parts of the assignment to the assignment dropbox as one deliverable.

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This assignment aligns to the following AMIA 2017 Core Competencies for Health Informatics Curricula at the
master’s degree level:

F1: Health: Knows How

F4: Health Information Science and Technology: Knows How

F8: Professionalism: Shows How

F9: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Shows How