After the staff meeting at St. Augustine's hospital, over 10 employees volunteered to work with you in the Healthcare IT Department. You have a team to help you set up the electronic health record (EHR) for the hospital.

In a plan to your team members, address the following:

1. Discuss the strengths or benefits of team collaboration.
2. Explain the barriers to team collaboration.
3. Describe the role that team collaboration plays in the development, selection, and modification health care information systems.
4. Illustrate the importance of the combined use of computer technology in health care practice management.
5. Discuss the importance of using computer applications in practice management.
6. Examine and discuss the areas of care delivery and how IT is used.
7. Explain the problems associated with the combined usage of IT in health care service delivery.
8. Describe the role of health care information management in facilitating the exchange of information and processes across organizations and multiple stakeholders.
9. Discuss the overall responsibilities of HIT management.
10. Explain the benefits of sharing health care information across organizations and multiple stakeholders.
11. Describe the managerial practices adopted to facilitate the safety and security of information among stakeholders