In APA format answer the following questions:

1. How does HMIS affect or influence the different departments within a healthcare services organization?

2. Why is it difficult to integrate IT and medicine? Discuss the need for an integrated management perspective of HMIS.

3. List the 5 major components of integrated HMIS. Discuss which component deserves the most attention in today’s HIT environment and why. Provide specific examples of each component in the context of your work.

4. List and illustrate the basic functions of an HMIS. How may these basic functions be extended to accommodate complex health information processing tasks such as medical diagnosis and teleconsultation?