The application and challenges involved with implementing an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for a private family medicine practice.

The term paper must answer the following questions.  The paper and references are to be written in IEEE standard format.

1. What are the most important functionalities of the EHR that need to be implemented at the practice?
2. Is it possible for any existing Practice Management Systems to be integrated with the EHR?
3. Identify any two critical challenges in implementing the EHR.
4. Identify any four critical advantages the EHR would provide to the practice.
5. How would you manage the project planning and implementation of this EHR?
6. Explain the technology security considerations and how HIPAA governs its implementation.
7. Discuss strategies for disaster recovery and include discussion on storage media options
8. Evaluate cloud computing considerations, to include cloud-hosted versus local installation
9. Make a recommendation on the type of EHR system this practice should adopt and support your decision using data.