Ø  Access AHIMA: What is Health Information

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Students are encouraged to create portfolios and begin to “manage” their careers. When you began a college education you took the first step. You now need to begin to reflect on the next goal, then medium, and long-term goals. I did not complete my final degree until well into my 50’s. And that is fine, I loved my health care career. I was eager to care for patients and did not leave direct patient care for many decades. I did know the time would come to do so however, and began to earn the college degrees I would need at the proper time. This is what is meant by managing your career. This is an entry level program. It is designed to assist you in getting your “foot in the door” where you can learn valuable clinical skills. A common and important degree is the Bachelor of Health Information Management (BS-HIM). This is a reflective assignment. After you have earned your Associate Degree, what would you like to do next?

Explore your next step in Career Management.

Include the following aspects in the assignment:

Ø  Access AHIMA: What is Health Information

Ø  Explore in detail the job outlook, roles and responsibilities of the HIM professionals.

Ø  Expand on your interest in pursuing this profession or if you are not interested, please discuss the reasons.

Ø  Implement some characteristics that makes a good leader in the field of Health Information and explain which ones you specifically have.

Ø  Demonstrate the importance of HIM professionals respecting patient privacy, accuracy, and quality care

Ø  This is a non-formal 1-2 page reflection; you may use “I”. As always, proper sentences, grammar, and spelling are required.

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Cybersecurity

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Cybersecurity

The Health Information Technology (HIT) for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 increased electronic medical record (EMR) and electronic health records (EHR) adoption across the country, making cybersecurity a growing concern for health care organizations. There are regular news reports on healthcare facilities that have been breached.

Analyze the report: Hackers target health data; 82% of hospital tech experts reported ‘significant security incident’ in last year.

Provide a personal action plan to protect against security lapses on your watch.

Include the following aspects in the assignment:

Ø  Summarize the seriousness of the data breaches

Ø  Include your definition of ” bad security hygiene”

Ø  Describe how you will ” create a culture of security awareness”

Ø  Develop a personal action plan which you will follow to assure technology security

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Public health efforts and those of private medicine complement each other and together serve the spectrum of health service needs of American society. Why, then, has their relationship been so contentious?

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Professional Development Assignments:

  • Public health efforts and those of private medicine complement each other and together serve the spectrum of health service needs of American society. Why, then, has their relationship been so contentious?
  • The Institute of Medicine report of 1999 cites two major studies that establish medical errors as one of the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. Should the federal government take the necessary steps to monitor the status of this high-risk situation, as it does with other epidemics, or should the government continue to trust the providers of health care to deal forthrightly with the problem?
  • Analyze why legislative attempts to address only one of the trio of rising costs, lack of universal access, or variable quality of health care only worsens the remaining two.

Please submit one APA formatted paper between 1000 – 1500 words, not including the title and reference page. The assignment should have a minimum of two (2) scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook.

Assignment Expectations

Length: 1000-1500 words

Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimal word amount for this assignment.

References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least two (2) scholarly sources to support your claims.

Describe “structure, process, and outcome” in the assessment of the quality of medical care, and provide examples of each dimension.

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For many years, hospital accreditation bodies assumed that if the structural criteria were met, that is, that the physical plant, the qualifications of the staff, and the necessary equipment were in place, the quality of the services would automatically be acceptable. Subsequently, accreditation groups decided that they had also better look at the medical records to see how the services were being provided. They assumed that, if the necessary structure was in place, and the required services were delivered as prescribed, the quality of care would be acceptable. Now, these same accrediting groups find it necessary to look at the outcomes of care as well.

Describe “structure, process, and outcome” in the assessment of the quality of medical care, and provide examples of each dimension.

How are the three dimensions related?

Can these relationships be trusted to assure the quality of care in the complex, high-tech world of modern medicine? If not, why

What similarities are apparent between the data that were gathered and the data that were generated?

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Remember to submit your work following the file naming convention FirstInitial.LastName_M01.docx. For example, J.Smith_M01.docx. Remember that it is not necessary to manually type in the file extension; it will automatically append.

Start by reading and following these instructions:

1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.

2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.

3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.

4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.

Assignment:

  1. Practice Hours: each module has a minimum required practice hours related to your work on the main education project. Practice hours relate to time spent on project work (Discussion Board work does not apply). Document your hours for Module 2 in Project Concert. Access Project Concert. You should have an estimated 10-15 hours for this module. Minimum required hours must be entered into Project Concert for Module 2. Some states/entities require hour logs for certification or employment. It is the student’s professional responsibility to ensure all hours are entered correctly in order to meet these requirements. Please see the Project Concert directions document in the Learning Materials on how to enter hours.
  2. Discuss aspects of a health concern not being addressed despite the efforts of services and partnerships involved and describe the ultimate outcome(s) or goal(s) from Healthy People 2020 relating to that specific health concern.

Answer the following questions to assist in data interpretation:

  • What similarities are apparent between the data that were gathered and the data that were generated?
  • What differences are apparent between the data that were gathered and the data that were generated?
  • What are the weakness and strengths of this community?
  • In what areas is improvement needed in this community?

The assignment should be written in an APA-formatted essay. The essay should be between 1500 and 2000 words in length and include at least two scholarly sources other than provided materials.

M2 Assignment UMBO – 1, 2, 4M2 Assignment PLG – 2, 5, 6M2 Assign

A hard-working, intelligent nurse manager/leader who has current knowledge of the principles of leadership and management.

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A hard-working, intelligent nurse manager/leader who has current knowledge of the principles of leadership and management. . The incumbent has the opportunity to create a new health care unit or organization. This new unit or organization can be a new nursing unit in a large urban hospital, a community health facility, a remote rural health clinic, or another type of health care organization where nurses are employed.

The board expects a written submission of approximately 5-6 typed double-spaced pages, excluding title and reference pages, at the completion of this project. The final submission should include references to current literature on nursing management and leadership. References must be in APA format (current edition).

Sections to Include in Your Project

  1. Determine the type of unit or organization you are developing. Give your organization a name. Describe the mission statement and values of your organization.
  2. Draw an organizational chart for your organization including yourself (the head person) in the chart.
  3. Describe yourself at the head of your unit or organization � will you be a leader or manager? What attributes or characteristics will you have or seek to develop? How will you go about developing them?
  4. Describe five strategies you will use to empower staff members.
  5. Describe one team that will function in your organization � include a description of your rationale for forming this team and describe how you will ensure the group will function effectively.
  6. On the first day your new unit opens you come across two nurses having a heated debate in the hallway related to how supplies are ordered for the unit. Describe how you would handle this situation.

.Identify 2 strategies you would implement as an educator if you believed in this theory to support children’s holistic development.

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Complete the following chart identifying 2 strategies you would implement as an educator if you believed in this theorist.Identify 2 strategies you would implement as an educator if you believed in this theory to support children’s holistic development.

Social Constructivist Theory Vygotsky

Piaget Constructivist Theory

Erikson Psychoanalytical Theory

Bronfenbrenner Ecological Theory

Bandura Social Learning Theory

Perkins, Tishman & Jay Dispositional Theory

Rogoff

Howard Gardner Multi-Intelligence Theory

Post Structuralist

Critical Theories

What are the processes and the criteria you will use to select your target audience? What is your personal and/or professional connection to your target audience?

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Start by reading and following these instructions:

You are responsible for minimally at least 3 posts for each question in your discussion boards; your initial post and reply to two of your classmates. Your initial post(s) should be your response to the questions posed in the discussion question. You should research your answer and cite at least one scholarly source when appropriate, and always use quality writing. The discussion board is never a place to use text language or emoticons. You will also be asked to respond to your classmates. This is designed to enhance the academic discussion around the topic. It is all right to disagree with something posted by another, however your responses should always be thoughtful and respectful and reflect your opinions professionally.

Discussion Question:

What are the processes and the criteria you will use to select your target audience? What is your personal and/or professional connection to your target audience?

Your initial posting should be 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be a minimum of 200 words in length.

DQ1 UMBO – 1, 2DQ1 PLG – 5, 6DQ1 CLO – 1, 4

When you are ready for the discussion, do the following:

Click on the discussion link above.
Start your answer by clicking “Start a New Thread” button with the title of your answer and the body of text following the guidance above.
To properly post your answer, please click on the “Post” button.
After posting your contribution, you must read what others have posted, reply to at least two of those posts, and respond (when appropriate) to those you have responded to you.
To reply to a classmate’s post:

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Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital-at-Home and Usual Hospital Care for COPD Exacerbations: Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial,” in conjunction with the “Article Analysis Example 1,” for an example of an article analysis.

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The interpretation of research in health care is essential to decision making. By understanding research, health care providers can identify risk factors, trends, outcomes for treatment, health care costs and best practices. To be effective in evaluating and interpreting research, the reader must first understand how to interpret the findings. You will practice article analysis in Topics 2, 3, and 5.

For this assignment:

Search the GCU Library and find three different health care articles that use quantitative research. Do not use articles that appear in the Topic Materials or textbook. Complete an article analysis for each using the “Article Analysis 1” template.

Refer to the “Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital-at-Home and Usual Hospital Care for COPD Exacerbations: Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial,” in conjunction with the “Article Analysis Example 1,” for an example of an article analysis.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

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Files: Rubric_Print_Format (10).xlsx, HLT-362V-RS2-ArticleAnalysis-1-Template[2].docx, HLT-362V-RS2-ArticleAnalysisExample-1[1].docx

Differentiate between electronic health record (EHR), electronic medical record (EMR), and personal health record (PHR)

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Based on your research, what conclusions have you been able to draw related to your final presentation topic? Please describe your final presentation topic and the conclusions you have drawn from the literature you have researched. Are practice changes recommended for your current practice? Why or why not?

Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook.

Assignment:

Electronic Record-Keeping in Healthcare

For this week’s assignment you will be taking an inventory of the information systems in your organization. To complete the assignment, you might need to contact other departments. Based on what you have learned so far in this course, create a 15-20 slide PowerPoint presentation that addresses each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least three (3) scholarly citations using APA citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

  1. Differentiate between electronic health record (EHR), electronic medical record (EMR), and personal health record (PHR)
  2. Differentiate between clinical information systems (CIS) and administrative information systems (AIS)
  3. What systems are currently being utilized at your organization?
  4. If you had to rate the information-technology status of your organization, what score would you give them?
  5. Identify two strength and two weaknesses of the current information-technology being used.

Assignment Expectations-

Length: 15-20 slides in length, not including title, objective, or reference slides. Speaker notes are required to explain the information presented in the slides.

Structure: Include a title slide, objective slide, content slides, reference slide in APA format.  Title/Objective/Reference slides do not count towards the minimum slide count for this assignment.

References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.

Rubric: This assignment uses a rubric for scoring. Please review it as part of your assignment preparation and again prior to submission to ensure you have addressed its criteria at the highest level.

Format: Save your assignment as a Power Point document (.ppt or .pptx) or a PDF document (.pdf)

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