27 Dec If you were writing a hospital policy

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Module 1 Assignment

Introduction to Theory in Healthcare Informatics

Write an essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each number item. There should be three sections, one for each item number below, as well the introduction (heading is the title of the essay) and conclusion paragraphs. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) citations in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

Write an essay addressing the following prompts:

Electronic health records (EHRs) are easier to read than the paper charts of the past, but many complain that healthcare providers are focusing too much on the computer screen instead of the patient.

Is this due to lack of skill or training, poor computer system design, or just the nature of computer charting?

Is patient care suffering from the implementation of EHRs?

Charting in an EHR consist of clicking boxes, do you feel this provides enough detail about the patient, condition, and events if there was a law suit?

Hebda, Hunter and Czar (2019) identify three types of data that is currently being tracked by organizations (p. 46).

Identify and explain another type of data, specific to your practice, that is being tracked by an organization.

Why do you feel this data is important to track?

Identify and discuss the organization that is tracking the data.

Are there any ethical concerns with an outside organization tracking this data, explain and give examples?

In this week’s discussion post, you identified and explain the topic selected for the project.

Provide a description of your selected topic based on input from the discussion forum. What is your project, why is it relevant to this class, and why is it important to you?

Identify an informatics/healthcare theory from pages 29-30 of the textbook that aligns with the project and explain why.

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Module 2 Assignment

Social Media and the Modern Impact of Informatics

Write an essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each number item. There should be three sections, one for each item number below, as well the introduction (heading is the title of the essay) and conclusion paragraphs. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) citations in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

Most people remember the story below that made national headlines. As most Americans have smart phones, tablets, and computers the utilization of social media is common place.

Finley, T. (2017, Sept. 20). Navy hospital removes staffers for calling babies ‘mini Satan’s’ on social media. Parenting.

If you were writing a hospital policy on smart phone and social media usage, what should be included in the policy?

What potential ethical and legal liabilities are there for the hospital and employees in the case presented above?

In 2007, Harvard University rescinded admission to 10 students after reviewing their social media post.

Do you feel potential employers, current employers, and colleges have the right to access your social media post? Do you feel employers and universities should make decisions based on your post?

Discuss the relationship between accreditation decisions, reimbursement, quality of care, informatics.

CIS450 Informatics in Healthcare

Module 3 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) 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.

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

Differentiate between clinical information systems (CIS) and administrative information systems (AIS)

What systems are currently being utilized at your organization?

If you had to rate the information-technology status of your organization, what score would you give them?

Identify two strength and two weaknesses of the current information-technology being used.