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IDENTIFY A HEALTH CARE DELIVERY ORGANIZATION, NOTE HOW THAT ORGANIZATION IS LINKED TO OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DELIVERY SYSTEM.

IDENTIFY A HEALTH CARE DELIVERY ORGANIZATION, NOTE HOW THAT ORGANIZATION IS LINKED TO OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DELIVERY SYSTEM.

Assignment 2: (20 points) Diagram the Health care System – Linkages and Alliances

Organizations operating in the U.S. Health Care Sector (USHCS) are a part of a larger system of services.  Identify a health care delivery organization, note how that organization is linked to other health care organizations in the delivery system.  Every organization has a source of referral and a place they release their patients.

For this assignment, you will explore linkages and alliances.   To this end, your paper should include:

  • A Title page
  • A 2-3 page (double spaced) description of the organization;
  •  graphical representation of the linkages between the organization and other organizations/stakeholders. If you do a Google image search for organizational linkages, you will see plenty of examples of how they might look. You are not required to use a specific type of graphical representation; the key is to be able to understand the relationships between organizations by looking at your linkage graphic;
  • A properly formatted reference page.

As is the case with all academic papers, a well-organized paper will have a clear introduction to the topic, a body, and a conclusion or summary paragraph. In addition, a well-written paper will have minimal grammar, spelling, or sentence structure mistakes and it will fully conform to all .

IDENTIFY A PLAN THAT ADDRESSES LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN A HEALTH CARE POLICY.

IDENTIFY A PLAN THAT ADDRESSES LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN A HEALTH CARE POLICY.

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Your duties at 21st Century Solutions Health Care Hospital require you to interface with many different professionals, including physicians, nurses, and allied professionals in various areas of health care. The facility also has a new information technology management center, which handles all professional staffing solutions within the hospital. As part of the management protocols, the hospital has tasked you with tracking professional certifications, tracking legal issues within the hospital, and providing detailed monthly reports on the general functionality of the health administration department.

Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Provide a detailed summary of your hospital’s organizational structure. Include a tabulated description of the levels of professionals within the organization. Describe the duties of each major head within the organization.
Provide a detailed hypothetical mission and value statement for the hospital. Provide a rationale for the development of your particular mission and value statement.
Outline a detailed feasibility plan for the hiring of nurses, physicians, and allied professionals. Provide a rationale for the chosen plan, and explain the main reasons why the plan in question would be suitable for use with different health care professionals.

Justify the use of information technology to increase patient services. Provide a summative table of some pros and cons of using information technology in an era of networking and security breaches.
Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Identify managerial issues related to the health care industry.
Identify a plan that addresses legal and ethical issues in a health care policy.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in health care policy, law, and ethics.
Write clearly and concisely about health care policy, law, and ethics using proper writing mechanics

Briefly explain the business process identified in Stage 1 and why/how it could benefit from an EHR system.

Assignment

 

Technology Solution Proposal:  Using the textbook and external resources, write a short single-spaced paper 1-2 pages in length, not including References page and cover sheet, responding to the bulleted items below.  Remember to correctly cite and reference your sources with APA format.  Use the Grading Rubric to be sure you have covered everything.

Create a document that includes the following:

  1. In this assignment you have selected a process.  This should be provided at the beginning of this paper to set the stage.  At the beginning of your paper show:

PROCESS TO BE IMPROVED:__________________________

  1. Briefly explain the business process identified in Stage 1 and why/how it could benefit from an EHR system.  (This should be done in 2 or 3 sentences.)
  2. Propose a specific certified EHR system.  Note:  It’s tempting to propose integrating lots of new technology but focus on a single solution that you would expect to improve the process you identified and modeled.
  • To accomplish this, you will need to look up the up-to-date list of certified complete EHRs on the ONC website at the following URL and then complete the steps that follow:http://oncchpl.force.com/ehrcert/

 

  • You will want to search using the following search criteria, each step on a separate page:
    • Selected Edition Attestation: 2014
    • Select “Browse All Products
    • Select Practice Type: Ambulatory
    • Check box at top of chart “See Complete Products Only
  • Review some of the EHRs that are listed there, and select one that addresses the process area you identified for improvement in Stage 1.  You could refer to the “Certification Criteria,” in Content>Course Resources, to align the process area you chose for Stage 1 with an appropriate EHR solution that addresses that process area.  (Note that not all EHR systems address all process areas.)
  • You will then provide in your paper the following bulleted information on the certified EHR that you have selected:
    • Product: ___________________
    • Version: ___________________
    • Additional Software Required: ___________________
    • Certifying Body: ___________________
    • CHPL Product Number: ___________________                     *you can find this number by clicking on the name of the EHR which will open “Certification Criteria Detail View”

List the major hardware, software and communications (including local connectivity and internet access, if appropriate) components that will be needed.  Once you have selected your EHR system in Step 3 of this assignment, you need to visit the vendor’s website to see the major hardware/software requirements. How many of each you list is dependent on the solution you propose, but the important components needed to implement your proposed solution should be included.  For example, you may have one PC for the front desk and one for each of the 3 examination rooms, and they will have to connect to some system somewhere.  Or you may decide to have 1 PC for the front office, and a tablet or laptop for each of the doctor and the two nurses, also connected to some system somewhere.  Your list should be applicable to your proposed solution, to your proposed improved process, and be appropriate for the UMUC Family Clinic.  (Remember, there is currently no information technology implemented at the clinic other than the outdated scheduling software.) You will also need to specify if your EHR system will be installed on the clinic computer equipment or if it will run as “Software as a Service” (SaaS) via the Internet.  (For a definition of SaaS, please see the note in the box below.)  You will need to evaluate the clinic’s needs and the vendor’s offering.  There are advantages to selecting SaaS for smaller clinics, like reducing the need for an IT staff, but it also comes with a price tag.  You will need to provide the reasoning behind your selection. Explain how the proposed technology solution will improve the process, quality of care, safety, and/or financial management decisions at the UMUC Family Clinic.

Evaluate technology solutions in the health care industry to improve the quality of care, safety, and financial management incentives.

EVALUATE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE, SAFETY, AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INCENTIVES.

Case Study, Stage 2: EHR Technology Solution Proposal

Before you begin this assignment, be sure you have read the “UMUC Family Clinic Case Study”, your syllabus readings, and feedback on your graded Stage 1.

Purpose of this Assignment

This assignment gives you the opportunity to apply your analysis and research skills and your knowledge of technology solutions and EHR systems to improve a business process. In this assignment, you will evaluate technology solutions in the healthcare industry, i.e. Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, to improve the quality of care. This assignment specifically addresses the following course outcomes to enable you to:

  • Evaluate technology solutions in the health care industry to improve the quality of care, safety, and financial management incentives.

 

UMUC Family Clinic Medical Practice

In your Stage 1 Project, you analyzed a process and modelled the AS IS process. You then optimized the process/workflow and modeled the TO BE process.

For your Stage 2 Project for the Case Study, you will evaluate EHR system solutions and propose a technology solution that will improve the process you modelled in Stage 1 and improve the quality of care, safety, and financial management incentives for the UMUC Family Clinic.

Be sure to read the instructions for the remaining projects in this Case Study (Stages 3-4) to get an understanding of the future projects that build on the proposed solution and to help you in deciding upon your solution.

What is the purpose of quality management in the health care industry? And why is it needed?

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY? AND WHY IS IT NEEDED?

The leader of a local health care organization, Cindy Janowski, has noticed leading organizations successfully implement QI plans. Cindy wants to ensure her organization keeps current with those organizations’ quality standards. She has hired you to research the industry’s quality standards and to learn how to improve quality in her organization.

Cindy sent you an e-mail, which states:

Hey,

Per our earlier conversation, I just want to make sure that we’re on the right track, and that I’m understanding everything. I’ve put together a list of questions I have. If you can answer these for me, that would really help me out. Here they are:

  • What is the purpose of quality management in the health care industry? And why is it needed?
  • Why do various health care stakeholders define the quality of care differently?
  • What roles are involved with QI?
  • What areas must be monitored for quality?
  • What accrediting and regulatory organizations are involved in QI? What are their roles?
  • What helpful resources and organizations affect QI?

Thanks for your help with all of this!

Cindy

 

Write a 700- to 1,050-word response to Cindy.

Outline a detailed feasibility plan for the hiring of nurses, physicians, and allied professionals.

Your duties at 21st Century Solutions Health Care Hospital require you to interface with many different professionals, including physicians, nurses, and allied professionals in various areas of health care. The facility also has a new information technology management center, which handles all professional staffing solutions within the hospital. As part of the management protocols, the hospital has tasked you with tracking professional certifications, tracking legal issues within the hospital, and providing detailed monthly reports on the general functionality of the health administration department. Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment. Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1.Provide a detailed summary of your hospital’s organizational structure. Include a tabulated description of the levels of professionals within the organization. Describe the duties of each major head within the organization.

2.Provide a detailed hypothetical mission and value statement for the hospital. Provide a rationale for the development of your particular mission and value statement.

3.Outline a detailed feasibility plan for the hiring of nurses, physicians, and allied professionals. Provide a rationale for the chosen plan, and explain the main reasons why the plan in question would be suitable for use with different health care professionals.

4.Justify the use of information technology to increase patient services. Provide a summative table of some pros and cons of using information technology in an era of networking and security breaches.

5.Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.Your assignment must follow these formatting

Describe the duties of each major head within the organization

Describe the duties of each major head within the organization. 2.Provide a detailed hypothetical mission and value statement for the hospital. Provide a rationale for the development of your particular mission and value statement.3.Outline a detailed feasibility plan for the hiring of nurses, physicians, and allied professionals. Provide a rationale for the chosen plan, and explain the main reasons why the plan in question would be suitable for use with different health care professionals.4.Justify the use of information technology to increase patient services. Provide a summative table of some pros and cons of using information technology in an era of networking and security breaches.5.Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: •Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.•Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: •Identify managerial issues related to the health care industry.•Identify a plan that addresses legal and ethical issues in a health care policy.  •Use technology and information resources to research issues in health care policy, law, and ethics.•Write clearly and concisely about health care policy, law, and ethics using proper writing mechanics

Organization and Management of a Health Care Facility

OUTLINE A DETAILED FEASIBILITY PLAN FOR THE HIRING OF NURSES, PHYSICIANS, AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS. PROVIDE A RATIONALE FOR THE CHOSEN PLAN, AND EXPLAIN THE MAIN REASONS WHY THE PLAN IN QUESTION WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR USE WITH DIFFERENT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

Assignment 2: Organization and Management of a Health Care Facility Due Week 7 and worth 200 points Your duties at 21st Century Solutions Health Care Hospital require you to interface with many different professionals, including physicians, nurses, and allied professionals in various areas of health care. The facility also has a new information technology management center, which handles all professional staffing solutions within the hospital. As part of the management protocols, the hospital has tasked you with tracking professional certifications, tracking legal issues within the hospital, and providing detailed monthly reports on the general functionality of the health administration department. Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment. Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: 1.Provide a detailed summary of your hospital’s organizational structure. Include a tabulated description of the levels of professionals within the organization

Effective vs. ineffective interpersonal communication practices in the health care or human services setting.

THE IMPACT OF CULTURE ON COMMUNICATION IN THE HEALTH CARE OR HUMAN SERVICES SETTING.

Your Final Paper should illustrate your mastery of the course material as well as your insights into the aspects of effective communication in the health and human services setting and should address the application of effective communication practices.

Final Paper:

Select one of the following topics:

  • The impact of culture on communication in the health care or human services setting.  For this topic, chose one specific culture or compare and contrast two or more cultures.
  • Effective vs. ineffective interpersonal communication practices in the health care or human services setting.
  • The impact of gender on communication in a health and human services setting; comparing males versus females in both the patient and provider roles.
  • The use of therapeutic communication and interviewing in a health and human services setting, including a contrast of therapeutic and non-therapeutic techniques.
  • The use of empathy as a communication technique.
  • The art of listening as a therapeutic technique.
  • Communicating with families and significant others.
  • Conflict and conflict resolution in health and human services setting.

Your paper should be eight- to ten- pages (excluding title and reference pages) and should provide an overview of communication as it relates to the health and human services setting.  Discuss, in depth, the chosen topic as well as the implications and application of the topic to real life situations in health and human services. The paper must include a minimum of five scholarly sources published within the past five years (not including the textbook).  At least two of these sources must be peer-reviewed journal articles.  All sources must be cited according to APA style as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center.  At a minimum, the paper should include the following

Analyze how the system might advance or devalue patient care delivery

ANALYZE THE PART THE AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY (AHRQ) PLAYS IN HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

Health IT Success Story: Portal Enhances Patient-Centered Preventative Care Health IT Success Story: Using IT to Fight Care Fragmentation Health IT Success: Quality Measures for Interoperable Electronic Health Records Select one of these cases and address the following questions in your paper: Analyze the part the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) plays in health care information systems acquisition. Address the major concerns, and provide alternatives to alleviate these concerns. Analyze whether or not value was added to health care information systems through acquisition.

Analyze how the system might advance or devalue patient care delivery. Explain whether or not the current system can or should be maintained. Explain what the literature states about this type of implementation/acquisition. Explain who the gatekeeper(s) are in this type of acquisition. Describe how cost is impacted with this system. Describe the initial reaction to the system implementation/acquisition. Describe whether or not the quality implementation/acquisition impacts your chosen topic for your Final Proposal and Final Presentation. This response only needs to be about a paragraph in length. The Case Analysis: Must be 1,200 to 1,800 words in length, double-spaced and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. Must use at least three scholarly sources, including a minimum of one from the Ashford Online Library. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.