Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that compares and contrasts a contemporary health care facility or physician’s office operation with a health care facility or physician’s office operation of 20 years ago

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Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that compares and contrasts a contemporary health care facility or physician’s office operation with a health care facility or physician’s office operation of 20 years ago.

Include an examination of information systems in your work place and an analysis of how data was used 20 years ago in comparison with how it is used today.

Identify at least two major events and technological advantages that influenced current HCIS practices.

Use a minimum of three peer-reviewed references other than the textbook that directly support your analysis.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that compares and contrasts a contemporary health care facility or physician’s office operation with a health care facility or physician’s office operation of 20 years ago.

Include an examination of information systems in your work place and an analysis of how data was used 20 years ago in comparison with how it is used today.

Identify at least two major events and technological advantages that influenced current HCIS practices.

Use a minimum of three peer-reviewed references other than the textbook that directly support your analysis.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Is access to health care a right or entitlement?

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REFERENCE
Textbook: Shi, L. (2014). Introduction to Health Policy. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. Washington, D.C.: Health Admin. Press.

Please write up 150 to 200 word count for Question 1 to 8, #9 must be 200 words; try and relate the material to real-life applications and also to the textbook and health care risk management. Cite and Reference all work!

1. What major events in health care access and delivery since 1950 have significantly changed and enhanced health care policy in the United States?
2. . Is the PPACA having the impact you think it was designed to have? What are your thoughts?
3. Is access to health care a right or entitlement? Do all individuals currently have equal and open access to health care?
4. What are your thoughts on how we determine something is a right in the United States? We do have some things that are legally a right in America.
5. What are your thoughts on how our longer lifespan is affecting the financing of Medicare?
6 Understanding the Affordable Care Act.What has been your experience so far with the ACA?
7. Medicare and Medicaid in their infancy were designed to help a population that needed additional support. Currently those programs have grown to the point of consuming a large portion of tax revenue and still needing to cut back on services provided. If you were there in the beginning of Medicare, would you have designed the program any differently? Why and how?
8. Review the article and discuss: Population health and economic development in the United States
http://digital.films.com/PortalViewVideo.aspx?xtid=34210&loid=28526
9. Identify and describe 10 key components of the Affordable Care Act. Be prepared to discuss in class. It may help to think about the following:
Type of individuals that will be seeking coverage
The benefits and draw backs of the ACA
The services covered or not covered under ACA

Tax subsidies individuals may receive
Impact on the Medicaid and Medicare Programs

Examine the emergence of technology and electronic health systems in health care since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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You work for a small community hospital that has recently updated its health record system to a modern electronic health record (EHR) system. As a health care manager, you have been asked to meet with the health information manager (HIM) and analyze the efficiency, security, and privacy of your current health records system. Your organization has very high standards and a culture of keeping up with current trends. After your analysis, you have been asked to provide a detailed report to the hospital’s chief operating officer (COO) detailing the following:

 

  • Examine the emergence of technology and electronic health systems in health care since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
  • Provide an analysis of the current trends in health care record keeping and charting as they relate to advancements in technology.
  • Assess ways in which contemporary patient records systems can support health care operations including privacy, quality patient care delivery, insurance and cost administration, and records access and retention. Present your findings in an executive summary of 5–7 pages.
  • Type:  Medical Informatics and Administrative Applications
  •  Deliverable Length: 5-7 pages; min. 5 academic/professional sources published in the last 5 yrs. 

Create an ethical code of conduct for those in governance, management, and professional staff for the health care

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Create an ethical code of conduct for those in governance, management, and professional staff for the health care organizations:

  • Surgery Center

In a 10 to- 12 page paper (excluding title and reference pages), discuss the following:

  • Brief background of the facility.
  • Organization structure of the facility and duties/ responsibilities of those in management and professional staff.
  • Two possible ethical dilemmas that may be encountered.
  • Ethical standards for those in governance, management, and professional staff.
  • Ways to implement the ethical code of conduct and ensure compliance.
  • Consequences if there is a violation of the code of ethics.

When writing your paper, use 3rd person. Follow APA guidelines.  Use at least eight scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources that were published within the past five years, a minimum of three of which must be from the Ashford Online Library.  All sources must be cited according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

  1. Must be 10 to 12 double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  2. Must include a title page with the following:
    1. Title of paper
    2. Student’s name
    3. Course name and number
    4. Instructor’s name
    5. Date submitted
  3. Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
  4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  5. Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
  6. Must use at least eight scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources that were published within the past five years, including a minimum of three from the Ashford Online Library.
  7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  8. Must include a separate reference page.