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Essay Requirements

  
    (Only one essay is required for consideration by all scholarship programs.)  In the box below, briefly explain your reasons for submitting this application.  Discuss each of the following topics: 1.  Your personal circumstances as related to your financial need for a scholarship

My reason why I need this money is because I ran out of Tution Assistance provided by the militaryand I am now paying out of pocket so I can accomplish my goal of finishing my degree before my next Military evaluation.

2.  Your academic and career goals

My academic goals include graduating with a 3.0 or higher. Career goals include using my degree to become an Army Officer (elaborate more on being some type of army officer. Hint” my degree will be in Health Services management)

3.  Your current employment and its relationship to your future plans

My current employment includes being a full time active duty army soldier. I work hard balancing work and school. I currently work directly with a 3 star General so I am getting exposure in the world I desire to work in.

4.  Your leadership roles and community involvement

I am a leader at both work and in the community. I set up and manage conferences, meetings and various agenda amoung some of the US most influential leaders. My community work includes volunteering with the Europe red cross, a Single soldiers program on my instaliation and local post clean up program.

5.  Elaborate on all of the items you checked under the “Check any that apply” section

 

Things I checked:

Enlisted personnel or their dependents

Enlisted military service member Please limit your essay to 500 words.  Please be concise in your answers.  You may also include other information that you feel is pertinent to your application.  Finally, the style and content of your personal statement will be considered when the nominating committee reviews your application.  For assistance in writing your essay, please refer to UMUC’s online ‘Guide to Writing and Research.’  Good luck!

How does this impact patient care?

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Health Information System Topic Selection

Review each of the cases below:

  • Beaumont health system selects InterSystems HealthShare
  • Case studies of VistA implementation— United States and international
  • Managing information privacy & security in healthcare. Case study: Immunization information systems at University of Pennsylvania
  • The Persona Review
  • The U.S. health care system and lagging life expectancy: A case study

Select one of these cases and thoroughly assess the problems or issues that were identified in the case as well as the solutions or conclusions that were made regarding the case. Next, identify and describe a related health information systems topic that encompasses a health care information systems issue; choose one that you feel would be a gap (a breach) or parity (a value) in or to the case. The topic should align with the selected case, for example: systems data collection or patient privacy/breach of patient privacy. Then, write a thesis statement and introductory paragraph explaining the issue to which you plan to propose a solution; include the topic you chose, its relation to the selected case, and the specific gap or parity you identified. Your thesis statement and introductory paragraph should be 300 to 600 words (one to three pages) in length and must provide a rationale for why you chose this health information systems topic. You must utilize at least two scholarly sources, including a minimum of one scholarly source from the Ashford University Library. Additionally, you must answer the following questions:

  • If you were in charge of addressing the issue within your selected case, what would your leadership role entail with regard to the proposed project?
  • Why is this topic important to health information systems quality?
  • What is the issue or quality identified? What improvements are needed? What features are identified?
  • How does this impact patient care?
  • How does it impact management and staff (the organization as a whole)?
  • What are the current conclusions drawn from the case?

Your chosen topic will be woven into the assignment for the subsequent weeks of this course. Every week, you will apply your newly acquired skills and concepts to your chosen topic, which will be incorporated into your Initial and Final Proposals in Weeks Five and Six. Your Final Proposal will be presented with your chosen multimedia platform used for Final Presentation in Week Six. Review the Minnesota Department of Health SMART and Meaningful Objectives. You will need to understand the concepts presented in this document in order to write your Initial and Final Proposals. For more information regarding the requirements for these assignments, visit the assignment links in Weeks Five and Six, located in the left-hand navigation panel of your online classroom.

The Topic Selection and Thesis Statement:

  • Must be one to three pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), 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 two to three scholarly sources, including a minimum of one from the Ashford University 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.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

     

Identify the specific HIPAA privacy and security rules that were broken.

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Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violations

Read pages 90-94 of your course text, including the Release of Information section, the Perspective: Examples of Recently Published HIPAA Privacy Violations section, and Exhibits 3.3 and 3.4. Next, select one of the cases from the list below:

  • Doctor and Two Former Hospital Employees Plead Guilty to HIPAA Violation
  • Civil Money Penalty: HHS Imposes a $4.3 Million Civil Money Penalty for Violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule
  • Resolution Agreement: Mass General Hospital Settles Potential HIPAA Violations
  • Rite Aid Agrees to Pay $1 million to Settle HIPAA Privacy Case
  • UCLA Health System Settles Potential HIPAA Privacy and Security Violations

Then, provide a case analysis on the HIPAA violation of patient health information (PHI) that was present in the case you selected. Include the following points in your case analysis:

  • Summarize the case.
  • Identify the specific HIPAA privacy and security rules that were broken.
  • Identify the penalties (if any) that were imposed as a result of the ruling on the case. Do you believe the penalties imposed were sufficient for the type and scope of the infraction? Explain your answer.
  • Explain your understanding of the HIPAA privacy and security rules.
  • Explain the significance of this case with regards to health care information systems, either in general or to the organizations that work in this field.
  • Explain whether or not any other laws besides the HIPAA laws were broken, and if so, which laws.
  • Include a paragraph about how this particular case could apply to your Final Proposal and Presentation. What impact might lessons learned from this particular case have on your Final Proposal and Presentation case study?

The HIPAA Case Analysis:

  • Must be three to four pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), 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 University 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.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Which of the following is not a status offense? (Points : 1)

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Which of the following is not a status offense? (Points : 1)

Truancy
Liquor violations
Curfew violations
Illicit drug use

 

Question 2.2. Amy admits to having tried marijuana in the 10th grade. She joins about __________ of all Americans, who have tried an illicit drug at least once by the 12th grade. (Points : 1)

one-fourth
one-half
two-thirds
three-fourths

 

Question 3.3. Cultural explanations for differences in rates of violence and victimization across racial/ethnic categories point to _____________. (Points : 1)

differences in group norms and beliefs
differences in aspects of society and its institutions more broadly
age and gender
income

 

Question 4.4. The author would agree that __________ factors explain criminality and victimization. (Points : 1)

psychological, biological, and sociological
mainly psychological
primarily environmental
mainly biological

 

Question 5.5. In their research, Kruttschnitt and Carbone-Lopez (2006) found the following explanations for why women were involved in violent incidents except ____________. (Points : 1)

jealousy
self-help
perceived disrespect or humiliation
vengeance

 

Question 6.6. Gangs flourish where ____________. (Points : 1)

opportunities to legally succeed are limited
opportunities for crime are limited
positive male role models exist
schools and after school programs are well funded

 

Question 7.7. The narrowing of the gender gap among criminal offenders is most likely a result of ____________. (Points : 1)

changes in policy and law enforcement response to crime
a much more violent female offender than in years past
changes in property crime rates
a decrease in poverty among women

 

Question 8.8. Studies show that __________ are more likely to continue to commit crimes into adulthood. (Points : 1)

teens without deviant peers
adolescent-limited offenders
late starters
early starters

 

Question 9.9. One key difference between women’s prisons and men’s prisons is ____________. (Points : 1)

the availability of prison programming
the development of pseudofamilies
the inmate code of conduct
predictors of violence and misconduct
All of the above

 

Question 10.10. In 2010, the number of American juveniles between the ages of 0 and 17 in the general population, listed by race from most to least, was ____________. (Points : 1)

White, Hispanic, Black, and Asian
White, Black, Asian, and Hispanic
White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian
Black, White, Hispanic, and Asian