Discuss three benefits of Electronic Health Record and how this has transformed health information technology.

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  • Identify the event in the history of medicine and health care delivery that you see as the most significant. Explain why you feel it is significant and what impact is has on health care today

  • Identify and explain two commonly attributed reasons for the unremitting rises we are experiencing with regards to health care costs.

  • Differentiate between the two methods for physician reimbursement: capitation and fee for service

  • Choose on health care profession that you learned about this quarter and briefly describe the profession. (Cancer Registrars)
  • Explain the intent of the Flexner Report. Identify the reports result on medical education.

  • Discuss the importance of ambulatory care services as a part of the U.S. health care system today.

  • Explain the role of the Board of Trustees and CEO/President in the hospital organization.

  • What is a long-term care and how is it different from other types of health services?Describe one type of long-term care facility. (Nursing Home)

  • Describe two types of mental health providers and the role that they play in the mental health sector.

  • Discuss three benefits of Electronic Health Record and how this has transformed health information technology.

Identify components of a patient’s health care record

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Your local newspaper has asked you to write a 700- to 1,050-word, two-part article regarding patient health data and technology. Do not use references. Write this assignment as an article for a newspaper and include a headline as well.

 

Part 1

 

Identify components of a patient’s health care record.

Part 2

 

Examine the influence of technology and reform in the health care industry.

 

Consider the following questions as you write your article:

  • What has changed over the last 20 years? Have the changes been positive or negative?
  • How has the patient been affected by the changes?

Use terms from your Weekly Vocabulary Exercises and readings. Emphasize the terms by bolding them in your final document.

 

Submit as an attachment. Be sure your document file includes your name such as josephweekxdayx.docx

 

Grading matrix: Content Development – 70/70 points – Readability and Style: 15/15 points – Mechanics: 15/15 points

Your local newspaper has asked you to write a 700- to 1,050-word, two-part article regarding patient health data and technology. Do not use references. Write this assignment as an article for a newspaper and include a headline as well.

 

Identify components of a patient’s health care record.

 

Examine the influence of technology and reform in the health care industry.

 

Consider the following questions as you write your article:

  • What has changed over the last 20 years? Have the changes been positive or negative?
  • How has the patient been affected by the changes?

Use terms from your Weekly Vocabulary Exercises and readings. Emphasize the terms by bolding them in your final document.

 

Submit as an attachment. Be sure your document file includes your name such as josephweekxdayx.docx

 

Grading matrix: Content Development – 70/70 points – Readability and Style: 15/15 points – Mechanics: 15/15 points

Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of health care institutions

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Using Financial Ratios to Assess Organizational Performance

Using the financial statements from your selected health care organization in Assignment 1, develop a financial plan for the next three (3) years.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

  1. Suggest the financial ratio that most financial analysts would use to evaluate the financial condition of the company. Provide support for your rationale.

  2. Speculate on the organization’s ability to meet its financial obligations as they come due. Provide support for your rationale.

  3. Based on your ratio analysis, determine whether the profitability trends are favorable or unfavorable and explain your rationale.

  4. Using financial ratio analysis, predict whether or not the company will be viable in five (5) years based on its performance over the past three (3) years. Provide support for your prediction.

  5. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify 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:

  • Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of health care institutions.

  • Describe the overall planning process and the key components of the financial plan.

  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in health financial management.

  • Write clearly and concisely about health financial management using proper writing mechanics.

analyze the process for developing an IT budget within a health care organization

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From the first e-Activity, analyze the process for developing an IT budget within a health care organization, and select one (1) aspect of the budgeting process which is the most difficult to execute. Next, suggest one (1) technique which you could use to overcome the difficulty that you selected. Provide a rationale to support your response.

From the second e-Activity, determine the key reasons why change management in health care IT is a hot-button issue. Next, among the eight (8) fundamental stages for the process of change described by Kotter, select the most significant stage, and suggest one (1) way to complete the stage in question. Provide a rationale to support your response.

Eactivity – Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research articles on IT budget development process within health care organizations. Be prepared to discuss.

Read the article titled, “Change Management in Health Care”, located at http://www.zzjzfbih.ba/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Change-Management-in-Healtcare.pdf. Be prepared to discuss.

From the first e-Activity, analyze the process for developing an IT budget within a health care organization, and select one (1) aspect of the budgeting process which is the most difficult to execute. Next, suggest one (1) technique which you could use to overcome the difficulty that you selected. Provide a rationale to support your response.

From the second e-Activity, determine the key reasons why change management in health care IT is a hot-button issue. Next, among the eight (8) fundamental stages for the process of change described by Kotter, select the most significant stage, and suggest one (1) way to complete the stage in question. Provide a rationale to support your response.