Analyze the importance of the enactment of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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Evaluating the Health Information Systems and Alignment”
· Analyze the reasons, discussed in Chapter 7 of the text, why IT fails to deliver returns. Next, discuss the main steps that management could take in order to address the reasons why IT fails to deliver returns. Provide a rationale for your response. 
· Also, determine the basic components of a strategic information system (IT) plan within health care organizations. Next, specify the main roles of a leadership team—including Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)—in the process of IT alignment and strategic planning, including the role and function of the Data Analyst.

5e. “HIPPA and Performance Standards and Measures” 
· Analyze the importance of the enactment of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and appraise the overall impact of HIPAA on patients’ medical records. Suggest key ways in which health care administrations may improve data and information quality, and decrease data and information errors. Provide at least one (1) example to support your response.   
· Differentiate the variations between licensures, certification, measures and accreditation, why it is significant to health care in the United States, and what the role of the Joint Commission is.

What is interoperability, and why do health care providers and organizations still face critical issues and challenges related to interoperability despite the adoption and use of EHR?

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Health information system
Please number each answer and reference with each questions so ill know what answer goes with each questions. Deadline: Sunday at noon, response post to at least “ONE” other learners due by Monday the next week at noon. The length of initial discussion post 300-word length and reply/response post should be at least 200 words per each question asked, to another fellow student and any real life experience as applicable, from news or text material. Late submission penalty applies based on the number of day’s late and in line with policy and procedure.

1a. “Health Care Data and Information”
· How can health care administrations improve data and information quality while at the same time decreasing data and information errors? Provide at least one (1) example to support your response.  
· What is interoperability, and why do health care providers and organizations still face critical issues and challenges related to interoperability despite the adoption and use of EHR? Support your response with at least one (1) example.

2b. “Strengths and Weaknesses of System Acquisition and Implementation” 
· What are the various options for acquiring a health care information system and the advantages and disadvantages of each option?
· Discuss the key risks to a health care organization that fails to allocate sufficient support and resources to a newly implemented health care information system. Next, propose one (1) strategy to mitigate the risks in question. Provide a rationale to support your response.

3c.“Evaluating the Health Information Systems and Alignment”

Analyze the reasons, discussed in Chapter 7 of the text, why IT fails to deliver returns. Next, discuss the main steps that management could take in order to address the reasons why IT fails to deliver returns. Provide a rationale for your response. 
Also, determine the basic components of a strategic information system (IT) plan within health care organizations. Next, specify the main roles of a leadership team—including Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)—in the process of IT alignment and strategic planning, including the role and function of the Data Analyst.

Discuss the possible impact of health care reform will have on salaries and benefits that companies are able to offer their employees

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This paper should be a minimum of 6 pages, typed and double spaced but not exceeding 10 pages. This does not include the title page and the reference page. Due Midnight CST, Day 6 of Week 8
Guidelines:

Locate 3-4 articles on recent health care reform Act by President Obama & the proposed changes to the Health care act by President Trump. These articles should be obtained from journals in the library. They can also be reference articles online. Wikipedia data and citations will not be accepted. Summarize the articles clearly in your paper.
Using these article discuss the issue with the health care crisis and your understanding of health care reform.
Discuss what impact you feel the new health care guidelines may have on an HR department. Will this cost the company more money? Will it act as a bigger motivating factor for employees?
Discuss the possible impact of health care reform will have on salaries and benefits that companies are able to offer their employees.

Suggestions for sections/ headings:
I. Introduction
This section can include an overview of the health care reform.
II. Articles on Health Care Reform
This section can discuss the 3-4 articles that you are using. Be sure to include a summary of each article with clear headings.
III. Your understanding of what the Health Care Reform Act entails
This section should discuss your understanding of the health care reform.
IV. How will the health care reform impact HR?
This is an opinion section. You will need to discuss how the health care reform under Obamacare and the new proposed changes will impact HR in terms of how many people a company can hire, potential salaries and benefits.
V. Conclusion
Please use the above headings to structure your paper.

Determine key roles that human resource management plays in the health care field

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Assignment 1: Human Resource Management Overview
Due Week 4 and worth 200 points
Using the course readings, articles, and your personal experiences, address the role of human resource management.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Determine key roles that human resource management plays in the health care field.
Evaluate three to five (3-5) functions of human resource management in terms of their level of support to the health care field, and then select which one you believe is the primary function in furthering the health care field.
Analyze the role of human resource management in an organization’s strategic plan.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment.  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:

Appraise the aspects of managing human resources (HR) in health care organizations.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in health care human resources management.
Write clearly and concisely about health care human resources management using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.