Prepare a professional report (1,250-1,500 words) as if you are the informatics director of a 300-bed facility and the chief operating officer (COO) has given you the following directives:

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Search the websites of professional health care informatics organizations, such as the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Useful periodicals include:
Health Data Management
Health Management Technology
Healthcare Informatics
Healthcare IT News
Locate a case study that discusses how a health care organization solved a communication problem with a hardware solution while maintaining existing software.
Prepare a professional report (1,250-1,500 words) as if you are the informatics director of a 300-bed facility and the chief operating officer (COO) has given you the following directives:
Improve communication and coordination between admitting, laboratory, pharmacy, and clinicians to increase throughput; assume that each department has its own system currently in place.
Propose a solution that maintains existing software in each department and is supported by the HL7 initiatives.
In addition, define your focus and select a hardware solution; it may consist of a phased approach or an approach that directs attention only to one of the groups, or it may involve all of the aforementioned departments.
Provide a solution; emphasize interoperability.
Discuss how HL7 will improve communication and coordination between the departments.
Address the challenges of incorporating interoperability mandates from the Office of the National Coordinator.
Consider the challenges of an environment that is best of breed and the desire to move to a standard EHR across a health care enterprise.
Your solution may not implement new EHR software, but must provide a hardware solution to increase throughput.

Medical marijuana will have several benefits if adhered to by state regulation. The legalization of marijuana can cure diseases, increase national income, and enhance public safety.

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Medical marijuana will have several benefits if adhered to by state
regulation. The legalization of marijuana can cure diseases, increase national income, and
enhance public safety. First main point: Medical marijuana has been found to have significant benefits when curing
and helping with diseases. Many studies have been done with patients dealing with cancer,
epilepsy, glaucoma and other medical issues, where medical marijuana lessened patients pain and
helped with their treatments. (Christensen, 2015). Sub point 1: “In 2015, the NYU Langone Medical Center showed 50% reduction in the
frequency of certain seizures in children and adults in a study of 213 patients”, (Christensen,
2015).
Sub point 2: Whoopi & Maya is a medical marijuana company that is targeted towards helping
women with period cramps. The company offers products such as lip balms and chocolate which
reduce the pain of period cramps, (Becker, 2016). Sub point 3: Patients who smoked medical marijuana have reported that they can sleep better,
eat better and are genuinely in a better mood (Becker, 2016). 2 Second main point: Marijuana can help to increase the national income. In the United States,
It has been estimated that the US can generate billions of dollars through the legalization of
marijuana.
Sub point 1: Per a study from Cato, by taxing medical marijuana Federal and State government
will account for $8.7 billion from tax revenue, (Fairchild, 2013).
Sub point 2: Washington State has estimated that it would generate almost $1.9 billion over a
five-year span from the legalization of marijuana, (Fairchild, 2013).
Sub point 3: By legalizing marijuana, The U.S government can save billions through tax
revenue and reduced cost in law enforcement, (Bradford, 2012). Third main point: Legalizing marijuana is useful in enhancing the public safety.Marijuana has
been recognized as the most commonly used illegal drug in the U.S. Through the legalization of
marijuana public health policies can be put in place to help patients get the full benefit of the
drug, (Ghosh et. Al, 2016). Sub point 1: Colorado was the first state to legalize marijuana sales in 2014. Through the
legalization of marijuana, it has helped with protecting individuals from misleading facts about
the drug, (Ghosh et. al 2016).
Sub point 2: In 2010, more than $50 million was spent on enforcing marijuana laws. If
marijuana becomes legal, this money can be put towards marijuana awareness programs, which
will help with public safety and public awareness, (Urquhart, 2014). 3 Sub point 3: “In Washington, court filings regarding marijuana possession have plummeted
from 5,531 in 2012 to only 120 in 2013”.

The Roman Catholic Church is considered to be a major contributor to the framing of hospital systems, as an extension of its duty to succor the sick and indigent.

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The Roman Catholic Church is considered to be a major contributor to the framing of hospital systems, as an extension of its duty to succor the sick and indigent. Early hospitals, although lacking in strict hygienic practices, promoted social equity as a means to care for marginalized members of society. The poor, aged, homeless, military soldiers, crippled, orphans, injured, and sick were warehoused and cared for by duty-bound monks and nuns. At the time, these early hospitals were without benefit of regulations or policies that protected patients from living in unclean conditions, being subjected to inferior standards of care, abuse, neglect, and misappropriation of funds. Source: Risse, Guenter B. (1999). Mending bodies, Saving Souls: A History of Hospitals. NY: Oxford University Press. What do you think was the influence of the church as a model for hospitals during the Renaissance and Reformation eras? How effective have hospitals been as poorhouses? What was the impact of mixing the sick and poor in terms of hygiene, sanitation, and patient safety? Justify your answers with appropriate research and reasoning and comment on the postings of at least two peers.

Genetic tests are incredibly valuable tools. If you were in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services, how might you guarantee that genetic tests will be used to benefit people, not to harm them?

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With scientific breakthroughs come new, unanticipated dilemmas that force us to rethink how we view the world, our culture and each other. One good example comes from the genetic discoveries science has made in the past fifty years; we now live in an era when we can test tissue samples or blood and determine whether or not a person is at-risk for a variety of debilitating or deadly diseases. While this ability has clear benefits, it also has some potentially thorny side-effects. Do some background reading on genetic discrimination and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), starting here: http://www.genome.gov/10002328 and here: http://www.genome.gov/10002077, and then continuing with any other resources you find helpful. Genetic tests Reflect on your reading as you discuss the following questions during the week: Genetic tests are incredibly valuable tools. If you were in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services, how might you guarantee that genetic tests will be used to benefit people, not to harm them? Even though there have not yet been any genetic discrimination cases tried in U.S. courts, why is it important to establish a set of ethical standards now? What changes could be made to GINA in order to make it better?