Define health information technology, health information systems, and health/medical informatics and each’s respective impact on healthcare. Examine the importance of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Define the meaning and importance of meaningful use? What are two advantages and two disadvantages of EHR? What are the barriers to implementing an EHR system? Analyze the impact of technology on health care services, health care outcomes, and cost.

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Analyzing Electronic Health Record Systems

The Board of Directors of a national Health Care System is considering which electronic health record (EHR) system to use and how to implement the EHR in all of its facilities. As a Health Care IT consultant, you will work with various team members at the corporate level to gather information and analyze the efficacy, safety/security/legal factors, cost effectiveness, and cost-benefit factors of two possible new systems to help them decide whether or not to implement one of them. You will also recommend a high-level implementation plan that considers system cutover and change management.

Define health information technology, health information systems, and health/medical informatics and each’s respective impact on healthcare. Next, examine the importance of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Afterward, define the meaning and importance of meaningful use? What are two advantages and two disadvantages of EHR? What are the barriers to implementing an EHR system? Analyze the impact of technology on health care services, health care outcomes, and cost.

Prepare a 3-5 page white paper outlining the basic steps of the revenue cycle. Identify the various steps within the revenue cycle process, including admissions, case management, documentation, coding, billing, et cetera.

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HCAD 640 Assignment 5 “Revenue Cycle”

INSTRUCTIONS

Note: Support your research with at least five peer-reviewed sources. The use of professional charts / graphs to reinforce written content is expected.

For this assignment, you will prepare a 3-5 page white paper outlining the basic steps of the revenue cycle.

Scenario:
You have been recently hired at UMGC Health as a financial consultant. One of your job duties entails educating new hires on the revenue cycle process.  Identify the various steps within the revenue cycle process, including admissions, case management, documentation, coding, billing, et cetera.

For each 4 step identified, provide details pertaining to the following:

1. Purpose of the step identified.
2. The individuals involved in the process (e.g., providers, transcriptions, coders, registration clerk, etc.).
3. The key components of the function, such as verifying insurance, financial counseling, coding of documented services provided etc.
4. The consequences of failure to properly conduct the function identified.

Identify a real or hypothetical healthcare organization that you will either create a brand new strategic business plan, or revise an existing business plan. Provide a clear description of the business in your presentation.

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Strategic Business plan

For this assignment, you will focus on pulling various elements of a strategic business plan together that you may hypothetically present to executives in a healthcare organization. Identify a real or hypothetical healthcare organization that you will either create a brand new strategic business plan, or revise an existing business plan. Provide a clear description of the business in your presentation.

Exhibit 25-9 in your reading (pg. 314) provides a good outline for what needs to be included in the strategic business plan. Although your focus will be on the financial plan, you’ll also be pulling information from past coursework related to organization structure and marketing.

After listening to the NPR podcast on bad diets and health, reflect on your own eating habits and what you would like to change or what did you already change due to health concerns or environmental concerns, or otherwise. What are some barriers (if you have any) for you to eating healthier?

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Bad diets

Health Disparities in the United States

After listening to the NPR podcast on bad diets and health, reflect on your own eating habits and what you would like to change or what did you already change due to health concerns or environmental concerns, or otherwise. What are some barriers (if you have any) for you to eating healthier? Barriers can include cost of certain foods, access to healthy food, and time constraints, as some examples. It can also include social barriers; when your family and friends eat a certain way, it can be difficult to make changes to one’s diet if it differs from those around you.

Listen to this link:

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/04/03/709507504/bad-diets-are-responsible-for-more-deaths-than-smoking-global-study-finds

 

Other sources:

Social Determinants of Health: Food Insecurity in the United States :: Altarum – Healthcare Value Hub

Food Insecurity And Health Outcomes | Health Affairs

(Hint): Growing up from other country like Philippines, I don’t have a good diet, we eat basically what we can afford. Although we have farms, we grow our own vegetables and corn, it isn’t enough to sustain the whole year. We buy canned goods or foods high in preservatives which can be affordable often compared to other healthy goods in the market.Plus then lack of electricity in some area exacerbates the problem besides the financial barrier.

Since I moved to the US, its has changed a bit bec. I have children and I wanted to be a good model however sometime because of financial or cravings I buy fast foods. (lol) I can definitely afford a healthy foods, but it is honestly expensive still.

Besides the financial, where we live matters.

What makes GSDM a good fit for your dental education? As a dental student, how will you contribute to the school community?

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Dental education

Consider your interests, experiences, characteristics and skills. What makes GSDM a good fit for your dental education? As a dental student, how will you contribute to the school community?

In determining the causes of the knee pain, what additional history do you need? What categories can you use to differentiate knee pain? What are your specific differential diagnoses for knee pain? What physical examination will you perform? What anatomic structures are you assessing as part of the physical examination? What special maneuvers will you perform?

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Knee pain case

A 15-year-old male reports dull pain in both knees. Sometimes one or both knees click, and the patient describes a catching sensation under the patella. In determining the causes of the knee pain, what additional history do you need? What categories can you use to differentiate knee pain? What are your specific differential diagnoses for knee pain? What physical examination will you perform? What anatomic structures are you assessing as part of the physical examination? What special maneuvers will you perform?

With regard to the case study you were assigned:

Review this week’s Learning Resources, and consider the insights they provide about the case study.
Consider what history would be necessary to collect from the patient in the case study you were assigned.
Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate to gather more information about the patient’s condition. How would the results be used to make a diagnosis?
Identify at least five possible conditions that may be considered in a differential diagnosis for the patient.

Identify the initial rationale that prompted the study and then the major change that occurred. Define the significance of this study: Compare the perceived benefit at the time versus the risks. Define at least five protections instituted that would ensure this would not be repeated today?

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Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male

  1. A) Identify the initial rationale that prompted the study and then the major change that occurred;
    1. Describe the two profound ethical dilemmas within the

 

  1. A) Define the significance of this study: Compare the perceived benefit at the time versus the risks;
    1. Describe the key positive and the key negative legacies of

 

  1. A) Define each of the following ethical principles as it relates to research and medicine
    1. Provide example(s) of the ethical breach(es) for each principle in the study
    2. Compare/explain current advances in research; and where applicable, in patient care

 

  • Informed consent
  • Autonomy
  • Beneficence / Nonmaleficence
  • Veracity
  • Confidentiality
  • Justice
  • Utility
  • Paternalism

 

  1. Define at least five protections instituted that would ensure this would not be repeated today?
  2. Mechanics and grammar Paper guidelines:

 

Title page with name

Calibri 12-point font, double-spaced Include page numbers – 5-page limit

Cite sources – Use AMA style for referencing and bibliography – do not use APA format

 

 

Review information from the CDC on Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States 2019. Based on the information of the financial analysis techniques suggest a cost-effective plan that might use the information from the website to track Women’s Mortality Trends in Arkansas.

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Morbidity, Mortality, and Associated Costs

Review information from the CDC on Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States 2019. Based on the information of the financial analysis techniques suggest a cost-effective plan that might use the information from the website to track Women’s Mortality Trends in Arkansas. (academic style for this will be SWS).

Explain the neurological and musculoskeletal pathophysiological processes. In addition, address racial/ethnic variables impacting physiological function. Lastly, describe how these processes interact to affect the patient.

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Case Study Analysis

Assignment (1- to 2-page case study analysis)
Paper format: APA format reflective of the 7th edition. Review APA intext citation for correct format when citing 3 or more authors. Review APA for the maximum number of authors that must be listed in a cited reference.
Start with a 1-2 sentence introduction followed by stating: The purpose of the paper will be to explain the neurological and musculoskeletal pathophysiological processes. In addition, address racial/ethnic variables impacting physiological function. Lastly, describe how these processes interact to affect the patient. Subject headings should reflect APA format and not written in a sentence format.

Subject headings should reflect the following:
Neurological and Musculoskeletal Pathophysiologic Processes Associated with Presenting Symptoms
Racial/Ethnic Variables Impacting Physiological Function
How These Processes Interact to Affect the Patient

Assigned Case Scenario:
Patient is a 24-year-old female administrative assistant who comes to the emergency department with a chief complaint of severe right-sided headache. She states that this is the sixth time in the last 2 months she has had this headache. She says the headaches last 2–3 days and have impacted her ability to concentrate at work. She complains of nausea and has vomited three times in the last 3 hours. She states, “the light hurts my eyes.” She rates her pain as a 10/10 at this time. Ibuprofen and acetaminophen ease her symptoms somewhat but do not totally relieve them. No other current complaints.

In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the following:
• Both the neurological and musculoskeletal pathophysiologic processes that would account for the patient presenting these symptoms.
• Any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning.
• How these processes interact to affect the patient.

Perform outside research on the use of herbs and botanicals in the treatment of illness. Discuss at least (3) botanicals or herbs in the treatment of illness, prevention of illness, or maintenance of health.

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Use of herbs and botanicals in the treatment of illness

Perform outside research on the use of herbs and botanicals in the treatment of illness. Sources of research are provided in the PowerPoints, readings, and videos. The research can be conducted in person at a botanica shop or health food store or online. Discuss at least (3) botanicals or herbs in the treatment of illness, prevention of illness, or maintenance of health.

All written assignments are a mandatory minimum of 250-300 words, grammar and spell-checked. If more than one source is used, citations throughout the text are mandatory. Include a Works Cited line at the end of the essay.