DISCUSS THE VARIOUS ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY A HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION WHEN DEFINING THE LEGAL HEALTH RECORD

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HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS ARE REQUIRED TO KNOW THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT IMPACT HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT. AT SOME POINT IN YOUR CAREER, YOU MAY BE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN POLICY REVIEW OR DEVELOPMENT AND APPLY SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDED IN NEW REGULATIONS TO EXISTING POLICIES. YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND HOW NEW REGULATIONS IMPACT THE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION AND HOW BEST TO EDUCATE STAFF ON ANY CHANGES.
USE THE ATTACHED “MONTANA CODE ANNOTATED 2014” FOR THIS ASSESSMENT. THE CODES INCLUDE DEFINITIONS FROM MONTANA LAW PERTAINING TO THE VALIDITY OF CONSENT OF A MINOR FOR HEALTH SERVICES (41-1-402), CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH INFORMATION (50-16-603), PATIENTS’ EXAMINATION AND COPYING (50-16-541 AND 50-16-542), AND REASONABLE FEES ALLOWED (50-16-540).
YOU MUST USE THE RUBRIC TO DIRECT THE CREATION OF YOUR SUBMISSION BECAUSE IT PROVIDES DETAILED CRITERIA THAT WILL BE USED TO EVALUATE YOUR WORK. EACH REQUIREMENT BELOW MAY BE EVALUATED BY MORE THAN ONE RUBRIC ASPECT. THE RUBRIC ASPECT TITLES MAY CONTAIN HYPERLINKS TO RELEVANT PORTIONS OF THE COURSE.
A. DISCUSS THE VARIOUS ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY A HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION WHEN DEFINING THE LEGAL HEALTH RECORD.
B. IDENTIFY ONE SITUATION FROM SECTION 41-1-402 (2A–D) OF THE ATTACHED “MONTANA CODE ANNOTATED 2014” PERTAINING TO THE VALIDITY OF A MINOR FOR HEALTH SERVICES, WHICH MAY RESULT IN CRIMINAL LIABILITY TO THE ORGANIZATION IF THE ASSOCIATED PROVISION IS NOT FOLLOWED.
1. USING HIPAA’S DEFINITION OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY, EXPLAIN HOW THE CHOSEN SITUATION MAY RESULT IN CRIMINAL LIABILITY TO THE ORGANIZATION IF THE ASSOCIATED PROVISION IS NOT FOLLOWED.
C. IDENTIFY ONE SITUATION FROM SECTION 50-16-603X (1–7) OF THE ATTACHED “MONTANA CODE ANNOTATED 2014” SPECIFIC TO HEALTH RECORD IDENTIFICATION, THAT MAY RESULT IN A LEGAL CLAIM AGAINST THE ORGANIZATION IF THE ASSOCIATED PROVISION IS NOT FOLLOWED.
1. EXPLAIN HOW THE CHOSEN SITUATION MAY RESULT IN A LEGAL CLAIM AGAINST THE ORGANIZATION IF THE ASSOCIATED PROVISION IS NOT FOLLOWED.
D. COMPARE THREE POINTS FROM SECTIONS 50-16-540, 541, OR 542 OF THE ATTACHED “MONTANA CODE ANNOTATED 2014” WITH WHAT IS STATED IN HIPAA LAWS AS THEY REFER TO RELEASE OF INFORMATION.
E. ACKNOWLEDGE SOURCES, USING APA FORMATTED IN-TEXT CITATIONS AND REFERENCES, FOR CONTENT THAT IS QUOTED, PARAPHRASED, OR SUMMARIZED.

What interpersonal and communication skills would be important to utilize to educate the entire nursing staff on EBP?

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QUESTIONS:
1. The concept of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) may not be one with which “seasoned nurses” are familiar. Assume you are the newly appointed Nursing Leader in a busy Orthopedic Clinic. Explain how you would educate the entire nursing staff on EBP without “offending” the “seasoned” nurses.
a. What interpersonal and communication skills would be important to utilize to educate the entire nursing staff on EBP?
2. Review Appendix A, Sections I–V in Finkelman, Anita. Leadership and Management for Nurses, 2nd Edition. (2012, pp. 510–515). Select one of the sections and share how your chief nurse executive demonstrates expertise in these competencies.
NOTE: WRITER,
I have chosen the below (Section IV. Professionalism) Nurse Executive Competency for you the Writer to write on, regarding my chief nurse executive of the Urgent Care Unit. I work for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Jail Medical Services Bureau Urgent Care Unit as a Correctional Registered Nurse caring for and providing treatment to the inmate-patients incarcerated there.
Finkelman, Anita. Leadership and Management for Nurses, 2nd Edition. (2012, Page 513 – Section IV. Professionalism)
Section IV. Professionalism:
Personal and Professional Accountability
a. Create an environment that facilitates the team to initiate actions that produce results
b. Hold self and others accountable for actions and outcomes
c. Create an environment in which others are setting expectations and holding each other accountable
d. Answer for the results of one’s own behaviors and actions

Explain how screenings differ for younger women and older women, and explain the implications of these differences.

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To prepare for this course’s Practicum Experience, address the following in your Practicum Journal:
Select and explain a nursing theory or feminist perspective to guide your clinical practice.
Develop goals and objectives for the Practicum Experience in this course. When developing your goals and objectives, be sure to keep women’s health guidelines and best practices in mind.
Create a timeline of practicum activities based on your practicum requirements.
2.To prepare for this course’s Practicum Experience, think about common screenings for women. Explain how screenings differ for younger women and older women, and explain the implications of these differences.

Identify at least one consequence that a lack of access to healthcare has on women and girls.

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According to HealthyPeople.gov, access to comprehensive quality healthcare services is important for the achievement of health equity and for increasing the quality of a healthy life for everyone. Healthy People 2020 focuses on four components of access to care: coverage, services, timeliness, and workforce.
Create a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document that addresses the following:
• Explain the Healthy People 2020 components of access to care pertaining to
o Coverage
o Services
o Timeliness
o Workforce
• Identify at least one consequence that a lack of access to healthcare has on women and girls.
• Explain why access to care issues will need to be monitored even more closely within the U.S. healthcare system beginning 2014.
• Find at least two scholarly journal articles that discuss all or at least one of the topic areas related to access to care as defined by Healthy People 2020. Provide a synopsis of each article.
• Explain what type of barrier(s) (structural, financial, or socio-cultural) each article examines? Describe at least two policies or strategies that can be implemented to improve access to healthcare services as they relate to the articles you reviewed.