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Effective vs. ineffective interpersonal communication practices in the health care or human services setting.

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THE IMPACT OF CULTURE ON COMMUNICATION IN THE HEALTH CARE OR HUMAN SERVICES SETTING.

Your Final Paper should illustrate your mastery of the course material as well as your insights into the aspects of effective communication in the health and human services setting and should address the application of effective communication practices.
Final Paper:
Select one of the following topics:

  • The impact of culture on communication in the health care or human services setting.  For this topic, chose one specific culture or compare and contrast two or more cultures.
  • Effective vs. ineffective interpersonal communication practices in the health care or human services setting.
  • The impact of gender on communication in a health and human services setting; comparing males versus females in both the patient and provider roles.
  • The use of therapeutic communication and interviewing in a health and human services setting, including a contrast of therapeutic and non-therapeutic techniques.
  • The use of empathy as a communication technique.
  • The art of listening as a therapeutic technique.
  • Communicating with families and significant others.
  • Conflict and conflict resolution in health and human services setting.

Your paper should be eight- to ten- pages (excluding title and reference pages) and should provide an overview of communication as it relates to the health and human services setting.  Discuss, in depth, the chosen topic as well as the implications and application of the topic to real life situations in health and human services. The paper must include a minimum of five scholarly sources published within the past five years (not including the textbook).  At least two of these sources must be peer-reviewed journal articles.  All sources must be cited according to APA style as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center.  At a minimum, the paper should include the following

Analyze how the system might advance or devalue patient care delivery

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ANALYZE THE PART THE AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY (AHRQ) PLAYS IN HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

Health IT Success Story: Portal Enhances Patient-Centered Preventative Care Health IT Success Story: Using IT to Fight Care Fragmentation Health IT Success: Quality Measures for Interoperable Electronic Health Records Select one of these cases and address the following questions in your paper: Analyze the part the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) plays in health care information systems acquisition. Address the major concerns, and provide alternatives to alleviate these concerns. Analyze whether or not value was added to health care information systems through acquisition.
Analyze how the system might advance or devalue patient care delivery. Explain whether or not the current system can or should be maintained. Explain what the literature states about this type of implementation/acquisition. Explain who the gatekeeper(s) are in this type of acquisition. Describe how cost is impacted with this system. Describe the initial reaction to the system implementation/acquisition. Describe whether or not the quality implementation/acquisition impacts your chosen topic for your Final Proposal and Final Presentation. This response only needs to be about a paragraph in length. The Case Analysis: Must be 1,200 to 1,800 words in length, double-spaced and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. Must use at least three scholarly sources, including a minimum of one from the Ashford Online Library. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Analyze two (2) major challenges that today’s health care leaders face in trying to uphold the ethics of critique, justice, and caring, indicating how managers can balance the need for ethics with employee and organizational needs.

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Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Building on the work that you completed in Assignment 2, continue evaluating the role of functions HR in creating a set of Human Resources’ policies and procedures for the acute care hospital.
     
    Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

    1. Explain the importance of maintaining accurate and objective employee records, indicating the consequences that may result from lack of record keeping. Provide support for your rationale.
    2. Provide an example of formal and an example of informal documentation that would normally be maintained in an employee file, indicating how each is likely to protect an employer.
    3. Determine the most significant factor that will ensure an effective legal termination, indicating the most likely way employees can protect themselves from termination in a downsizing situation. Provide support for your rationale.
    4. Analyze two (2) major challenges that today’s health care leaders face in trying to uphold the ethics of critique, justice, and caring, indicating how managers can balance the need for ethics with employee and organizational needs.
    5. Create a detailed outline of an effective succession planning process that will help ensure a smooth transition as members of the management team at your organization begin to retire. (The plan should prescribe, at a minimum, how to identify employees for advancement, training and development programs, mentorships, and a timeline for preparing leaders for their role.)
    6. From both a management and employee perspective, justify or dispute unionization. Provide support for your rationale.
    7. Suggest the best way in which HR can continue to be an effective strategic partner in helping this organization achieve its future goals. Provide support for your rationale.
    1. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
      Building on the work that you completed in Assignment 2, continue evaluating the role of functions HR in creating a set of Human Resources’ policies and procedures for the acute care hospital.

Determine two areas where HIPAA has influenced the development of HMIS standards.

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DETERMINE A KEY FACTOR THAT HAS DELAYED THE WIDESPREAD IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

1, Determine a key factor that has delayed the widespread implementation of electronic health records in health care organizations. Provide an example of the effects of each factor to support your rationale.
2, Determine two areas where HIPAA has influenced the development of HMIS standards. Justify your response.
3, Recommend two types of health care information that you believe should be standardized for all health care organizations. Support your rationale.
4, Analyze the importance of standardized data collection and reporting in health care, and support your response. Next, determine two functions of standardized data collection that could improve the quality of health care services on a global scale. Provide an example of each function to support your analysis.