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IDENTIFY A HEALTH CARE DELIVERY ORGANIZATION, NOTE HOW THAT ORGANIZATION IS LINKED TO OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DELIVERY SYSTEM.

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IDENTIFY A HEALTH CARE DELIVERY ORGANIZATION, NOTE HOW THAT ORGANIZATION IS LINKED TO OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DELIVERY SYSTEM.

Assignment 2: (20 points) Diagram the Health care System – Linkages and Alliances
Organizations operating in the U.S. Health Care Sector (USHCS) are a part of a larger system of services.  Identify a health care delivery organization, note how that organization is linked to other health care organizations in the delivery system.  Every organization has a source of referral and a place they release their patients.
For this assignment, you will explore linkages and alliances.   To this end, your paper should include:

  • A Title page
  • A 2-3 page (double spaced) description of the organization;
  •  graphical representation of the linkages between the organization and other organizations/stakeholders. If you do a Google image search for organizational linkages, you will see plenty of examples of how they might look. You are not required to use a specific type of graphical representation; the key is to be able to understand the relationships between organizations by looking at your linkage graphic;
  • A properly formatted reference page.

As is the case with all academic papers, a well-organized paper will have a clear introduction to the topic, a body, and a conclusion or summary paragraph. In addition, a well-written paper will have minimal grammar, spelling, or sentence structure mistakes and it will fully conform to all .

Briefly explain your proposed EHR technology solution

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Assignment
Using the EHR technology solution you proposed in Stage 2, you should briefly explain it and then copy the table below and complete the remaining two columns.  For each area of consideration, you should rank it as high, medium, low, or N/A (Not Applicable) in importance or relevance at time of implementation (and not some time in the future) for the specific EHR technology solution you proposed for the UMUC Family Clinic.  Then, provide a brief explanation, a minimum of two sentences for each, to justify that ranking or the N/A.  Do not try to create a reason if there is none, but carefully analyze each consideration and determine whether it applies and how.  Explanations must provide enough information to convey the reasoning behind the ranking.  DO NOT copy the definitions from the textbook or other sources but put into your own words to demonstrate your understanding of the concept as you provide your explanation for the ranking.  Use the Grading Rubric to be sure you have covered everything.  Submit your paper with answers to parts 1 and 2 below via your Assignment Folder as a Microsoft Word document with your last name included in the filename.
 
Part 1: Briefly explain your proposed EHR technology solution.  Identify what the solution is, what it is expected to do for the UMUC Family Clinic, and what major hardware, software and communications components will be used, summarizing the information you provided for Stage 2.
Part 2:  Table of Considerations.  The Areas for consideration are defined in the section “Concepts” which follows the table of considerations.  An example for one entry is also provided below.  Click on the upper left corner of the table to copy it into your paper.

Evaluate the organizational environment in the health care industry to recognize how technology solutions enable strategic outcomes.

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EXAMINE THE IMPLICATIONS OF ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND REGULATORY POLICY ISSUES ON HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

Case Study, Stage 4: IT and Legal Considerations for Proposed EHR Technology Solution
Before you begin this assignment, be sure you have read the “UMUC Family Clinic Case Study”, the Case Study Stages 1-3, your required readings and feedback on your graded work so far.
Purpose of this Assignment
This assignment gives you the opportunity to apply the concepts of this course to address the implementation and on-going management of the certified EHR technology solution you have proposed for the UMUC Family Clinic.  This assignment addresses the following course outcomes to enable you to:

  • Evaluate the organizational environment in the health care industry to recognize how technology solutions enable strategic outcomes.
  • Evaluate technology solutions in the health care industry to improve the quality of care, safety, and financial management decisions.
  • Examine the implications of ethical, legal, and regulatory policy issues on health care information systems.

IT, Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Considerations for Proposed EHR Technology Solution 
Following your report of the Meaningful Use reporting requirements in your Stage 3 project, the owner of the UMUC Family Clinic has still not authorized the needed project funding.  In evaluating an IT proposal, there are several areas that need to be considered.  Prior to authorizing the needed project funding, the owner has asked you to prepare a table addressing the important aspects/considerations of the project.These considerations are listed in the table provided with this assignment.Considerations include such areas as IT operational safeguard, architectural, project/implementation, legal and ethical considerations.
Depending on the specific EHR technology solution you proposed, some of the considerations would be more important than others, and some may not need specific consideration for the initial implementation of your proposed solution.  (If a consideration is not relevant for the solution as described and at implementation but might be something for the future, mark it “N/A”.  If for instance cloud computing is not in the solution being implemented, but may be considered in the future it would be N/A and not required for the solution.  Please note that even N/A items require an explanation.) 
The responses that you enter into the table for each consideration must be aligned to the one specific solution you proposed and appropriate to the UMUC Family Clinic.

Describe three ways that safeguards can be put in place within a health care organization to ensure that the organization acts ethically

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Week 2 Corporate culture and ethical decision making

This discussion question should be at least 200 words long, in your own words, and substantive in nature.  Be sure to completely answer the specific question you choose.
Do ONE of the following:
-Explain the corporate culture in your organization or another health care organization and identify how that culture impacts ethical decision making.
-Explain how corporate leadership in your health care organization or a health care  organization you are familiar with impacts the culture and ethics of the organization.
-Describe three ways that safeguards can be put in place within a health care organization to ensure that the organization acts ethically. Analyze whatfactors in your organizational culture make the safeguards easy or hard to implement.
-Give an example, from your experience or a current event in the news, of a health care organization that faced an ethical decision.  Summarize the situation and how it was handled. Analyze the corporate culture and how it impacted decision making.
-Explain the role of an organizational ethical code in health care ethical decision making. Provide an example from your experience or the news.
-Explain how a professional code of ethics such as the AMA or ANA code of ethics impacts the professional decision making of health care professionals  within an organization.
 
Need1reference and citation (Choose any one, please follow direction and answer all parts to the question). Must be a 200 word count and in own words.