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What are some factors linked with patient satisfaction?

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THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION, IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND HOW REGULATORY ISSUES INFLUENCE COMMUNICATION IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

HCS 320 WEEK 7
The advantages and disadvantages of using different types of communication, including electronic communication, in health care organizations and how regulatory issues influence communication in health care organizations. Discuss in 150 words..
Describe how HIPAA has impacted your life. For example, obtaining a prescription, obtaining medical information regarding a family member, etc. Give two answers one your opinion and another answer using other sources.
What are some factors linked with patient satisfaction? Does anyone work in an organization that tracks patient satisfaction scores and if so, can you share the process and its impact on the organization? Give two answers one your opinion and another answer using other sources.
Discuss how you feel about your ability to send messages, both verbally and nonverbally. What are your strengths? What areas need improvement? Give two answers one your opinion and another answer using other sources.
Conduct an inventory of various communication channels used within your organization. Discuss in 150-200 words
Discuss the article, what are your concerns and view:
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/30000665?uid=3739808&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21104883404201
Discuss the article, what are your concerns and view:
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/25075094?uid=3739808&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21104883404201
Discuss the article, what are your concerns and view:
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2678624?uid=3739808&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21104883404201
Summarize, in 150-200 words, the main points that you gleaned from the HIPPA tutorial. Include the following:
What did you learn from the HIPAA tutorial?
Why is this information important?
How will you use this information in the future?

Explain how service-oriented software can be used to build distributed applications using Web services

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READ THE CASE STUDY TITLED “A PATIENT INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE”, LOCATED IN CHAPTER 1 OF YOUR TEXTBOOK. DEVELOP AN OVERALL ARCHITECTURE FOR THE SYSTEM DESCRIBED IN THE ASSIGNED READING.

Case Study 2: Software System Architecture
Due Week 8 and worth 100 points
Read the case study titled “A Patient Information System for Mental Health Care”, located in Chapter 1 of your textbook. Develop an overall architecture for the system described in the assigned reading. Your architecture should be based on any one of the common architectural patterns (e.g., Pipe and Filter architecture pattern). Your architecture should be documented in text and in UML diagrams (at minimum a class diagram and a sequence diagram).
Write a two to four (2-4) page paper in which you:

  1. Describe your chosen architecture pattern.
  2. Explain why you selected the architecture of this case study.
  3. Explain how your chosen pattern could be applied to this case study.
  4. Describe any shortcomings associated with your chosen architecture pattern for the case study.
  5. Describe how your architecture could be implemented in hardware and software.
  6. Develop a UML diagram to document the architecture of the system through the use of Microsoft Visio or its open source alternative, Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
 

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
  • Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or an equivalent such as Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
 

  • Explain how service-oriented software can be used to build distributed applications using Web services.
  • List the characteristics of embedded real-time systems.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in software engineering.
  • Write clearly and concisely about software engineering using proper writing mechanics and technical style convention

Analyze the cost associated with implementing ACA and its impact on access to health care access for different demographic groups

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COMPARE AND CONTRAST AT LEAST TWO (2) AREAS OF THE ECONOMY THAT THE NEW HEALTH CARE ACT IMPACTS. EXPLAIN YOUR RATIONALE.

n light of the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) and the myriad of citizens using the new health care insurance system, you, as a health care administrator for a hospital, are responsible for reporting to the hospital’s CEO regarding the new plan’s cost to the hospital and the issues with patients who can afford regular health care coverage.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Give your opinion of the rising cost of health care’s overall impact on the U.S. economy. Justify your response.
  2. Compare and contrast at least two (2) areas of the economy that the new health care act impacts. Explain your rationale.
  3. Debate the main pros and cons of using private insurance versus using the new affordable health insurance system.
  4. Analyze the cost associated with implementing ACA and its impact on access to health care access for different demographic groups. Provide a rationale for your response.
  5. Use at least four (4) recent (i.e., last five [5] years), quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze the different ways of financing the health care system and the impact on individuals.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services organization.
  • Write clearly and concisely about health services organization using proper writing mechanics.

create a compensation package for three classes of employees found below.

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A COMPENSATION PACKAGE CAN INCLUDE SALARY, BONUSES, HEALTH CARE PLANS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER TYPES OF COMPENSATION. ENVISION AN ORGANIZATION OF YOUR CHOICE AND DEVELOP A MISSION STATEMENT THAT DEFINES WHAT TYPE OF ORGANIZATION YOU CHOOSE (MANUFACTURING, RETAIL, SALES, ETC

Instructions: A Compensation package can include salary, bonuses, health care plans, and a variety of other types of compensation.  Envision an organization of your choice and develop a mission statement that defines what type of organization you choose (manufacturing, retail, sales, etc.) Based on research you conduct into the type of organization you have selected, create a compensation package for three classes of employees found below.
1. Initial entry employees
2. Middle management
3. Senior management
Your compensation package should include at a minimum, salary, bonuses, health care, retirement plans (defined benefit – defined contribution, etc.), and paid time off (PTO), (Vacation, sick leave, holidays, etc.)
Submission Instructions:
IMPORTANT!!
Submit your work as an MS WORD ATTACHMENT in either a .doc, .docx, or .rtf format.
Please support your ideas, arguments, and opinions with independent research, include at least three (3) supporting references or sources (NOT Wikipedia, unknown, or anonymous sources), format your work in proper APA format, include a cover page, minimum of 5 FULL pages of written content, double space all work, include a reference section, and cite all listed references properly in text in accordance with the 6th edition of the APA manual, chapters 6 & 7.