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Identify concerns about cost, quality, and access to the current U.S. health care system.

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IDENTIFY CONCERNS ABOUT COST QUALITY AND ACCESS TO THE CURRENT U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

Write a paper of 500-750 words, not including the title and References page, that analyzes the need for health care reform.
Include the following in your paper:

  1. Identify concerns about cost, quality, and access to the current U.S. health care system.
  2. Answer the question: Is the current health care system an example of market failure that requires government intervention?
  3. Describe different proposals for change from both political parties.
  4. Summarize key elements of reform that are needed from the perspective of the author of the source used.

Cite a minimum of three references to support your rationale.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

DESCRIBE THE WEB-BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES BEHIND ELECTRONIC HEALTH CARE MEDICAL RECORDS

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DESCRIBE THE WEB-BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES BEHIND ELECTRONIC HEALTH CARE MEDICAL RECORDS.

As a chief security officer (CSO) for a large hospital, you are charged with securing medical health care records. More recently, senior hospital administrators are seeking to provide a complete online portal for all its doctors and   patients. Based on the recent changes brought about by the Affordable Care Act, you are seeking to develop a scenario that affords a secure environment. Patients need to be able to access test results and interact with their doctors that conform to HIPAA regulations. Doctors need to share records, images     (X-rays), test results, and the like with other doctors or medical facilities for consults.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

  1. Describe the Web-based information technologies (protocols, policies, tools) behind electronic health care medical records.
  2. Analyze the security requirements needed to protect the Web-based medical records, especially the requirement to be able to share them with other medical facilities for consults and emergency services.
  3. Identify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements that affect the electronic health care medical records, detailing the technical requirements.
  4. Include a Visio or Dia diagram that describes your design. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
  5. Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality 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.
  • Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.

Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of health care institutions.

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EVALUATE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS.

Assignment 2: Using Financial Ratios to Assess Organizational Performance
Due Week 6 and worth 240 points
Using the financial statements from your selected health care organization in Assignment 1, develop a financial plan for the next three (3) years.
 
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
 

  1. Suggest the financial ratio that most financial analysts would use to evaluate the financial condition of the company. Provide support for your rationale.
  2. Speculate on the organization’s ability to meet its financial obligations as they come due. Provide support for your rationale.
  3. Based on your ratio analysis, determine whether the profitability trends are favorable or unfavorable and explain your rationale.
  4. Using financial ratio analysis, predict whether or not the company will be viable in five (5) years based on its performance over the past three (3) years. Provide support for your prediction.
  5. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources. 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:
 

  • Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of health care institutions.
  • Describe the overall planning process and the key components of the financial plan.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in health financial management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about health financial management using proper writing mechanics.

Describe how scholarly resources are essential for framing ethical and legal behavior and responsibilities in a health care environment.

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DESCRIBE HOW SCHOLARLY RESOURCES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR FRAMING ETHICAL AND LEGAL BEHAVIOR AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN A HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT.

TOPIC IS

  • Communitarianism.

Annotated Bibliography and Reference List

Submit your annotated bibliography and reference list for the project. The references used in your research should address value dilemmas that health care providers confront as well as reflect and support your chosen theory. Choose resources that help identify the ethical theory or rectify the problem situation.

Using APA formatting, summarizing each resource in four sentences and explain how it will be used in the final paper. Include a minimum of five references.GRADING SCALE
Connect scholarly research to ethical theories and legal and ethical practice standards in health care service delivery.
30%
Summarize scholarly resources on ethical theories, legal responsibilities, and legal and ethical dilemmas.
30%
Describe how scholarly resources are essential for framing ethical and legal behavior and responsibilities in a health care environment.
30%
Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions, and create a document that is clearly written, generally free of grammatical errors, and follows APA (6th ed.) style and formatting guidelines for references and citations.