Federal policy can set the guidelines for health initiatives, or at least lead to discussion on government’s role in the healthcare sector. One method to fully understand the impact federal policy can have in the healthcare arena is to research what effect the information will have in your career area.
Choose a major federal policy initiative or piece of legislation that affects healthcare IT, and describe the impact that it has had or will likely have in the future. Please download a copy of the initiative or legislation and include in your response.
2. Complete an internet search for quality data and reviews on one or more local hospitals. Look for data on specific hospital measures, not customer opinions. As you conduct your research, you may find that local data is difficult to come by. If this is the case, try searching for state data. (Note: Do not pay for hospital data, your search should be limited to sites that offer information at no cost.)
Discuss your research and findings; be sure to address the following items:
Were you able to find local state data for your hospital? How difficult was it to come by this information? Why do you think it is difficult to obtain this information? Was information at a state level easier to come by? State opinions as to why state data is easier to obtain than local hospital data.
3. If a healthcare organization has a strategy of lowering its cost of care, what types of IT applications might it consider? If the organization has a strategy of improving the quality of its care, what types of IT applications might it consider? In your posts, please include:
How are the lists similar?
Can you reduce the cost of care and still provide quality of care?
3b. Discuss the components that are important to include in a resume. In your response, state the purpose of a cover letter and how it complements a resume.
4. Read the scenario, then answer the questions below. Cite sources where necessary, using APA formatting principles.
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1758019/pdf/v011p00352.pdf
In your opinion, is this situation due to an issue with human engineering or was it due to an issue with equipment design? Please explain your answer thoroughly, using information from the scenario to prove your point. What is the next step, in your opinion, to ensure that this situation does not happen again?
5. Review the section, “Understanding IT Initiative Failures,” found on pages 401-408. Read through these common reasons for IT project failures, and then create a post, including the following topics:
Choose three of the reasons listed for IT project failures, and describe how this reason contributes to the failure.
In your description, explain why you choose these three reasons, and how these reasons can be combined, if possible, to increase the project stress.
6. Assume you are working with an implementation team in installing a new nursing documentation system for a home health agency. Historically, all of the agency’s nursing documentation was recorded in paper form. The agency has little computerization beyond basic registration information and has no IT staff.
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