Devry HSM330 2019 September Full Course Latest (No Week 7 Course Project)

HSM330 Health Services Information Systems

Week 1 Discussion

EVOLUTION OF EHRS

Discuss the landmark contributions made in the development of the EHR; and what the future of EHRs will look like 20 years from now.

 

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Week 2 Discussion

FROM DATA TO DECISIONS

FROM DATA TO DECISIONS USING ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS

Identify and describe the technology options, issues, and functionality associated with an EDMS.

 

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Week 3 Discussion

STRATEGIC PLANNING

Why is strategic planning so important for healthcare organizations today? And what is the role of information systems in the strategic planning process?

 

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Week 4 Discussion

IS SYSTEMS THEORY

Describe the aspects of information systems theory and discuss how they relate to process improvement in reference to healthcare workflow.

 

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Week 5 Discussion

DATA INFRASTRUCTURE

Discuss what is involved in the data infrastructure for health IT (e.g., billing and coding data sets, registries, databases, etc.).

 

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Week 6 Discussion

EHR SELECTION

Discuss reasons why it is important to plan in advance of starting an EHR vendor selection process?

 

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Week 7 Discussion

EHR BENEFITS

Discuss the various benefits of personal health records (PHRs) for patients in addition to healthcare organizational benefits related to revenue cycle management.

 

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Course Project

Objectives

Research your chosen EHR software's functions and how it works, and critically analyze your findings.

Guidelines

The final team product in the form of a multimedia presentation, using a tool of your choosing, and should offer the following information and address these issues:

Name of the product

Uses of the product

Integration with other information systems

User friendliness of data entry and data retrieval

Benefits of this particular software over similar types of software

The implementation process you would use to implement the EHR

Critically analyze your findings

Other Content Suggestions:

Terminology

Philosophical views of the EHR

Advantages

Reduction of cost

Improved quality of care

Promote evidence-based medicine

Record keeping and mobility

Disadvantages

Costs

Time

Governance, privacy, and legal issues

Privacy concerns

Legal issues

Liability

Legal interoperability

Regulatory compliance

Technical Issues

Standards

Open specifications

Customization

Long-term preservation and storage of records

Synchronization of records

E-health and tele-radiology

Other Guidelines:

Presentations must include at least one slide for each area covered in the presentation. The detail of the visuals and audio should be of sufficient depth for the members of a health care organization board of directions to make an informed decision about purchasing this software. References must be included or available as an attachment.

At least six authoritative, outside references are required (anonymous authors or web pages are not acceptable). These should be listed on the last slide or attachment page, titled References.

Appropriate citations are required.

All DeVry University policies are in effect, including the plagiarism policy.

The final team product (multimedia presentation) is due during Week 7?of this course.

Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q&A Discussion topic.

The team project is worth 200 total points and will be graded on quality of research topic, quality of information, use of citations, and quality of the visual and audio presentation.

Milestones

Week 1

Submit the name of the software you've chosen as the course project topic.

Week 2

The team will submit a plan to investigate each component of this review and analysis (listed above). The plan will identify which tem member will be responsible for each component and due dates for each section.

Week 3

Submit content outline for the presentation. The outline will, indicate in detail the plan to address the above criteria, and the primary sources of information you will use.

Feedback on your topic selection and project outline will be provided by the instructor.

Week 7

Submit completed project by the end of Week 7.

 

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Team Application Paper

Working with your course project team, investigate Electronic Health Information Exchange Organizations. This is a collaborative team project - with your team complete a search for information about the current state and federal regulations and best practices for Electronic Health Information Exchange Organizations. Each team member will research and report on a different aspect of electronic health information exchange (e.g., education, implementation, maintenance, use, policy, privacy). Group members will collaborate to report findings in a formal group paper using collaborative technologies such as Microsoft Word with track changes.

Deliverables

Week 4

Each team will submit the plan for this collaborative application paper. The plan will include the topics covered and team members assigned to research each topic. The team will submit one plan. 10 points

Week 5 Each team will submit a rough draft of the team application paper on Electronic Health Information Exchanges. The rough draft will include the contributions of each student and will address each of the components identified in the week 4 plan. Teams are encouraged to use Smarthinking writing source to review the draft prior to submission. The team will submit one draft. 30 points

Week 6

Each team will submit the final version of the collaborative team paper. 80 points

 

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Final Exam

Question 1 (CO 1) A health record that maintains information throughout the lifespan of the patient, ideally from birth to death, is known as a

  patient-centric record.

  integrated health record.

  problem-oriented health record.

  longitudinal health record.

Question 2 (CO 2) Which of the following functions does an EDMS NOT support?

  Viewing of documents

  Presentation for legal health record

  Multi-media

  Capture and processing of structured data

Question 3 (CO 2) What is the impact of a legacy ancillary source system on an EHR?

  None; ancillary systems only impact department operations.

  Minimal; ancillary systems generate results that can be viewed through a document

imaging system.

  Significant; if data cannot be exchanged in structured format between an EHR and a source system, the EHR will not achieve the most value.

  Moderate; the EHR may help the ancillary system perform its tasks.

Question 4 (CO 3) What is the legal precedent created by judges wherein they can interpret either statutory law or previous judicial proceedings?

Correct!

  Case law

  State law

  Regulation

  Question 5 (CO 3) Which of the following forms of communication may be most important for an EHR project manager?

  Listening

  Speaking

  Writing

  Reading

Question 6 (CO 4) Knowledge is created by adding (A) _____ to (B) _____.

  (A) structured data; (B) unstructured data

  (A) data; (B) information

  (A) information; (B) wisdom

  (A) experience; (B) information

Question 7 (CO 3) Which of the following does a project manager NOT need to know how to do? 

Use the EHR

  Communicate

  Manage scope

  Mitigate risk

Question 8 (CO 6) The party which funds the PHR relates to which of the Connecting for Health dimensions?

  Data source

  Business model

  Sponsor

  Platform

Question 9 (CO 5) Which form of storage architecture is most amendable to electronic document storage?

  Storage network

  Network attached

  Direct attached

  Storage area

Question 10 (CO 5) Technology that enables sharing computing resources across multiple environments is:

  Interoperability

  Cloud computing

  Service-oriented architecture

  Virtualization

Question 11 (CO 5) In which type of database does data normalization ensure one source of truth?

  Data warehouse

  Transactional database

  Analytics database

  try

.Question 12 (CO 7) Which term describes the ability to apply information without necessarily having experience?

  Big data

  Population health

  Knowledge

  Intelligence

Question 13 (CO 7) A service that can increase revenue may be obtained through:

  Point of service payment

  Preventive service reminders

  Positive patient identification

  Online bill paying

Question 14 (CO 1) To arrive at information, _________ are required.

  PHRs

  EHRs

  Data

  Statistics

Question 15 (CO 1) The national health information exchange system is:

  Health Information Organization

  eHealth Exchange

  Nationwide Health Information Network

  America's Health Information Exchange

Question 16 (CO 6) When configuration management changes the nature of a data element, what must be updated:

  Report to vendor

  Data dictionary

  User screen

  Standard vocabulary

Question 17 (CO 3) A critical success factor for health IT strategic planning is to:

  Engage a facilitator

  Create a vision

  Hire a project manager

  Select a low-cost option

Question 18 (CO 3) The description of how an organization plans to use data standards and build its data infrastructure is:

  data strategy

  functional strategy

  implementation strategy

  technical strategy

Question 19 (CO 3) The tool that enables management to determine that costs of health IT do not exceed the ability to pay for ongoing operations during implementation is:

  Payback period

  Cost-benefit analysis

  Pro forma financial statements

  Benefits realization study

Question 20 (CO 4) The traditional systems development life cycle (SDLC) as compared to the modern SDLC, lacks:

  Disposition step

  Feedback mechanism

  Planning step

  Consensus building

Question 21 (CO 6) To protect oneself from a vendor going out of business:

  Negotiate a low price to reflect risk

  Is impossible in a dynamic market place

  Only buy from a reputable vendor

  Require the product be kept up-to-date for a specified time

Question 22 (CO 6) A problem with allowing staff to bring their own computing device to use at work is:

  Reduced efficiency for staff familiar with their own device

  Confusion over what device to use for what purpose

  Expense of acquiring a variety of devices

  Cost of setting up different devices

Question 23 (CO 5) In which type of database does data normalization ensure one source of truth?

  Transactional database

  Data warehouse

  try

  Analytics database

Question 24 (CO 4) To support rapid change, it is often necessary to:

  Increase size of workforce

  Change behavioral norms

  Take quick action without regard to human factors

  Flatten management structures

Question 25 (CO 7) Which of the following best describes the blue button initiative?

  Using mobile devices

  A projec to ensure access to digital health information

  Use of physiological monitoring devices

  A project to empower patents in using technology