GCU HIM650 2020 May Week 6 Assignment Latest

HIM650 Health Care Data Management

Week 6 Assignment

Health Data Reporting  

For this assignment, you will write 500-700-word paper discussing the legal duty to report health data to a state or federal public health agency. Choose two examples where a legal duty exists to report health data to a state or federal public health agency. These examples can be items recently reported in the news.

Include the following items in your paper:

1.            Summarize the examples you've chosen. Describe why these examples require mandatory reporting.

2.            Discuss how the information is gathered and submitted to the authorities.

3.            Propose ways of improving the status quo and provide reasons why this has not yet been accomplished.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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