Eastern Florida NUR3164 2019 March Unit 6 Discussion Latest

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NUR3164 Introduction to Nursing Research and Health Informatics

Unit 6 Discussion

Link  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Follow the instructions under DISCUSSION BOARD RUBRIC and Discussion Guidelines and APA Tips to create your post and respond to at least one other student. Internal citations and references are required.

This week, choose ONE chapter from this week's five chapters as your primary discussion post, then please respond to a post on a topic other than the one you chose for your initial post:

Chapter 25: Legal Issues, Federal Regulations, and Accreditation

There are three key fraud & abuse laws: the Stark Law, the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Federal False Claims Act.

Define one of the fraud and abuse laws and expand on the purpose of this law in healthcare and identify a case in which one of these laws were violated. What are the penalties for violating this law? (For example: Review this violation in a case using the Anti-Kickback Statute:  Link to Case) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Explain the safe harbor protections against criminal and civil prosecution for Stark and Anti-Kickback violations.

Chapter 26:  Privacy & Security

As healthcare providers, earning and keeping patients’ trust & ensuring privacy is paramount ~ ethically, morally & legally.  Legally, there are a range of penalties and fines that can be assessed to healthcare organizations for security breaches.

Research sources of new and increasing threats to health data security.

Investigate and explain what federal and state collaboration efforts (if any) exist for the state in which you live or practice. Does your state currently participate in Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC)? If not, are there plans to become involved in this partnership? (This information should be available through the state’s Department of Health or at the HealthIT.gov page on HISPC). (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Chapter 27: HITECH, MU & MACRA

Describe the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) and how it came about. How did the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 change how Medicare pays physicians?

What is its potential impact in value-based payment models?

Chapter 28: Health Policy

We are still in the early stages of implementing health IT and as this are of technology grows,  the nurse’s role in advocacy, leadership, collaboration, and policy making will continue to grow with it.  Explore at least 2-3 of the links below and answer the following questions:

Informatics and the Future of Nursing Practice (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

IOM’s “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. – Link to IOM PowerPointPreview the document

Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

HIMSS Nursing Informatics Workforce Survey (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

HIMSS Nursing Informatics Position Statement, “Transforming Nursing Practice Through Technology and Informatics” (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. -  or if that doesn’t work, here is a PDF link

TIGER Initiative, TIGER Action Plan, and TIGER Standards and Interoperability Collaborative Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Discussion prompt:

What qualities and characteristics are necessary to be an effective informatics nurse in the public policy arena?

How are these skills unique or somewhat different from the characteristics that make a good nurse in general? How are they the same? That is, what required traits are shared to perform these roles?

Chapter 29:  HIT Governance

Considering that there has been increasing and competing demands on health IT resources, very little has been published and studied about the topic of health IT governance. Although health IT governance is a relatively “new” concept, the demands for this expertise are vast and the needs are immediate.

Healthcare reform is one example. Explore the links below and answer the following questions:  Link to article:  Nine best practices in heathcare IT governance (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Explore and discuss what health IT governance encompasses.

What's the relationship between IT governance and GRC (governance, risk and compliance)?

Why do healthcare organizations implement IT governance infrastructures?

What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for those choosing to enter this healthcare industry?

 

 

 

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