Category: Health information management (HIM)

Business Plan – The business plan describes the opportunity that you have uncovered

and how you will take advantage of that opportunity. It is a form of storytelling that will

persuade readers of the feasibility of the idea.

o One of the most significant reasons to write a business plan is that it requires

you to participate in a laborious and often eye-opening process that is a critical

phase before launching a new organization.

o You must respond to difficult queries about the nature of the need for the

product or service, the intended target customer, your differentiation strategy,

how long will it take before you are profitable and realize positive cash flow and

how will you fund the beginning stages of growth.

Plan Details:

Opportunity: What need are you solving for which consumer?

What problems are you solving? What is the size of your market? What

indicators are you seeing in the external environment that will sustain the

growth?

Product/Service: Describe the product or service? What is your unique

selling proposition (why would consumers choose your product over the

closest competitor)?

Value Proposition: What value are you giving the target customer that

others do not provide?

Marketing Strategy: What is your marketing communication strategy and

how will you reach your target customer?

Competitive Environment: Who are the main competitors? What core

competencies do you possess that others may not?

Management: Why will investors/suppliers/bankers be confident in your

ability to be successful in this venture?

Financial: How will you determine projected sales? How long will it take

to be profitable? When will the company become cash positive?

Funding: How much cash will you need to fund the startup? And how

long will you be able to operate before even making $1 in sales.

Discussion Post # 3:

Read the assignment carefully and answer the questions within the scenario utilizing evidence-based references. Remember to cite all sources that are included in your response.

Provide a substantive post on the importance of the planning function for the health service manager. Your discussion post should include the following:

• Practical aspects of the planning function in healthcare as it relates to alignment of the mission and vision to identified objectives.
• Discuss the tactical elements that should be considered with short term, intermediate, and long-term planning.
• What situation would be best suited for a single-use planning tool?
• Identify tools for managers geared towards time management when dealing with complex issues.

In Chapter 4 we talk about geographic maldistribution and the excess of physician specialists located within metropolitan locations whereas areas outside of the “metro” demographic tend to suffer with a specialist shortage. In your opinion, what are three key strategies that may help shift the excess and create more specialists in the rural and non-urban areas? Please be specific.

Sources: Chapter 4 – Health Services Professionals, Delivering Health Care in America

Please perform an internet search on the professional associations of Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Midwives. Answer the following questions in detail for EACH of the 3:

1. What is the name of the national professional association?
2. How many members does the association have nationally?
3. What is the professional growth and job outlook for the profession?
4. What role does the professional play in regard to filling in the gaps left in rural areas where physician specialists are few and far between?

Review the performance methods and forms discussed in the textbook in Chapter 8 beginning with the How Do We Use Appraisal Methods and Forms? section. This includes the Critical-Incidents Method, Management by Objectives (MBO), Narrative Method or Form, Graphic Rating Scale Form, Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS) Form, or Ranking Form.

Describe each method and then identify which method you would choose over the other methods, explaining why you would choose that method or form.

BOOK

Lussier, Robert, N. and John R. Hendon. Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development New Edition Available. Available from: VitalSource Bookshelf, (4th Edition). SAGE Publications, Inc. (US), 2021.

Part 1:

You are voluntarily leaving your position. (This can be a position you currently have, one you have had in the past, or one that you would like to have.) Your supervisor has asked you to create recommendations the organization can use when filling your position.

In your response, explain how your position fits in with the overall objectives of your organization. Describe how effective filling of this position will support the organization’s success.

For your response, provide recommendations on the following:

• Job Analysis: List each of the five job analysis methods explained in Chapter 4 of the textbook in the Job Analysis section and for each method discuss why you would or would not recommend the technique be used to analyze your job.
• Realistic Job Preview (RJP): After reviewing the information about RJPs in Chapter 5 in the Evaluation of Recruiting Programs section, create a realistic job preview for your job to present to candidates.
• Structured Job Interview: Develop a 10-question structured interview to be used to select someone to fill your job. Keep in mind the general guidelines that questions should be job related. Also, keep in mind the information in Exhibit 6.2 in Chapter 6 in the Applications and Preliminary Screening section of the textbook, regarding what types of questions are legal.

For Part 1, support your response with a minimum of one source, can be book

Lussier, Robert, N. and John R. Hendon. Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development New Edition Available. Available from: VitalSource Bookshelf, (4th Edition). SAGE Publications, Inc. (US), 2021.

We know discrimination is illegal. But diversity is not law, nor necessarily even policy within organizations.

• Does your present employers workforce or a past employers workforce mirror the community around you?
• What benefits and challenges do organizations derive from a more diverse workforce?
• What policies can organizations enact to increase diversity?

For Part 2, support your response with at least one external source.

Lussier, Robert, N. and John R. Hendon. Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development New Edition Available. Available from: VitalSource Bookshelf, (4th Edition). SAGE Publications, Inc. (US), 2021.

You are required to use the provided template and to follow the instructions exactly as prescribed.

For this assignment, you are required to write a reflection paper on your internship experience. The paper should be a minimum of 2 pages and a maximum of 3 pages. It is not an academic research paper, but rather an opportunity for you to reflect on your personal and unique internship experience so far and how it has contributed to your development of the competencies you have acquired throughout your health informatics program. This reflection process will also help you identify areas for growth and development during the remainder of your internship.

To guide your reflection, I have provided a template that you can use. The template is attached to the end of this syllabus and also available in the Webcourses assignment. I recommend that you download the Microsoft Word template from the Webcourses assignment, as it already includes the required structure and formatting for the reflection paper.

You are required to use the provided template and to follow the instructions exactly as prescribed. Below are the general requirements for your internship reflection paper but does not contain the formatting. Be sure to use the provided template.

For the program competencies, refer to this questionnaire:

Requirements:

Length: At least 2 full pages, maximum of 3 full pages.

Spacing: Double spaced

Font: 12 point, Times New Roman

Margins: 1 margins on all sides

Directions: These same directions will appear in your internship reflection paper template.

• Your last name will appear in the header at the top right-hand corner, followed by Page followed the page number.
• The heading of your paper will follow the following format:
• [Internship Reflection Paper Title]
• Site Name:[Name of Site] / Preceptor Name & Title:[Name & Title of Preceptor]
• by: [Student Name]
• Health Informatics & Information Management Internship
• HIM6947 Term: [(Spring,Summer,Fall / Year]
• Professor: Steven Ton, MSHCI
• The body of your paper will follow the following format and requirements:
• Personal Reflection: [In this section, reflect and elaborate on your internship experience thus far. Honestly and succinctly describe what you have learned and how this internship experience has benefited you and your preceptor/host site. Make a statement about whether the internship has strengthened your interest in the health informatics and information management industry and how the internship experience compares to your original perception of the profession. Discuss your progress towards achieving the goals you originally established. If any of your goals have changed, and it is okay if they do, explain why.]
• Challenges and Plans for Success: [In this section, detail any challenges you have faced or are currently facing and elaborate on the corresponding actions and plans for successfully overcoming those challenges. This is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your ability to objectively assess situations as well as demonstrate your aptitude for problem solving. While you may not be completely successful in resolving all identified issues, nor do I expect you to be able to, the ability to successfully identify and articulate project risks and challenges is key to the success of the project. It is also a highly desirable quality of data analysts, project managers and organizational leaders.]
• Demonstrated Competencies: [In this section, you should detail the top three (3) healthcare informatics competencies you employed during your internship. Reflect and elaborate on how these competencies are important to the success of your internship project and internship experience. Clearly connect the competencies to specific tasks or elements of your internship.]
• #1 [Competency Name]: [In this section, detail your use of your competency. Be specific and clear in your explanation and application of this competency, and how its use contributed to the success of your internship and organizations goals.]
• #2 – [Competency Name]: [In this section, detail your use of your competency. Be specific and clear in your explanation and application of this competency, and how its use contributed to the success of your internship and organizations goals.]
• #3 – [Competency Name]: [In this section, detail your use of your competency. Be specific and clear in your explanation and application of this competency, and how its use contributed to the success of your internship and organizations goals.]

Competencies 730.9.3 : Types and Content of Health Records The learner evaluates health record types and content for compliance with records storage policies. Introduction A health record is a form of communication between internal and external stakeholders in a healthcare environment. Health information management professionals are responsible for managing health records in paper, electronic, or hybrid formats. Guidelines for maintaining records must be followed, including record storage and destruction, and policies must be evaluated for their compliance with state and federal regulations. Requirements Your submission must represent your original work and understanding of the course material. Most performance assessment submissions are automatically scanned through the WGU similarity checker. Students are strongly encouraged to wait for the similarity report to generate after uploading their work and then review it to ensure Academic Integrity guidelines are met before submitting the file for evaluation. See Understanding Similarity Reports for more information. Grammarly Note: Professional Communication will be automatically assessed through Grammarly for Education in most performance assessments before a student submits work for evaluation. Students are strongly encouraged to review the Grammarly for Education feedback prior to submitting work for evaluation, as the overall submission will not pass without this aspect passing. See Use Grammarly for Education Effectively for more information. Microsoft Files Note: Write your paper in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) unless another Microsoft product, or pdf, is specified in the task directions. Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc. All supporting documentation, such as screenshots and proof of experience, should be collected in a pdf file and submitted separately from the main file. For more information, please see Computer System and Technology Requirements. You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course. A. Compare the characteristics of paper, electronic, and hybrid health record types by doing the following: 1. Discuss the characteristics of paper health records by addressing their methods of storage, accessibility, and the process for amending information. 2. Discuss the characteristics of electronic health records by addressing their methods of storage, accessibility, and the process for amending information. 3. Discuss the characteristics of hybrid health records by addressing their methods of storage, accessibility, and the process for amending information. a. Discuss issues that may affect the use of hybrid records for legal purposes. B. Evaluate the attached “Cedar Bend Record Policy” and “State A Health Information Retention and Destruction Statute” to determine whether the record policy protects health information for record storage and destruction of paper and electronic health records by doing the following: 1. Describe whether the Cedar Bend record policy is in compliance with State A’s retention policy, including your reasoning. 2. Describe whether the Cedar Bend destruction policy is in compliance with federal guidelines, including your reasoning. Note: Refer to the attached “Federal Policy for Retention and Destruction of Health Information” for more information on federal policy. 3. Describe whether the Cedar Bend record policy for retention would comply with the Medicare Conditions of Participation. Note: Refer to the attached “Retention and Destruction of Health Information” supporting document for a summary of the Medicare Conditions of Participation. C. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. D. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission. File Restrictions File name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: ! – _ . * ‘ ( ) File size limit: 200 MB File types allowed: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, odt, pdf, csv, txt, qt, mov, mpg, avi, mp3, wav, mp4, wma, flv, asf, mpeg, wmv, m4v, svg, tif, tiff, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, zip, rar, tar, 7z Rubric A1:CHARACTERISTICS OF PAPER HEALTH RECORDS Not Evident A submission that discusses the methods of storage, accessibility, and amending information in paper health records is not provided. Approaching Competence The submission does not accurately discuss the methods of storage, accessibility, and amending information in paper health records. Competent The submission accurately discusses the methods of storage, accessibility, and amending information in paper health records. A2:CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS Not Evident A submission that discusses the methods of storage, accessibility, and amending information in electronic health records is not provided. Approaching Competence The submission does not accurately discuss the methods of storage, accessibility, and amending information in electronic health records. Competent The submission accurately discusses the methods of storage, accessibility, and amending information in electronic health records. A3:CHARACTERISTICS OF HYBRID HEALTH RECORDS Not Evident A submission that discusses the methods of storage, accessibility, and amending information in hybrid health records is not provided. Approaching Competence The submission does not accurately discuss the methods of storage, accessibility, and amending information in hybrid health records. Competent The submission accurately discusses the methods of storage, accessibility, and amending information in hybrid health records. A3a:LEGAL ISSUES Not Evident A discussion of issues associated with the use of hybrid records for legal purposes is not provided. Approaching Competence The discussion does not logically explain the issues that could affect the use of hybrid records for legal purposes. Competent The discussion logically explains the issues that could affect the use of hybrid records for legal purposes. B1:STATE RETENTION POLICY Not Evident A description of whether the Cedar Bend record policy complies with State A’s retention policy is not provided. Approaching Competence The description does not accurately address whether the Cedar Bend record policy complies with State A’s retention policy. Or the description does not include appropriate reasoning or does not accurately identify relevant regulations for retention to support whether the Cedar Bend record policy is compliant. Competent The description accurately addresses whether the Cedar Bend record policy complies with State A’s retention policy. The description includes appropriate reasoning and accurately identifies relevant regulations to support whether the Cedar Bend record policy is compliant. B2:FEDERAL GUIDELINES Not Evident A description of whether the Cedar Bend destruction policy complies with federal guidelines is not provided. Approaching Competence The description does not accurately address whether the Cedar Bend destruction policy complies with federal guidelines. Or the description does not include appropriate reasoning or does not accurately identify relevant regulations to support whether the Cedar Bend destruction policy is compliant. Competent The description accurately addresses whether the Cedar Bend destruction policy complies with federal guidelines. The description includes appropriate reasoning and accurately identifies relevant regulations to support whether the Cedar Bend destruction policy is compliant. B3:MEDICARE CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION Not Evident A description of whether the Cedar Bend record policy for retention would comply with the Medicare Conditions of Participation is not provided. Approaching Competence The description does not accurately address whether the Cedar Bend record policy for retention would comply with the Medicare Conditions of Participation. Or the description does not provide appropriate examples that support whether the Cedar Bend record policy for retention is compliant. Competent The description accurately addresses whether the Cedar Bend record policy for retention would comply with the Medicare Conditions of Participation. The description provides appropriate examples that support whether the Cedar Bend record policy for retention is compliant. C:SOURCES Not Evident The submission does not include both in-text citations and a reference list for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. Approaching Competence The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list; however, the citations or reference list is incomplete or inaccurate. Competent The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available. D:PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION Not Evident This submission includes pervasive errors in professional communication related to grammar, sentence fluency, contextual spelling, or punctuation, negatively impacting the professional quality and clarity of the writing. Specific errors have been identified by Grammarly for Education under the Correctness category. Approaching Competence This submission includes substantial errors in professional communication related to grammar, sentence fluency, contextual spelling, and/or punctuation. Specific errors have been identified by Grammarly for Education under the Correctness category. Competent This submission includes satisfactory use of grammar, sentence fluency, contextual spelling, and punctuation, which promote accurate interpretation and understanding. Supporting Documents Cedar Bend Record Policy.pdf Federal Policy for Retention and Destruction of Health Information_Accessible.docx Retention and Destruction of Health Information_Accessible.docx State A Health Information Retention and Destruction Statute.docx

After watching the Ted Talk below and reading the outline of his book on Creativity included in this week’s folder, describe 2-3 ways public schools might be organized differently to promote creativity. Be specific about the type of creativity you’re referring to and how it might be enhanced. 2 paragraph minimum! 1-page max (double-spaced)

Greenberg Chapter 2 describes the body’s physiological responses to stress. As we’ve discussed, stress is an ever-present feature in our lives that impacts us across our lifespan. Therefore, it’s not surprising that we have developed many sayings that describe our physiological responses to stress (e.g., “I was so nervous that I had butterflies in my stomach!”).

For this discussion, find a saying related to stress that has physiological origins.

In your discussion group:

• Share the saying you found.
• Explain how the saying relates to our physiological responses to stress utilizing content from Greenberg Chapter 2.
• In order to receive full credit, please provide a detailed description of the physiological response that is related to the saying. Again, use Chapter 2 content to describe the physiological response.