Category: Healthcare

In addition to the initial response, the learner is required to reply to two (2) other learners’ responses. Each reply must be at least 250 words without references, demonstrate course-related knowledge, and include at least three (3) peer-reviewed sources. They are due by 11:59 p.m. EST on the Sunday of the assigned week.

Please post a reply to the following 2 discussion posts:

First discussion:

1.Research shows that real-time access to health records through patient portals and digital tools can improve patient engagement, communication, and self-management of health conditions. Systematic reviews of patient access to electronic health records (EHRs) demonstrate improvements in patient understanding, medication adherence, and provider-patient communication when patients can review their own health information (Tapuria et al., 2021). Studies also show that health information exchange and digital health systems can improve care coordination and patient outcomes when implemented effectively (Chen et al., 2019). Recent research highlights major concerns about privacy, trust, and fair access. Many patients are willing to share their health data electronically but want transparency, control over data access, and clear explanations of how their data is used (Gupta et al., 2023). The use of artificial intelligence, data sharing, and third-party technology companies raises additional ethical issues, making strong privacy protections and ethical oversight essential (Subbian et al., 2021).

I found that using ChatGPT to create the patient education infographic was both intuitive and efficient. The tool enabled me to organize substantial research into clear categories, including benefits, risks, and patient rights. This experience aligns with research indicating that well-designed digital tools can increase patients’ access to and understanding of healthcare information (Tao et al., 2018). Additionally, ChatGPT was especially effective in translating complex healthcare and informatics terminology into language suitable for a general patient audience. Nevertheless, several difficulties remain. For instance, ChatGPT frequently generalized findings or omitted details regarding the applicability of studies to specific patient populations. Existing research demonstrates disparities in patient portal engagement among individuals with chronic diseases and older adults, and AI-generated summaries may fail to address these disparities without targeted prompting (Kim & Choi, 2019). ChatGPT also made spelling and grammatical errors, even after multiple attempts at prompting changes. These observations show that while AI systems are proficient at compiling information, human review remains essential to ensure accuracy and contextual relevance.

A key strength of the infographic was its readability. The content was clearly organized, used straightforward language, and addressed patient priorities, including understanding health data and privacy protection. Research indicates that patient portal access enhances satisfaction and engagement when information is both understandable and accessible (Tapuria et al., 2021). These findings underscore the major impact that readable, patient-centered materials exert on patient outcomes.

A key strength of the infographic was its readability. The content was clearly organized, used straightforward language, and addressed patient priorities, including understanding health data and privacy protection. Research indicates that patient portal access enhances satisfaction and engagement when information is both understandable and accessible (Tapuria et al., 2021). These findings underscore the major impact that readable, patient-centered materials exert on patient outcomes.

However, certain aspects required revision. For example, verifying that each claim was substantiated by peer-reviewed evidence required manual assessment. Additionally, while AI can help ensure factual accuracy, it may generalize healthcare outcomes as universally applicable, even though research indicates that digital health benefits differ by socioeconomic status, digital literacy, and technology access (Azzopardi-Muscat & Sorenson, 2019). This reinforces the importance of human review, especially when AI is used for patient education.

If I were to repeat this assignment, I would begin by selecting key research articles to guide the development of AI prompts. This approach would likely enhance citation accuracy and decrease the time required for revisions. Through this process, I also deepened my understanding of patient engagement as a multifaceted concept that goes beyond the provision of information. Specifically, research demonstrates that patient engagement encompasses trust, clear communication, and emotional support, particularly when patients access sensitive health information through portals prior to discussions with providers (Hartzler et al., 2023). These insights will help form my future career as a Physician Assistant, enabling me to apply a more comprehensive approach to patient engagement and information management.

References

1. Azzopardi-Muscat, N., & Srensen, K. (2019). Towards an equitable digital public health era: promoting equity through a health literacy perspective. European journal of public health, 29(Supplement_3), 1317. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz166

2. Chen, M., Guo, S., & Tan, X. (2019). Does Health Information Exchange Improve Patient Outcomes? Empirical Evidence From Florida Hospitals. Health affairs (Project Hope), 38(2), 197204. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05447

3. Gupta, R., Iyengar, R., Sharma, M., Cannuscio, C. C., Merchant, R. M., Asch, D. A., Mitra, N., & Grande, D. (2023). Consumer Views on Privacy Protections and Sharing of Personal Digital Health Information. JAMA network open, 6(3), e231305.

4. Hartzler, A. L., Xie, S. J., Wedgeworth, P., Spice, C., Lybarger, K., Wood, B. R., Duber, H. C., Hsieh, G., Singh, A. P., & SDoH Community Champion Advisory Board (2023). Integrating patient voices into the extraction of social determinants of health from clinical notes: ethical considerations and recommendations. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 30(8), 14561462.

5. Kim, T. K., & Choi, M. (2019). Older adults’ willingness to share their personal and health information when adopting healthcare technology and services. International journal of medical informatics, 126, 8694.

6. Subbian, V., Solomonides, A., Clarkson, M., Rahimzadeh, V. N., Petersen, C., Schreiber, R., DeMuro, P. R., Dua, P., Goodman, K. W., Kaplan, B., Koppel, R., Lehmann, C. U., Pan, E., & Senathirajah, Y. (2021). Ethics and informatics in the age of COVID-19: challenges and recommendations for public health organization and public policy. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 28(1), 184189. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocaa188

7. Tao, D., Yuan, J., & Qu, X. (2019). Effects of presentation formats on consumers’ performance and perceptions in the use of personal health records among older and young adults. Patient education and counseling, 102(3), 578585.

8. Tapuria, A., Porat, T., Kalra, D., Dsouza, G., Xiaohui, S., & Curcin, V. (2021). Impact of patient access to their electronic health record: systematic review. Informatics for Health and Social Care, 46(2), 194206.

Second discussion:

2.My experience using the AI tool was somewhat challenging as I am not used to using AI. Although it was challenging, I thought it was a great assignment and definitely something that I could use in my career. The AI tool helped to simplify complex information by giving me key points or summarizing the articles I chose. The AI tool was able to simplify the articles, but not necessarily in the way that I would need to choose to present to patients.

I think the AI tool was effective at summarizing the articles and pulling out specific information from the article when requested. When choosing how to type information that would be useful for patients, specific requests to simplify for patient use was necessary and I had to take the information and make it presentable for a brochure. Human oversight is and will always be necessary to review for accuracy and tailor to specific needs.

If I could repeat this assignment I would start off by asking the information to be summarized to present in a brochure specifically. My understanding of patient engagement and communication evolved by realizing that when patients are active participants in their care it leads to higher satisfaction.

I ensured that the materials were tailored to meet the diverse needs of patients with various levels of health literacy and comprehension by putting short simple information on the brochure that is easy to read and understand. To better engage patients who may have concerns about topics such as privacy or mistrust of technology by supplementing this brochure with a handout that specifically addresses these specific concerns. I would include information about HIPAA guidelines and data encryption.

With this assignment, I will carry on lessons not only about using AI to produce patient education materials but also to make sure that when presenting educational materials to patients, it is important to make sure that information is narrowed down to language that patients can understand and benefit from. From this experience, moving forward I could use AI to produce educational materials for patients by condensing information and making it presentable for patient use.

Many of my peers had very creative ideas using a one-page flyer that is bold and eye catching. .l I think that could be more beneficial to patients as it has all of the necessary information presented on one page rather than a brochure.

I think that AI has a lot of potential in increasing patient engagement and education because it allows patients to participate more in their care and to be more informed about their health. I would recommend safeguards such as educating patients on data rights and privacy, clear policies, and user-friendly access to portals.

References

Son, E. H., & Nahm, E.-S. (2023). Adult Patients Experiences of Using a Patient Portal With a Focus on Perceived Benefits and Difficulties, and Perceptions on Privacy and Security: Qualitative Descriptive Study. JMIR Human Factors, 10, e46044.

Shah, A., & Fiala, M. A. (2025). Disparities in Access and Utilization of Electronic Health Record Patient Portals. Journal of general internal medicine, 40(10), 22332239.

Kyytsnen, M., Vehko, T., Jylh, V., & Kinnunen, U. M. (2024). Privacy concerns among the users of a national patient portal: A cross-sectional population survey study. International journal of medical informatics, 183, 105336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105336

This assignment will help you to summarize the information found concerning research articles. Locate and critically evaluate a QUALITATIVE research article of your choice related to the healthcare field. After choosing your topic, create an annotated bibliography of 1 source related to your topic in healthcare.

General Directions for Annotated Bibliographies: (sections are highlighted below)

An annotated bibliography comprises a list of citations to articles, books, documents, and web resources; use only primary sources. Each is followed by a brief annotation or descriptive paragraph summarizing, clarifying, and commenting on the source’s content and its relevance, accuracy, and usefulness.

An annotated bibliography must contain a full APA (7th edition)-style reference citation for the source followed by:

• a brief summation of the authors expertise
• a 4-6 sentence annotation (DOUBLE_SPACED) that provides a summary of that source and
• an explanation of how the information might be used in healthcare.

As part of this activity, it would be wise to become more familiar with SCF’s online Library by searching for an article for an annotated bibliography within the extensive databases available in MEDLINE or other databases in the online library. Please be sure to create your citation in the 7th edition format of the APA Manual. Be sure to include a title page and save the document according to directions.

Submit an MS Word document, double-spaced, APA formatted paper with a Title page to the CopyLeaks file upload tab.

Instructions Assignment Directions: This assignment is associated with the Program Objective: Design a healthful diet for varying populations based on sound nutritional principles and concepts generated from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Assignment 1, MyPlate for Farah, who has a baby and is breastfeeding. (You will find Farah’s case study in Chapter 4). For this assignment, you must design a one-day diet for Farah and answer each question in the attached Word document. Use MyPlate (MyPlate) to determine if the diet you planned is nutritionally adequate and to answer the questions. You will also use your textbook to help you answer the questions. When you have answered all the questions, submit the Word document that contains your answers in the Assignment area. Also, you need to submit your one-day diet for Farah. Submission Instructions: Submit the Word document and your one-day diet plan for Farah.

Write a 600-word response to that article and create two discussion questions for the class.

Think of philosophical or ethical decisions you would make in the situations presented in the article. For example, how would you tell a married couple dealing with infertility that they are not able to have children? Another example: how would you deal with a stage IV cancer patient who doesnt have insurance or can pay for their treatment? Think of how you, as an individual, would approach these issues.

See attached document for the NYT article

Assignment Instructions

Privacy and confidentiality are the key fundamental elements for building trust between a health care provider and the patient. When compromised or breached, the patientprovider relationship can suffer, making for potentially poor outcomes. In the Privacy and Confidentiality Report template, you will review a real-life scenario (the scenario is included in the “Week 5 Assignment —Extra Help and Example for Completion of the Writing Prompts Worksheet) in which Ben Smithfield observes potential areas of concern where either privacy or security of protected health information (PHI), or both, may be breached. Managers are responsible for ensuring substantial compliance with not only the organizations policies but also state and federal laws that outline the standards for privacy and security of a patients PHI to maintain trust and confidence and to avoid serious fines and penalties.

Read the scenario embedded within the worksheet below. Review the Extra Help and Example to find tips and guidance to help complete the assignment:

Week 5 Assignment—Extra Help and Example for Completion of the Writing Prompts Worksheet.docx

Complete the below Privacy and Confidentiality Report Writing Prompts Worksheet:

Week 5 Assignment—Writing Prompts Worksheet.docx

**Do not reformat the assignment worksheet (i.e. do not complete as a paper). Complete the worksheet as it’s formatted for you.**

Answer all five (5) questions thoroughly with a detailed response that is researched. Please do not include opinions or general thoughts, your response should be fact-based which is researched. Include in-text citations to support your work as researched fact.

Cite at least 2 reputable references used to complete your chart. Reputable references include trade or industry publications; government or agency websites; scholarly works; your textbook, Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration; or other sources of similar quality.

**APA Citation and Reference Help: For information on how to properly cite your sources, log on to the in the Center for Writing Excellence.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment. **Do not submit the assignment as a PDF. The assignment must be submitted as a Word document.**

APA Resources

• (Link to the CWE)
• (Link to help with reference format and in-text citation format)

EXTRA HELP: LINKS TO ASSIST

If you are looking for websites to help go through the assignment, here are some that you will find helpful for each section of paper. Section 1 is a summary of violations, which is based on the scenario provided to you so there is no website reference that may be helpful for that.

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READ THE PDFs and Fill in the lab report with correct answers.

Your journal assignment should be 2 to 4 paragraphs in length. Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12- point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.

Note: Each assessment in this course builds upon the work you have completed in previous assessments. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in the order in which they are presented. Health care economics has the potential to affect each of us either personally or professionally. This impact can be viewed from a health economics point-of-view (where we discuss the value of health care and its efficiency), or it can examine how health care is financed (focus on how health care is funded). Health economics and health care funding have the potential to influence health care outcomes in a variety of ways. As you move through this course, you will work toward developing a potential solution for a health care issue within your current or desired health care system. The goal of this assessment is to identify an economic health care issue that you will address throughout the course.

Create a PowerPoint Presentation to evaluate the challenges that todays leadership faces when leading a healthcare organization. Your presentation should include the following topics:

• Dynamic forces in the industry
• Leadership competencies needed to navigate change
• Disruptive innovations
• 4 Ps of Health Analytics
• Efficacy and value provided by health systems
• The role of governance in patient safety

Your presentation should meet the following structural requirements:

• Organized, using professional themes and transitions.
• It should consist of 7 slides, not including the title and reference slides.
• Each slide must provide detailed speakers notes, with a minimum of 100 words per slide. Notes must draw from and cite relevant reference materials.
• Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of six scholarly articles. Two sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but the other four must be external. The Saudi Digital Library is a good place to find these references.
• Follow APA 7th edition and Saudi Electronic University writing standards.

You are strongly encouraged to submit all assignments to the Turnitin Originality Check prior to submitting them to your instructor for grading. If you are unsure how to submit an assignment to the Originality Check tool, review the Turnitin Originality Check Student Guide.