Assignment 1: Critical Factors in Implementing an IT System in Health Facilities

Due Week 4 and worth 300 points

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Provide at least three (3) various reasons why some health care organizations have been reluctant to implement electronic medical records. Discuss the essential manner in which the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) impacts patient’s medical records. Determine the main advantages and disadvantages of the adoption of The HITECH (the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act for health care professionals. Next, suggest one (1) strategy that the medical staff members could use in order to mitigate the main disadvantages in question. Review the typical workflow processes within health organizations, and decide the single most significant process that the health organization must eliminate in order to improve the service. Provide a rationale to support your response. Analyze the primary ways in which the key federal initiatives impact the standards of health care information for patient privacy, safety, and confidentially. Specify the fundamental advantages of applying an IT system within health care organizations. Predict new IT developments in the health care industry for the next two (2) decades. Justify your response. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting guidelines:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Examine the impact technologies have on health care information systems. Examine the systems development life cycle of a custom application and the selection of proprietary systems. Use technology and information resources to research issues in health information systems. Write clearly and concisely about health information systems using proper writing mechanics.

Develop a research paper of eight pages in length, typed, double-spaced, exclusive of references. References are to be cited using the APA format. Identify a health behavior (PROCRASTINATION) that significantly affects health status in a particular group of people. Review the professional literature (Introduction to Health Behavior Theory 2nd Edition by Joana Hayden) to determine how researchers have applied health behavior models to explain this health behavior. References must be from professional/academic sources. Compare and contrast how AT LEAST two of the following health behavior models are applied to the health behavior; The Health Belief Model, The Transtheoretical Model, The Theory of Planned Behavior, Social Cognitive Theory, The Transactional Theory of Stress and Coping. Include:  Thesis: Original thoughts regarding the utility and application of the models to the health behavior  Introduction to the Health Behavior and its significance ( one paragraph)  Description of the models being compared including constructs and application to the Health Behavior ( at least one reference for each application)  At least five original comparisons that support your thesis  Conclusion: recapitulation of the thesis  Reference page RUBRIC Present evidence of high prevalence. Clear explanation of the distribution of the behavior by gender, age, ethnicity, income and other important variables. Include behavioral, occupational and environmental risk factors. Correctly identify risk factors. Include multiple credible sources. Use analytical epidemiology to describe significant differences in risk as a result of the health behavior. Clearly describe knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and values that impact the health behavior. Clearly describe environmental factors beyond risk factors, include public policy implications. Clearly apply an appropriate health behavior model and supports the application with professional literature Prioritize preventive measures by impact and strength of evidence

To prepare for this assignment view the following brief video from the American Medical Association titled, “Health Literacy and Patient Safety: Help Patients Understand.

Part I: Pamphlet Develop a pamphlet to inform parents and caregivers about environmental factors that can affect the health of infants. Use the “Pamphlet Template” document to help you create your pamphlet. Include the following: Select an environmental factor that poses a threat to the health or safety of infants. Explain how the environmental factor you selected can potentially affect the health or safety of infants. Offer recommendations on accident prevention and safety promotion as they relate to the selected environmental factor and the health or safety of infants. Offer examples, interventions, and suggestions from evidence-based research. A minimum of three scholarly resources are required. Provide readers with two community resources, a national resource, and a Web-based resource. Include a brief description and contact information for each resource. In developing your pamphlet, take into consideration the healthcare literacy level of your target audience.

Part II: Pamphlet Sharing Experience Share the pamphlet you have developed with a parent of an infant child. The parent may be a person from your neighborhood, a parent of an infant from a child-care center in your community, or a parent from another organization, such as a church group with which you have an affiliation. Provide a written summary of the teaching/learning interaction. Include in your summary: Demographical information of the parent and child (age, gender, ethnicity, educational level). Description of parent response to teaching. Assessment of parent understanding. Your impressions of the experience; what went well, what can be improved. Submit Part I and Part II of the Accident Prevention and Safety Promotion for Parents and Caregivers of Infants assignment by the end of Topic 1.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be 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.

NRS-434VN-R-Pamphlet-Template-Student.docx

In this assignment, you will be completing a comprehensive health screening and history on a young adult. To complete this assignment, do the following:

Select an adolescent or young adult client on whom to perform a health screening and history. Students who do not work in an acute setting may “practice” these skills with a patient, community member, neighbor, friend, colleague, or loved one.

Complete the “Health History and Screening of an Adolescent or Young Adult Client” worksheet.

Complete the assignment as outlined on the worksheet, including:

Biographical data Past health history Family history: Obstetrics history (if applicable) and well young adult behavioral health history screening Review of systems All components of the health history Three nursing diagnoses for this client based on the health history and screening (one actual nursing diagnosis, one wellness nursing diagnosis, and one “risk for” nursing diagnosis) Rationale for the choice of each nursing diagnosis. A wellness plan for the adolescent/young adult client, using the three nursing diagnoses you have identified.

Format the write-up in a manner that is easily read, computer-generated, neat, and without spelling errors. Use correct acronyms or abbreviations when indicated.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be 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.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

NRS-434VN-R-HealthScreeningandHistoryAdolescentAssignment-Student.docx