1. Which of the following are not goals of meaningful use (MU)?A. Improve quality, safety, and efficiency and reduce health disparities.B. Maintain privacy and security of patient information.C. Improve care coordination, and population and public health.D. Disengage family members from patient care.2. What’s the difference between EHR and EMR?A. EMR contains only legal documents and forms filled out by the patient and the EHR is the provider progress notes, telephone encounters, lab results, and imaging.B. EHR is an aggregate of all of the patient’s health record and EMR is an electronic patient record from each physician and hospital.C. EMR is an aggregate of all of the patient’s health records and EHR is an electronic patient record from each physician and hospital.D. EHR contains only legal documents and forms filled out by the patient and EMR is the provider progress notes, telephone encounters, lab results, and imaging.3. Which of the following is an acceptable use of the internet at work?A. Checking your bank account to ensure your pay check has been directly deposited.B. Locating contact information for a local dental clinic for a patient.C. Searching Amazon for a Boss’ Day gift.D. Facebook messaging another employee on their day off for a patient related issue.4. What nonprofit industry group and consumer reporting agency maintains a database of medical information exchanged by the life, health, and disability insurers that make up its membership?A. CCHITB. Electronic Health OrganizationC. Medical Systems CareD. Medical Information Bureau5. If a patient believes his or her rights have been violated, that patient may file a complaint withA. HHS.B. CMS.C. AHIMA.D. OCR.6. How can a new patient be entered into SimChart for the Medical Office (SCMO)?A. Searching the patient demographicsB. In the billing moduleC. In the patient dashboardD. Using the find patient link7. Which of the following is not considered legal documents included in the EHR?A. Do not resuscitate (DNR)B. HIPAA formsC. Medical Records ReleaseD. Superbills8. Medical offices submitting claims electronically are calledA. HIPAA entities.B. covered claims.C. covered entities.D. electronic carriers.9. Ralph is having a colonoscopy and brings paperwork to excuse him from work with pay. Which of the following protects the information disclosed in this paperwork?A. SafeguardsB. AuthorizationC. Minimum necessary standardD. Minimal disclosure10. A patient that’s deceased would be consideredA. empty patient record.B. inactive patient.C. closed patient record.D. deceased patient registry.11. If a patient requests a log of disclosure of their PHI, each disclosure must include all of the following exceptA. the description of enclosed PHI.B. the name and address of who received the PHI.C. the date of disclosure.D. the name of who released the PHI.12. Which of the following is a basic skill needed in order to operate an EHR?A. Disorganization.B. No prior computer skills.C. Knowledge of basic medical terminology.D. Minimal interpersonal skills.13. When accompanying a patient to an exam room, the MA commonly documents the patient’sA. chief complaint.B. billing information.C. diagnosis.D. plan of treatment.14. Which of the following is considered a third-party payer?A. Healthcare FacilityB. Insurance companyC. PatientD. Patient’s family15. A/An _______ is the electronic trail that is tied to a username and password in an EHR.A. authenticationB. security watchC. network surveillanceD. audit trail16. Which of the following is not considered advantages of EHR?A. Decreased efficiencyB. Improved quality and continuity of careC. Better securityD. Improved documentation17. Amy signs a/an _______ form to allow test results to be discussed with her husband.A. consentB. authorityC. authorizationD. record release18. A list of each employee’s access to the EHR is an example of _______ safeguards.A. administrativeB. physicalC. technicalD. privacy19. What does the doctrine of professional discretion protect?A. Patients involved in child protective service cases.B. Providers involved in malpractice lawsuits.End of examC. Mentally or emotionally ill patients.D. Elderly patients with dementia living in nursing home facilities.20. Which of the following is a core objective added to stage two of meaningful use requirements?A. Use of secure electronic messaging when communicating with patientsB. Provide clinical summaries for patients at each visitC. Incorporating clinic lab test results into EHR as structure dataD. Documenting smoking and alcohol use

Healthcare organizations continually seek to optimize healthcare performance. For years, this approach was a three-pronged one known as the Triple Aim, with efforts focused on improved population health, enhanced patient experience, and lower healthcare costs.More recently, this approach has evolved to a Quadruple Aim by including a focus on improving the work life of healthcare providers. Each of these measures are impacted by decisions made at the organizational level, and organizations have increasingly turned to EBP to inform and justify these decisions.To Prepare:Read the articles by Sikka, Morath, & Leape (2015); Crabtree, Brennan, Davis, & Coyle (2016); and Kim et al. (2016) provided in the Resources.Reflect on how EBP might impact (or not impact) the Quadruple Aim in healthcare.Consider the impact that EBP may have on factors impacting these quadruple aim elements, such as preventable medical errors or healthcare delivery.To Complete:Write a brief analysis (no longer than 2 pages) of the connection between EBP and the Quadruple Aim.Your analysis should address how EBP might (or might not) help reach the Quadruple Aim, including each of the four measures of:Patient experiencePopulation healthCostsWork life of healthcare providers

For this assignment, identify an area of focus in community health within your own community.Using Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns framework (p. 130 in your e-text)(attached), assess the health risks in your community.In your community assessment paper, include the following:Identify resources in your community that would enable you to complete a community assessment and submit a summary of your findings (1–2 paragraphs).Refer to Table 8-3: Examples of Community Strengths and Concerns, and assess the strengths and concerns of your community (2–3 paragraphs).Identify potential barriers to implementing community health plans in your community and brainstorm  ways of addressing these barriers (2–3 paragraphs).Plan ahead: Next week, as Part B of this assignment, you will select one (1) identified risk from this assessment to develop a community-focused strategic plan to address that health risk.  It is recommended that you look ahead to next week’s assignment so that you can begin framing your chosen community health focus.Your paper should be 2–3 pages in length, not including the cover and reference pages. Use APA throughout.You must include 2–3 sources that are APA cited and referenced in your paper. (Sources may include community resources such as flyers, brochures, interviews, news stories, and local research data from credible sources.)

The RN to BSN program at Grand Canyon University meets the requirements for clinical competencies as defined by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), using nontraditional experiences for practicing nurses. These experiences come in the form of direct and indirect care experiences in which licensed nursing students engage in learning within the context of their hospital organization, specific care discipline, and local communities.This assignment consists of both an interview and a PowerPoint (PPT) presentation.Assessment/InterviewSelect a community of interest in your region. Perform a physical assessment of the community.Perform a direct assessment of a community of interest using the “Functional Health Patterns Community Assessment Guide.”Interview a community health and public health provider regarding that person’s role and experiences within the community.Interview GuidelinesInterviews can take place in-person, by phone, or by Skype.Develop interview questions to gather information about the role of the provider in the community and the health issues faced by the chosen community.Complete the “Provider Interview Acknowledgement Form” prior to conducting the interview. Submit this document separately in its respective dropbox.Compile key findings from the interview, including the interview questions used, and submit these with the presentation.PowerPoint PresentationCreate a PowerPoint presentation of 15-20 slides (slide count does not include title and references slide) describing the chosen community interest.Include the following in your presentation:Description of community and community boundaries: the people and the geographic, geopolitical, financial, educational level; ethnic and phenomenological features of the community, as well as types of social interactions; common goals and interests; and barriers, and challenges, including any identified social determinates of health.Summary of community assessment: (a) funding sources and (b) partnerships.Summary of interview with community health/public health provider.Identification of an issue that is lacking or an opportunity for health promotion.A conclusion summarizing your key findings and a discussion of your impressions of the general health of the community.While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sour

PurposeThe purpose of this assignment is to have students research the measurement tools of NP performance.  Through the use of quality patient outcomes, student will list and discuss three different patient interventions and how  they would specifically measure the outcomes and h o w these primary care interventions result in improved patient outcomes and cost savings for the practice .  In addition,  students will discuss how these interventions result in improved patient ratings .Activity Learning OutcomesThrough this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:Employ strategies to impact the development, implementation, and consequences of holistic healthcare policies using evidence-based practice principles (CO1)Critically analyze how healthcare systems and APRN practice are organized and influenced by ethical, legal, economic and political factors (CO2)Demonstrate professional and personal growth concerning the advocacy role of the advanced practice nursing in fostering policy within diverse healthcare settings (CO3)Analyze social, historical, ethical and political contexts of healthcare policies and advanced practice leadership (CO4)Advocate for institutional, local, national and international policies that fosters person-centered healthcare and nursing practice (CO5)Requirements:The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) was formed to ensure quality of patient care and measurement of patient outcomes with set standards.Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a performance measurement tool used by millions of health insurance plans. There are 6 domains of care:Effectiveness of Care.Access/Availability of Care.Experience of Care.Utilization and Risk Adjusted Utilization.Health Plan Descriptive Information.Measures Collected Using Electronic Clinical Data SystemsYou may access the 6 domains of care by clicking this link:(NCQA, n.d.https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/ (Links to an external site.))As an APN, productivity will be an important measurement for the practice to determine reimbursement and salary. Fee-for-service practices will require a set number of patients per day to maintain productivity. A capitated practice will require the APN to have a large panel of patients but also will focus on controlling costs. This can be accomplished through effective primary care that is accessible, convenient for the patients and has a method of measuring quality of care.Write a formal paper in APA format with title page, introduction, the three required elements below, conclusion and reference page.You are now employed as an NP in primary care. Choose one performance measure from one of the six domains of care, i.e. Adult BMI Assessment, Prenatal and Postpartum care, etc.Develop three different patient interventions for that one performance measure and how you would specifically implement the intervention and measure the outcomes for that particular performance measure in clinical practice.How would these primary care interventions result in improved patient outcomes and health care cost savings?How can these interventions result in improved NP patient ratings?Categorys:List and discuss three different patient interventions and how you would specifically measure the outcomes. (From the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) website, discuss three patient interventions for the one performance measure.Develop a measurement tool to track patient outcomes.)How would these primary care interventions result in improved patient outcomes and cost savings for the practice?  (Discuss how the interventions can result in improved patient outcomes and cost savings for the practice.)How can these interventions result in improved patient ratings? (Discuss how these interventions can result in improved patient ratings (an NP’s patient scorecard).