Discussion Post: Traditional Research
Based on your past experiences and the knowledge gained during your coursework, consider the following question, and post a substantive initial post:
1) Choose a healthcare organization or provider with which you are familiar, and describe its patient information capture process. Does this process support operational effectiveness, satisfy compliance requirements, and promote quality patient care? Explain.
Homework
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Length: 5 to 7 pages.
You work for a health care organization that frequently needs to share information with other providers. Your organization has a very important relationship with a diagnostics center in particular where you frequently need to share patient information such as lab results, X-rays, and other diagnostic information.
You have been asked to review your company's protocols on sharing and receiving patient information for outside providers to ensure that your organization is in compliance with the latest standards and regulations.
1) Write an executive summary that examines the compliance procedures and practice guidelines that these organizations would need to establish to achieve optimum operational effectiveness while complying with federal, state, and local laws governing patient information security and records retention.
2) Analyze the current trends in patient data capture and information sharing among health care providers, assessing their impact on your organization's operations.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.