DISCUSSION:
1. Health Technology Policy Analysis
Technology has proven effectiveness in speed of information transmission, which leads to prompt healthcare service delivery, prompt treatment of illnesses and better health outcomes. Policies drive the success of health technology through practice standardization. However, cost, safety and security, ethics, and legality have all been target areas of health technology policies.
In a minimum of 250 words, discuss the following:
• Define health technology policy.
• What are some key terms in health information technology? List and define two.
• What organizations safeguard health policies? List at least two organizations and a policy they safeguard.
• Provide a brief description of the U.S. Food Drug Administration's (FDA's) role in health policy.
Suggested Resource:
It is recommended that you watch the video below (Health Care: A Modern-Day Blade Runner?) to assist you with this discussion. On YouTube
AthenaHealth CEO Jonathan Bush discusses the problems with the current state of electronic health records and how they remind him of the classic science fiction film.
2. Analyzing Political Feasibility
For a healthcare organization to be politically viable they must have influential stakeholders. In that, the stakeholders must understand limitations and be able to adopt accordingly.
In a minimum of 250 words, discuss the following:
• Highlight and present one key player/stakeholder (i.e., federal, state, or local) in political health policy in your state.
• Choose two state/local/federal healthcare organizations. Then, compare and contrast their political viability in terms of one/more of their health polic(ies).
• Apply the "method for analyzing political feasibility" as defined in Chapter 10 of your textbook to define your key player's viability.
Assignment: Evidence-Based Medicine Policy Analysis
Evidence-based medicine (EBM), previously translational medicine, can be defined as improving care based on empirical research and/or hands-on practice. The EBM's approach is based on either direct patient care (bottom-up) or an experiment translated into guidelines (top-down). EBM is used in either in conjunction or as quality assessment tool(s) for continuous quality improvement (CQI). The healthcare leader must utilize the evidence to promote healthcare quality.
• Explain the process of evidence-based analysis.
• Highlight the major players and their roles in EBM policy (i.e., government, providers, patients, etc.).
• Explain the EBM "Levels of Evidence" as defined in your course text.
• Review the case "Constraints of the ACA on Evidence-Based Medicine."
• Provide a written analysis of the case "Constraints of the ACA on Evidence-Based Medicine" (Utilize the "Levels of Evidence and Grades of Recommendations" as defined by the University of Minnesota) Clearinghouse.
• Summarize the policy of EBM in your conclusion.
Your paper
• Must be 4 to 6 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must use at least four scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.