Homework: Administrative Systems
Healthcare computerized systems can provide administrative functions in the areas of scheduling, admissions, billing, accounting, and human resource management. These systems are used to support the management functions and general operations of the health care organization. Central to the implementation of any administrative computerized system is the readiness of the healthcare organization to address training requirements to ensure patient confidentiality as required by the HIPAA privacy and security standards. In this homework you will create an action plan to implement training to ensure compliance with these HIPAA standards. Your training action plan will be specific to one of the administrative healthcare systems noted below.
i. Review the article "How to Create an Effective Action Plan".
ii. Choose one of the administrative healthcare systems below and research the basic functions and purposes of the system.
iii. Chargemaster
iv. Revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions from GE Healthcare
v. NextGen Practice Management
vi. NextGen EDI Services
vii. TeleTracking
viii. API Healthcare
ix. Arcadia Health Care Solutions
x. RGIS
In your Action Plan:
i. Describe the function and purpose of the administrative system selected.
ii. Review the HIMSS Security risk assessment guide/data collection matrix.
iii. Identify the HIPAA privacy and security concerns specific to your selected system.
iv. Address at least five HIPAA privacy and security concerns specific to your selected system.
v. Describe your plan for archiving and retrieving health information in case of a natural disaster.
vi. Describe how you will address the information security training requirements for the product you selected.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) 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.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.