Explain the need for creating a policy and practice guidelines to address a shortfall in meeting a benchmark metric prescribed by local, state, or federal health care policies or laws. What is the current benchmark for the organization and the numeric score for the...
Prior to the attack of 9/11 and the disaster of Hurricane Katrina, responders took for granted that asking for and receiving help was a simple process. When the most severe disasters occurred, it quickly became apparent that no one was prepared, and that nothing...
Budgeting is the key to financial success in health care. Explain revenue sources outside of fees for services that a health care organization may use to increase cash flow. Do any of the revenue sources include investments? Include the four primary purposes for...
You are currently working as an administrative assistant in the social services division of your health care organization and have been asked to prepare a presentation for an upcoming staff meeting. The staff meeting will focus on emerging health care issues that will...
You are the Chief Information Officer of a local community hospital. The hospital has an Electronic Health Record system and a number of departmental systems, such as a Laboratory Information System. The hospital’s goals and objectives include increasing the...
You are the information security officer for a fictitious hospital or healthcare facility. Create a presentation for your facility’s board of trustees explaining the components of a healthcare information security program and why having such a program is...
In order for us to achieve the most value from big data, we will need to have interoperable health information systems. This will require standardization in our health information systems. The highest level of interoperability is semantic operability. The Healthcare...
MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND FINANCING The United States is one of the remaining countries in the developed world that does not have a single-payer health care insurance system in place. With the future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act being uncertain, we...
What are the specific reimbursement methods used by each of the major third-party payers? 2. What are the specific incentives and the risks for the providers under the various payment types? 3. What are the differences between insurance-negotiated rates and the...
The amount of data available to the healthcare industry has increased dramatically over the past decade. Making use of this vast amount of data to improve our analytical capabilities is referred to as big data. Big data has been used to improve the health of various...
MEDICARE ELIGIBILITY AND FINANCING Using the information in the background readings as well as some research in peer-reviewed sources of your own, create a professional-looking PowerPoint presentation of 13-14 slides (not including the title slide or the reference...
CS/475: Leadership And Performance Development Wk 4 Group Presentation: Delegation and Problem-Solving Processes Homework Content 1. When you are placed in a leadership or management position, you will discover that you cannot do everything yourself. You will need to...
