Explain how you think the members of this organization might be competitors for HIM roles and why.

Discussion Board Topic

Professional Organizations

Research one of the professional organizations listed within table 11.3. Within your initial discussion post, comment on the following items:

Provide insight on how this organization can provide guidance to the HIM profession.

Discuss whether or not you would join this organization and explain why.

Explain how you think the members of this organization might be competitors for HIM roles and why.

Must be 250 words in APA format with two cited sources

Textbook Information

Kelly, J.r. & Greenstone, P.S., (2020). Management for the Health Information
Professional, 2nd edition. AHIMA Press.

Discuss the information you would like to see on this resource that is not currently provided.

County Health Rankings

The 2018 County Health Rankings provide a window into the health outcomes and health factors of individual counties in the United States. Review the information provided on this web resource (linked in the Resources). In your initial post, respond to the following:

Discuss the key findings described in this resource.What do they tell you?

Analyze the call to action on this site. What barriers do you see in the implementation of the actions described?

After reviewing this site, do you feel existing policies are making a positive impact? Justify your response.

Discuss the information you would like to see on this resource that is not currently provided.

Include two academic references in your post. Use the current APA style and formatting appropriate to the type of reference you provide.

Link to the article below
https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/news-events/county-health-rankings-what%E2%80%99s-new-for-2018?utm_campaign=tw&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=61632706&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-__7Jif-DMxpN4yhjjrAGdMmTK6SGRuUv9nolCPQY5NBnK_OkDYVyIyPLFrdM7k0xJWyu17qN5zJti-9y5OjPZI1v9kvw&_hsmi=61632706

What are the technical, political,and business impediments to the sharing of medical information across international borders?

Discussion Questions

1. Describe the emerging standards for encoding and exchanging healthcare information.

2. What are the core areas of HIT applications in your specific areas of interest? Select one or two areas, and describe their value for global health.

3. Flow do the standards discussed in this chapter (e.g., ICD-10, ISO, DRGs, SNOMED) help improve the quality of information sharing in your area of interest?

4. What are the technical, political,and business impediments to the sharing of medical information across international borders?

Discuss the threat of internal and external security breaches to healthcare information,including ransomware.How might this threat influence an organization’s decision to adopt HIT?

Discussion Questions 

How do organizations decide which vendor to use when buying expensive HIT systems, such as the modern integrated EHR?

Why is HIT important for innovation in the delivery and management of healthcare?

What is the future of HIT in healthcare?

Discuss the threat of internal and external security breaches to healthcare information,including ransomware.How might this threat influence an organization’s decision to adopt HIT?

What are the most useful HIT innovations you have used in your daily practice? What are the most outstanding features?

What factors impede the full use of HIT innovations (e.g., cloud-based systems, big data) in business settings and in global health?

What are the pros and cons of depending on drug donations for the implementation of a key health pro-gram?Low were the challenges managed in this case?

Case Study Assignment: Controlling Onchocerciasis in Sub Saharan Africa

CASE 7: CONTROLLING ONCHOCERCIASIS (RIVER BLINDNESS) INSUBIE

Flow did the development of ivermectin improve the chances for success of thisprogram? Does Merck have a sound “car orate ?n Why or why not? What are the pros and cons of depending on drug donations for the implementation of a key health program?Low were the challenges managed in this case?

 

 

 

 

How do you code when critical care services are provided during an emergency department encounter?

Discussion Board Topic: In this module we learned about outpatient hospital coding.

Discuss the following:

What is the difference between emergency services and critical care? Give examples of each.

How do you code when critical care services are provided during an emergency department encounter?

How do you properly code same day surgeries and observation cases?

Must be 250 words in APA format with two cited sources.

Textbook information:
Lame, J. & Young, G., A Guided Approach to Intermediate & Advanced Coding,

2 nd edition. MyLab Health Professions with Pearson eText — Access Code Card.
ISBN 978-0-135-19079-1

Identify each stakeholder as a promoter,a defender,a latent,or an apathetic stakeholder.

Collaboration and Partnerships and Identifying Stakeholders

Based on the topic you worked on  for the qualitative news analysis project, brainstorm the stakeholders you might involve in a collaborative effort.  Be as specific as possible and consider representatives from all appropriate sectors

Identify each as a primary, secondary, or key stakeholder

For each stakeholder, identify what you think their main interests would be (what is important to them)

Identify each stakeholder as a promoter,a defender,a latent,or an apathetic stakeholder.