NURS659 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2 latest
NURS659 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2 latest
Discussion Prompt 1
The following websites include toolkits for completing a risk assessment:
https://healthit.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-information-security-and-privacy-collaboration-toolkit
Review the risk assessment guides available at these sites and then answer the following question:
Because HIPAA requires that a covered entity appoint a security officer, what is the role of the health professional or informatics specialist in working with the security officer to complete a risk assessment? In your discussion, consider who has access to the information required to complete the assessment and how the information should be collected.
Discussion Prompt 2
List and describe the federal agencies and committees that are responsible for facilitating electronic exchange of health information in the United States. What are the current time periods for the meaningful use program under Medicare and Medicaid, respectively? How do providers avoid payment penalties for failing to satisfy meaningful use requirements?
NURS659 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2 latest
Discussion Prompt 1
Discuss the role of informatics in home health care and related community-based systems. What are your experiences with such settings? Do you expect to have more contact with them in the future?
Discussion Prompt 2
Monitoring population health status is a central public health activity. A variety of survey systems, such as the CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), as well as state and national reporting systems, such as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), and National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) provide public health practitioners with the ability to assess health trends, identify and respond to emerging health hazards, and guide development of interventions and policies that address serious health conditions such as obesity, smoking, and diabetes. With the proliferation of EHRs within acute and ambulatory care systems, how much of this survey activity do you think can be folded in under routine data collection and exchange activities?
NURS659 Week 8 Discussion 1 & 2 latest
Discussion Prompt 1
Do an Internet search for new technologies that focus on patient engagement. Discuss one of your findings. Also describe two strategies a provider can use to engage patients in monitoring their health. In the interest of public health, do you believe all capable patients should be expected to monitor their health using accessible tools? What, if any, are the unintended consequences of that expectation?
Discussion Prompt 2
What societal and technological trends do you see that might promote increased adoption and use of personal health records (PHRs)? What specific types of data or functions do you think would draw people who are not current PHR users to adopt and use the PHR? How do you think this might vary by user attributes (e.g., age, disease status, health literacy)?