Hospital and New Information Technology

Hospital and New Information Technology

 

Reflection pages – 4 pages – 4 articles

Reflection: Each paper, pick 1 concept or point of consideration from the assigned reading to reflect on. There are four readings for this week. You must pick one topic from each article and write 1 page per article.

Formatting Requirements: Single space, 12 pt. font, 1 in margins, Justified (or sometimes called block) formatting, total of 4 concepts and 4 pages, Word document. If you are uncertain as to what any of this means, I suggest you refer to the example posted in the Syllabus section and visually compare to your own.

Concept: Blah, blah, blah.

Personal Reaction: Blah, blah, blah.

Professional Use: Blah, blah, blah.

(Repeat for the 2nd concept, and 3rd concept)

Briefly provided your understanding of the concept, comment on your personal reaction to the concept, and your professional opinion of how it would be useful with examples (or how you might struggle with it). Students will receive full credits for all completed reflections that are turned in on time that meet the criteria above. You will post them to Blackboard prior to the class meeting. Please make the reflection an attached document – not in the body of the post. It must also be in Word.

Answer preview

Technological advancement and the increasing dependability on the internet have changed the health sector in several ways. Among the changes is the use of electronic health records in documentation and storage of patient’s health information. HITECH and HIPAA are examples of laws enacted by the United States (US) government in a bid to increase the security of patient information countrywide. These legislations have affected hospitals, including the We Care Hospital. The hospital has a decentralized organizational structure with several departments serving the different needs of their patients. The use of Information Technology (IT) as encouraged by the US government…

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