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2. HCR 210 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com HCR 210 Week 1 CheckPoint Patient Self-Determination Act HCR 210 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 HCR 210 Week 2 CheckPoint Records Administrators and Technicians HCR 210 Week 2 Assignment U.S. Health Care Settings HCR 210 Week 3 CheckPoint Record Formats HCR 210 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 HCR 210 Week 4 CheckPoint Patient Reports (Appendix C) HCR 210 Week 4 Exercise Career Self-Reflection HCR 210 Week 4 Assignment Interview Data (Appendix B) HCR 210 Week 5 CheckPoint Alphabetic Filing HCR 210 Week 5 CheckPoint Numeric Filing (Appendix E) HCR 210 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 HCR 210 Week 6 CheckPoint Record Organization HCR 210 Week 6 Assignment Record Controls HCR 210 Week 7 CheckPoint Internet Databases HCR 210 Week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2 HCR 210 Week 8 CheckPoint Legal Terms HCR 210 Week 8 Exercise Career Self-Reflection II HCR 210 Week 8 Assignment Releasing Protected Health Information HCR 210 Week 9 capstone DQ HCR 210 Week 9 Final Project Happy Health Medical Clinic

3. HCR 210 Week 1 CheckPoint Patient Self-Determination Act FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com · Resource: P. 10 of Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices · Discuss, in 250 to 300 words, the effect of the Patient Self-Determination Act on health care delivery. Consider how you think records management procedures have had to respond to this piece of legislation.

4. HCR 210 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com · Select an accreditation agency and name an area of records management that is affected by its guidelines. How does accreditation affect the practical activities of record management in hospitals? Respond to classmates by discussing how the handling of medical records may differ in a hospital that follows accredited procedures from a hospital that adopts its own policies. · Using the Internet for information about medical records standards, what are three ways you can ensure that you maintain standard measures of performance when you work in records management? You may use Web sites of your own choosing or consider any of the links below: The Joint Commission Web site at http://www.jointcommission.org/ (search: medical records standards)http://www.jointcommission.org/ The American Specialty Health Web site at: http://www.ashcompanies.com/Providers/CQM/Medical Records.aspxhttp://www.ashcompanies.com/Providers/CQM/Medical Records.aspx Medical Records Documentation Standards Web site at: http://www.mplan.com/pdf/medical_record.pdfhttp://www.mplan.com/pdf/medical_record.pdf The Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Georgia Web site at: https://provider.bcbsga.com/provider/credentialing/medi cal_records.htmlhttps://provider.bcbsga.com/provider/credentialing/medi cal_records.html The Occupational Information Network Web site at: http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/29-2071.00http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/29-2071.00 · Respond to classmates by noting what consequences patients might suffer if their records were not maintained according to standards.

5. HCR 210 Week 2 Assignment U.S. Health Care Settings FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com Assignment: U.S. Health Care Settings · Resource: Ch. 3 of Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices; Presentation Guide · Review presentation guidelines given in your Presentation Guide, located on your student Web site. · Create a PowerPoint ® presentation of at least 9 slides outlining the major functions that distinguish the following U.S. health care settings, with an appropriate introduction and conclusion: Hospital categories Ambulatory care settings Behavioral health care facilities Types of long-term care Managed-care models Home-care service Government health care facilities (federal, state, and local) · Include speaker’s notes on main talking points. · Format any citations and references that you include according to APA standards. · Post your presentation as an attachment

6. HCR 210 Week 2 CheckPoint Records Administrators and Technicians FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com · Resource: American Health Information Management Association Web sites: Records Administrator competencies: http://www.ahima.org/certification/compete ncy.rhit.asp#comphttp://www.ahima.org/certification/compete ncy.rhit.asp#comp Records Technician competencies: http://www.ahima.org/certification/documen ts/2006/2006_RHIAcomp_statements.pdfhttp://www.ahima.org/certification/documen ts/2006/2006_RHIAcomp_statements.pdf · Review the information at the Web sites above. · Explain in 250 to 300 words how the general duties for handling patient records differ between a records administrator (RHIA) and a records technician (RHIT). · Discuss three specific examples

7. HCR 210 Week 3 CheckPoint Record Formats FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com · Resource: Ch. 4 of Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices · Summarize, in 250 to 300 words, the differences among source oriented records, problem oriented records, and integrated records. · Include how you think the advantages and disadvantages of each record format affect everyday work— remember to think about retrieving records as well as filing them.

8. HCR 210 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com · How might a novice confuse the following advance directives within the Patient Self-Determination Act when distinguishing information as administrative or clinical? · What do you think is the reasoning for not filing incident reports in medical records? Provide examples of three incidents and explain why they could be problematic in patients’ files. Respond to classmates by elaborating the consequences that could occur if the incident examples they discuss were kept in patients’ records.

9. HCR 210 Week 4 Assignment Interview Data (Appendix B) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com Assignment: Interviews Your instructor will post a roster in the Main forum that assigns students in groups of up to four for this assignment. Follow the instructions below carefully because the interview data must be inserted cumulatively, meaning that information will be misplaced if you are not careful to use the correct post. To receive full credit, follow directions carefully. Resources: Appendix B; Interview Data Thread Roster and Interview Data Threads posted by your instructor Locate the Interview Data Thread Roster to find the Interview Data Thread in which you are assigned for this assignment, in the Main forum. Your Interview Data Thread contains a chart with the same interview questions you investigated in Appendix B.

10. HCR 210 Week 4 CheckPoint Patient Reports (Appendix C) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com CheckPoint: Patient Reports · Resource: Appendix C & Ch. 5 of Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices · Complete Appendix C. · Post your completed Appendix C as an attachment.

11. HCR 210 Week 4 Exercise Career Self-Reflection FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com · Complete Appendix D. · Post your completed Appendix D as an attachment.

12. HCR 210 Week 5 CheckPoint Alphabetic Filing FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com Nothing comes before something is a common and helpful rule for filing that means a space precedes letters or numbers when sequencing filing units. Compare the names: Lou Ann and LouAnn. The space after Lou in Lou Ann precedes the A after Lou in LouAnn. Therefore, in a filing system that follows the nothing comes before something guideline, Lou Ann comprises two filing units whereas LouAnncomprises one filing unit. Lou Ann precedes LouAnn in the filing sequence—the space comes before the letter. · Resource: Ch. 6 of Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices · Use the nothing comes before something guideline as you put the following names in alphabetical order, showing the order of filing units (last name, first name, suffix.). o Norman Bailey-Jones o Norman Bailey Jones o Robert D’Angelo o Robert D. Angelo o Robert DeAngelo o Judith delaCroix o Judith Dela Croix o Franklin M. Haney o Franklin Mac Haney, Jr. Franklin Mac Haney Sr.

13. HCR 210 Week 5 CheckPoint Numeric Filing (Appendix E) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com · Resource: Ch. 6 of Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices · Complete Appendix E. · Post your completed Appendix E as an attachment.

14. HCR 210 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com · Recall the Interview Data Threads from the Week Four assignment where you posted the information from your interviews. Review the information for interview questions 2 & 3 from your assigned thread and from at least one other thread of your classmates, to answer the following: o Do most medical facilities seem to have transferred to electronic records, do they still maintain paper files, or do they use some combination of both? o Do small, medium, or large facilities seem most prone to use numeric versus alphabetic systems? o Do small, medium, or large facilities seem most prone to use a particular type of numeric system? · A common filing difficulty is the situation where newborns are given different names after they leave a hospital, and records management personnel must try to locate the correct paperwork when the baby returns for follow-up examinations. Respond to the question at the end of this scenario: Maria Diaz delivers her baby girl at your hospital. After an uncomplicated stay, Ms. Diaz and her baby girl are discharged. The baby’s medical record is labeled with her medical record number and the name Diaz, Baby Girl (Maria) and filed according to your hospital’s procedure. Two weeks later, Ms. Diaz brings her baby back to the hospital’s emergency room where the baby is admitted to the pediatric ward under the name Angel Gonzales. This is the baby’s given name, and the name reflected on her birth certificate that Ms. Diaz completed and mailed in to the state. The Pediatrician on the ward calls your department. He states that the baby, Angel Gonzales, was born at your hospital 2 weeks ago and he would like to see the old record. You have difficulty finding a record for Angel Gonzales because it read, Diaz, when it was previously filed. What processes might you implement to make neonatal files easier to manage?

15. HCR 210 Week 6 Assignment Record Controls FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com Assignment: Record Controls Resources: Interview Data Threads and Ch. 6 of Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices Recall the Interview Data Threads from the Week Four assignment where you posted the information from your interviews. Review the information for interview questions 6–12 from your assigned thread and from at least one other thread of your classmates, to answer the following in a 750- to 1,050- word paper: o What conclusions can you draw about similarities and differences in circulation, tracking and security measures for records handling and storage within small, medium, and large facilities? Discuss reasons for these differences. o Consider how these differences affect other aspects of records management, and postulate consequences of staff not following those procedures properly. Format your assignment according to APA standards. Post your paper as an attachment.

16. HCR 210 Week 6 CheckPoint Record Organization FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com CheckPoint: Record Organization · Resources: Interview Data Threads, Ch. 6 of Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices, and Week Three CheckPoint · Recall the Interview Data Threads from the Week Four assignment where you posted the information from your interviews. · Review the information for interview questions 4 & 5 from your assigned thread and from at least one other thread of your classmates, to answer the following in 250 to 300 words: What conclusions can you draw about similarities and differences in the organization of patient files and the handling of loose reports within small, medium, and large facilities? If applicable, you may want to review the information about record formats from the Week Three CheckPoint.

17. HCR 210 Week 7 CheckPoint Internet Databases FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com CheckPoint: Internet Databases · Resource: http://www.apollolibrary.com/ERR/goerr.as px?frmCourse=1717&frmWeek=7http://www.apollolibrary.com/ERR/goerr.as px?frmCourse=1717&frmWeek=7 · Read the articles in the Electronic Reserve Readings. · Discuss in 250 to 300 words the benefits and the concerns of having medical information electronically stored in an Internet database which does not limit the use of patient records to a doctor’s office. · Include your position for or against such a network.

18. HCR 210 Week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com · People are sometimes shocked to realize how much personal data can be maintained in master patient indexes— such as marital status and problematic payment histories or cancellations. People are also surprised to realize how much medical information may be shared—for example, a doctor you are visiting for pneumonia may see that you are taking medications for mental illness. Do you think the benefits of master patient indexes outweigh the disadvantages, or have medical records gone too far in documenting and sharing private information? Explain your reasons. Respond to classmates by suggesting the kind of policy for master patient indexes you feel would be appropriate for your concerns. · Recall the difference between registers and registries. If you had the authority, what policy would you put in place regarding the availability of medical information for registers and registries? Respond to classmates by noting whether their policies seem to expand or curtail the current availability of medical information to registers and registries.

19. HCR 210 Week 8 Assignment Releasing Protected Health Information FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com · Resource: Ch. 8 of Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices · Summarize when covered entities may release protected health information only with a patient’s consent and when they may release it without consent, for each category: Government agencies Legal agencies or representatives Research groups · Discuss the principles that permit disclosure of protected health information without a patient’s consent, and state whether or not you feel privacy safeguards are adequate to support those principles. · Include at least two outside references. · Format your assignment according to APA standards. · Post your paper as an attachment.

20. HCR 210 Week 8 CheckPoint Legal Terms FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com · Resource: Key Terms on pp. 253 & 254 of Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices · Complete the Legal Terms CheckPoint. Select 15 terms from the list of Key Terms on pp. 253 & 254 of your textbook. In your own words, write a brief definition for each of the terms you selected. · Post your definitions as an attachment.

21. HCR 210 Week 8 Exercise Career Self-Reflection II FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com · Complete Appendix F. · Post your completed Appendix F as an attachment.

22. HCR 210 Week 9 capstone DQ FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com Recall the Interview Data Threads from the Week Four assignment where you posted the information from your interviews. Review the information for interview questions 1 & 13 from your assigned thread and from at least one other thread of your classmates. Do larger companies handle more records than smaller companies? How are the challenges different in large, medium, and small companies? Do the challenges vary according to the size of the company or the volume of records it handles?

23. HCR 210 Week 9 capstone DQ FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr210master.com Recall the Interview Data Threads from the Week Four assignment where you posted the information from your interviews. Review the information for interview questions 1 & 13 from your assigned thread and from at least one other thread of your classmates. Do larger companies handle more records than smaller companies? How are the challenges different in large, medium, and small companies? Do the challenges vary according to the size of the company or the volume of records it handles?

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