HIM 1300 – Health Care Facilities/Delivery

Assignments Complete
Read chapters 13, & 14 of textbook

Read and complete the following in order:
Read all materials within the module of Health Care: Future
Complete Study:

• Read all materials within the module of Health Care:
o Health Policy and Future of Health Services Delivery

Complete Study:

1. Health Policy
1a. What are health policies?
1b. Research and list and briefly discuss two new health policies either local,
state, or federal? Provide sources.

2. Affordable Care Act
2a. Define the Affordable Care Act? (Less than 50 words)
2b. What impact does the Affordable Care Act play on health care
reimbursement?
2c. Research and explain “patient-centered medical homes” under the
Affordable Care Act.

3. Discuss the dimensions of quality from the micro and macro perspectives.
4. List the seven (7) components of Baldridge Framework for Health Care.

5. Research “World Health Organization”. Discuss its mission, vision, and purpose in
global healthcare.

6. Research Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Discuss its purpose in
healthcare and consumer.

7. Go to the NCQA website. Determine the agencies purpose. How does NCQA
interact with healthcare? List two of NCQA quality measures. Search Internet to
enhance your knowledge.

8. Surf the Internet for “medical tourism.” Give five (5) facts, three (3) advantages, and
three (3) disadvantages about the new wave of medical tourism.

9. ACOs are part of the largest healthcare reimbursement reform in years. Within the
module, you were introduced to basic information about ACOs.
9a. Conduct an Internet research to the organization is responsible for ACOs?
9b. Research and explain what ACOs are?
9c. List and describe four participation requirements of ACOs.
9d. How will ACOs create a revolution in healthcare?

10. Research and explain:
10a. What is Artificial Intelligence?
10b. How is “AI” influencing health care? (No copy and paste)
10c. List in detail, at least two experiences using AI.

13. Research National Library of Medicine.
13a. List its purpose.
13b. How does the NLM agency interact with healthcare?
13c. Discuss the importance of NLM to health information technology students.

14. Research “Disease Management”.

14a. Define “disease management”.
14b. Discuss how “disease management” has improved the outcome of
patients.

15. Research the newest processes in healthcare – Clinical Documentation
Improvement (CDI).
15a. Explain the process of CDI.
15b. Discuss the physician and the health information management (technician)
role in CDI.

16. Access NAVIGATE 2 Scenario: Health Care Delivery. Complete:
· EPISODE 3 Customers Satisfaction

· EPISODE 4 Expansion

17. Healthcare: A Look at the Past, Present and Future folder – Post to discussion
area entitled “Precision Medicine”. Research Precision Medicine.
17a. Debate the pros and cons of Precision Medicine in healthcare
17b. What the conversation entails on Precision medicine and reimbursement?
17c. How is Precision Medicine tailored to a patient’s social (personal) life?
17d. Provide sources to justify your stand.
17e. Respond to at least two classmates.

18. End of course assignments!!!