Regulations affecting health informatics systems

Develop a presentation, supported by 10–15 slides, on compliance with current regulations affecting health informatics systems.

Preparation

For this assessment, you will assume the role of a mid-level administrator who has been asked to develop a presentation on compliance with current regulations on health informatics systems.

Use the speaker’s notes section of each slide to develop your talking points and cite your sources, as appropriate.

Requirements

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Tailor your plan to a specific health care setting of your choice.

Presentation Format and Length

• Your presentation should include the following slides:

• • Title slide.
  • Purpose or objectives of your presentation.
  • References (at the end of your presentation).
• Your slide deck should consist of 10–15 slides, not including the title, purpose, and references slides.

• Slides need to highlight key concepts.
• Bullet points should be in the form of short sentences or key terms.
• Slides should not be in narrative format or pictures only.

Supporting Evidence

Format all citations using APA style. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Developing Your Regulatory Compliance Presentation

Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that your presentation addresses each point, at a minimum. You may also want to read the Laws, Regulations, and Oversight Scoring Guide to better understand how each criterion will be assessed.

• Identify regulatory agencies and laws that impact HIM.
  • Be sure to highlight the specific regulations in the HITECH, HIPAA, and Affordable Care Act legislation that impact HIM.
  • How do the various agencies and laws affect HIM?
• Articulate the roles and responsibilities of health care managers in meeting current HIM regulatory obligations.
  • Consider current, applicable legislation and best practices for compliance.
  • What evidence supports your assertions and conclusions?
• Develop a plan to assist a health care organization, within your chosen health care setting, to comply with current HIM regulations.
  • What are the applicable requirements?
  • Will your plan help the organization adapt to an evolving regulatory environment?
• Identify agencies of particular relevance to your chosen health care organization.
  • Why do you consider these agencies to be particularly relevant?
  • What evidence supports your contention of relevance?
• Analyze the benefits of aligning with current HIM oversight organizations.
  • Include the benefits of aligning with, or joining, a HIM support organization, such as AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association) or HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society).
  • How might alignments and memberships help the organization to comply with regulations?
  • What evidence supports your analysis?
• Present your findings and conclusions clearly and coherently.
  • Does the design and flow of your presentation reflect adherence to the basic principles of effective presentations?
  • Proofread your slides to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your presentation.