Application: Sexual Behavior Gender and sexuality are intertwined in many cultures. (Gardiner & Kosmitzki, 2011) Socialization agents teach the appropriate behaviors for gender and the acceptable sexual attitudes and behaviors within a culture. Cultural differences exist around the world and across countries. For example, cultural differences may exist through the number of partners allowed in a marriage, expectations for males and females, and knowledge and application of safe sex practices. Differences may also arise in what is permitted and acceptable, such as premarital sex, same-sex relationships, and extramarital relationships. The consequences for an individual deviating from these cultural expectations also vary from culture to culture. For this Assignment,choose one sexual attitude (e.g., abstinence, monogamy, etc.) and one sexual behavior (e.g., chastity, infidelity, etc.). The Assignment (4–5 pages) · Use your Final Project culture of interest and select another culture of interest to you. · Compare the similarities and differences of sexual attitudes and behaviors in each culture. · Describe the cultural factors that influence sexual attitudes and behaviors. · Explain how sexual attitudes and behaviors are perceived and displayed within each culture. · Be specific and provide examples. · Support your responses using the Learning Resources and the current literature. Reference: Gardiner, H., & Kosmitzki, C. (2011). Lives across cultures: Cross-cultural human development (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Prentice Hall. Running head: MODERNIZING HEALTH INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE 1 MODERNIZING HEALTH INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE 6 Modernizing Health Information Infrastructure Karese Holmes HIMS 655 Health Data Management Modernising Health Information Infrastructure According to Davoudi et al., (2015) healthcare leaders experience challenges such as payment reform, exchange of health information, among others. Ideally, the nexus in the challenges is to ensure that data remains a trusted source that can be exchanged, shared, and accessed with ease. The American Health Information Management Association offers the basis of information and data governance through some fundamental principles. This principle includes accountability, transparency, integrity, protection, compliance, availability, retention, and disposition. The principles are critical for the data quality management model. Data quality management refers to the business process that guarantees the integrity of organisation information during the analysis, warehousing, application, and collection processes. The healthcare industry has some task to ensure a robust objective of the healthcare standards. Significant limitation of the models Data should apply security controls to offer data protection to guarantee data quality management in the American Health Information Management Association. Ideally, data needs to be protected in backup environments and stora.

1. Application: Sexual Behavior
Gender and sexuality are intertwined in many cultures.
(Gardiner & Kosmitzki, 2011) Socialization agents teach the
appropriate behaviors for gender and the acceptable sexual
attitudes and behaviors within a culture. Cultural differences
exist around the world and across countries. For example,
cultural differences may exist through the number of partners
allowed in a marriage, expectations for males and females, and
knowledge and application of safe sex practices. Differences
may also arise in what is permitted and acceptable, such as
premarital sex, same-sex relationships, and extramarital
relationships. The consequences for an individual deviating
from these cultural expectations also vary from culture to
culture.
For this Assignment,choose one sexual attitude (e.g.,
abstinence, monogamy, etc.) and one sexual behavior (e.g.,
chastity, infidelity, etc.).
The Assignment (4–5 pages)
· Use your Final Project culture of interest and select another
culture of interest to you.
· Compare the similarities and differences of sexual attitudes
and behaviors in each culture.
· Describe the cultural factors that influence sexual attitudes
and behaviors.
· Explain how sexual attitudes and behaviors are perceived and
displayed within each culture.
· Be specific and provide examples.
· Support your responses using the Learning Resources and the
current literature.
Reference:
Gardiner, H., & Kosmitzki, C. (2011). Lives across cultures:
Cross-cultural human development (5th ed.). Boston, MA:
Prentice Hall.

2. Running head: MODERNIZING HEALTH INFORMATION
INFRASTRUCTURE 1
MODERNIZING HEALTH INFORMATION
INFRASTRUCTURE 6
Modernizing Health Information Infrastructure
Karese Holmes
HIMS 655 Health Data Management
Modernising Health Information Infrastructure
According to Davoudi et al., (2015) healthcare leaders
experience challenges such as payment reform, exchange of
health information, among others. Ideally, the nexus in the
challenges is to ensure that data remains a trusted source that
can be exchanged, shared, and accessed with ease. The
American Health Information Management Association offers
the basis of information and data governance through some
fundamental principles. This principle includes accountability,
transparency, integrity, protection, compliance, availability,
retention, and disposition. The principles are critical for the
data quality management model. Data quality management
refers to the business process that guarantees the integrity of
organisation information during the analysis, warehousing,
application, and collection processes. The healthcare industry
has some task to ensure a robust objective of the healthcare
standards.
Significant limitation of the models

3. Data should apply security controls to offer data protection
to guarantee data quality management in the American Health
Information Management Association. Ideally, data needs to be
protected in backup environments and storage. Additionally,
data needs tracking using confidential audit trail. Besides, the
entire data should ensure that the entire data scope is gathered
while documenting the resulting limitations (Davoudi et al.,
2015). The Canadian Institute for Health Information has the
primary goal of ensuring that the framework for data quality
management maintains and achieves a high degree of quality
and meets the requirements for data users. Notwithstanding the
publication of the national pollutant release inventory is
mandatory as enshrined under the Environmental Protection Act
in Canada ("Environment and Climate Change Canada", 2016).
Recommendation for submitting AHIMA’s global health
workforce
(AHIMA Public Policy Statement (2012) reveals that the
American Health Information Management Association
recommends that the entire healthcare entities should satisfy the
compliance for implementing healthcare standards. Therefore,
AHIMA should ensure that the health department and human
services reconfirm its obligation to employ the data quality
management standards. Additionally, the AHIMA should
include its entire data in the electronic health records. This
concept will ensure that the entire Americans benefit from the
abundant improvements in the classification of the healthcare
records. AHIMA needs accurate healthcare information to
support national healthcare initiatives including value-based
purchases, patient safety, and quality measurements. It is
essential that AHIMA should consider the healthcare transition
as fundamental; to the healthcare providers in the United States.
Concerns about use and development of data quality checklists
Data quality checklists are offered as a recommended tool
to complete the data quality assessment. In essence, data quality
checklists should use a different tool for documenting and
conducting data quality assessments. Data quality checklists are

4. essential in assessing the entire aspects of data quality. Besides,
it offers a convenient platform for documenting the data quality
assessment findings. However, the data quality checklists
should ensure that they recognise the purpose of assessing the
performance indicator (Bruce, 2014). Additionally, the data
quality checklists have to ensure that it records the titles and
names of the individuals during the assessment process.
In conclusion, healthcare leaders continue to experience
challenges in the healthcare sector. AHIMA offers the basis for
information governance through the use of fundamental
principles. The fundamental principles for data quality
management include accountability, transparency, integrity,
protection, compliance, availability, retention, and disposition.
AHIMA should track its data using the confidential audit trail.
Conversely, the Canadian Health Institute is limited to ensuring
that its data quality management results in a high degree of
quality to meet the requirements for its entire data usage.
AHIMA is recommended to ensure that its entire healthcare
entities satisfy the compliance in implementing the healthcare
standards.
Data Quality Management Model
Data Quality Characteristics
Data Quality Measue(s):
YES
NO
Comments
Patient name is list correctly on all documents

5. Patient DOB/SNN (LAST 4) listed correctly on all documents
Financial Information listed
Consent/Authorizations forms are signed
Current Treatment History

6. Patient Progress Notes
Physician orders and prescriptions
Lab reports

7. Medication List
HIPAA Notice/Patient Privacy Rights
References
American Health Information Management Association Public
Policy Statement. (2012). Retrieved from
http://www.mnhima.org/ICD10Page/ICD10PolicyFinal.pdf
Bruce, K. (2014). Field Guide for Data Quality Management.
Washington, DC. Retrieved from
http://www.pactworld.org/sites/default/files/DQM%20Man
ual_FINAL_November%2020 14.pdf
Davoudi, S., Dooling, J., Glondys, B., Jones, T., Kadlec, L., &
Overgaard, S. et al. (2015). Data Quality Management Model

8. (2015 Update). Journal of AHIMA, 86(10), expanded web
version-. Retrieved from
http://bok.ahima.org/doc?oid=107773#.V_GvvfArKUk
Health Record Documentation Policies
Written By: Karese Holmes
S
Health Record
Documentation Policies
Purpose
The healthcare industry is grappling with several challenges due
to significant changes. The nature of the complexity of the
system, coupled with new legislations, spiraling costs, and other
aspects have instigated the need to streamline the processes in
the industry. Additionally, the need to improve the quality of
patient care and cut down costs overrules. Subsequently, the
call for integration of technology in corporate and other work
organizations has been widespread in the 21st Century. The
Department of Health Information Management is determined to
streamline the hospital's information production, reproduction,
and dissemination. Thus, it is introducing two vital policies:
electronic signatures (E-signatures) and the copy and paste
functionality. These policies seek to ease communication in the
organization.
Use of Electronic Signatures
Subject:
To use E-Signatures (Digital Signature) to sign all patients
documents
Purpose:

9. To help healthcare givers and stakeholders in replacing the
outdated paper process, by eliminating the use of paper
documenting. Also, maintaining regulatory compliance with the
use of EHR/EMR.
Staff:
Will now use portable computers that are stationed within each
room for documentation. Staff members will have each patient
or consenting adult to sign all documentations on the portable
computers.
Everyone will receive their logins and create a password
Forms will be designated to your area
Effective Date:
13 March 2017
Training will by held weekly to provide assistance
Use of Electronic Signatures
Description of Policy:
The electronic signature is used for health records as a means
certify electronic health record entries, transcribed documents
and patients signatures. This will help identify the author of the
document, confirm consent and ensure the integrity is
maintained for the life of the electronic health record. This
document operates within a secured infrastructure, ensuring
integrity of process and minimizing risk of unauthorized
activity in the design, use and access of the electronic health
record (AHIMA).
Definitions:
E-Signature: a generic, technology-neutral term for the various
ways that an electronic record can be signed, including a
digitized image of a signature, a name typed at the end of an
email message by the signature, a biometric identifier, a secret
code or PIN, or digital signature (AHIMA).

10. EHR: Electronic Health Record
EMR: Electronic Medical Record
Procedure:
The department guides that the implementation of the policy
will undergo three stages. First, the department will offer
educational training among the staff to introduce them to the
new technologies. After that, a piloting study will be done for
the policies to gather the strengths and weaknesses of the
project. The feedback from the feasibility test will be analyzed
and appraised. The policies will then proceed to the actual
implementation.
Copy and Pasting
Subject:
How to effectively copy and paste data on within your portable
computer.
Purpose:
Is to provide a faster more efficient way to transfer multiple
documents within a patient health record. Saving time and
providing quality healthcare to patients. Copy and Pasting
allows the duplication of the notes and can be done within an
individual patient’s record or across several patients’ record.
Staff:
Hold CTRL button on the keyboard with one finger and then
press the C button with another finger. In pasting, the user
holds the CTRL button with a single finger and presses V with
another finger. The data copied will be pasted where needed.
Effective Date:
13 March 2017
Training will by held weekly to provide assistance

11. Copy and Pasting
Description of Policy:
Copy and paste s also referred to as the cloning function in
healthcare documentation process. Cloning is not a strange idea
(AHIMA, 2014). Rather, it is common with studies positing that
90 percent of doctors use the program in their daily routines.
The technology is sure of improving the efficiency of data
capturing. Moreover, it is timeless, consistent, and assures
legibility and completeness of the data gathered.
Definitions:
Cloning- Cloning is used to refer to the process of copy and
pasting. It has a genetically linked meaning. In EHR, it relates
to the process of reproducing multiple copies that are similar to
the original one.
Duplication- Duplication is the reproduction of several copies
of the original data.
Signatory- Signatory is the legal term for a party that has
penned a signature in agreement.
Encryption- Encryption refers to the technological conversion
of data or information into code. It is done to eliminate
unauthorized access to the information.
Procedure:
The department guides that the implementation of the policy
will undergo three stages. First, the department will offer
educational training among the staff to introduce them to the
new technologies. After that, a piloting study will be done for
the policies to gather the strengths and weaknesses of the
project. The feedback from the feasibility test will be analyzed
and appraised. The policies will then proceed to the actual
implementation.
Reference

12. AHIMA. (2014). Appropriate Use of the Copy and Paste
Functionality in Electronic Health Records. American Health
Information Management Association Journal. Retrieved from:
http://bok.ahima.org/PdfView? oid=300306
AHIMA. Electronic Signature, Attestation, and Authorship.
American Health Information Management Association Journal.
Retrieved from: http://bok.ahima.org/PdfView?oid=107152