10:42 PM (CST) Assignment Details Assignment Description Assignment Details The HITECH Act was incorporated into ARRA to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology. Subtitle D of the HITECH Act, sections 13400– 13424, addresses the privacy and security concerns associated with the electronic transmission of health information. It does so, in part, through several provisions that strengthen the civil and criminal enforcement of the HIPAA rules. (HHS.gov, 2017) Consider the following case from the course scenario on St. Michael's Medical Center. Case I: The Blue Wall Many patients and regulators have accused the hospital of neglecting its organizational responsibilities to respect patient rights. The hospital has established a so­called blue wall to withhold information and protect its employees. The administration and the ethics committee overseeing these ethical issues were accused of cover­up and making decisions that endangered vulnerable people. In most cases, the hospital has failed to meet its responsibilities to patients and to comply with regulations. Some of the violations are the following: Employees have exposed patient information to unauthorized people. Nurses have made unilateral decisions and ignored informed consent mandates. Administrators have covered up instances of medication errors and failed to meet regulatory compliance regarding the handling, storage, and retention of medical records. Visitors have found sensitive patient information in files left in hallways and on laptops left in patients' rooms. Mobile devices containing patient information that doctors have claimed were missing have been found lying around in public areas. Few employees have done the right thing. Organizational lapses in policies and procedures occur at all levels. As the newly hired chief executive officer (CEO), you have been asked to address these issues. You will make a presentation to help managers, supervisors, and general staff members to curb the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violations in the following areas: Communication Secure storage of information Retention of health information Prepare a 15­slide PowerPoint addressing the following items: What are 5 effective health information communication methods? What are the advantages and disadvantages of these methods? What healthcare laws guide the sharing and delivery of health information among stakeholders? What type of health information could be shared and with whom? What are the benefits of sharing patient health information? What current applications are available to share patient information? What HIPAA mandates are about the disclosure of patient information, especially the Privacy and Security Rules? What are the benefits of using social media applications for sharing health information? What limitations exist in sharing health information using social media applications? What is the purpose of seeking patient co ...

1. 10:42 PM (CST)
Assignment Details
Assignment Description
Assignment Details
The HITECH Act was incorporated into ARRA to promote the a
doption and meaningful use of health information technology. S
ubtitle D of the HITECH Act, sections 13400–
13424, addresses the privacy and security concerns associated w
ith the electronic transmission of health information. It does so,
in part, through several provisions that
strengthen the civil and criminal enforcement of the HIPAA rule
s. (HHS.gov, 2017)
Consider the following case from the course scenario on St. Mic
hael's Medical Center.
Case I: The Blue Wall
Many patients and regulators have accused the hospital of negle
cting its organizational responsibilities to respect patient rights.
The hospital has established a so-called blue
wall to withhold information and protect its employees. The ad
ministration and the ethics committee overseeing these ethical i
ssues were accused of cover-up and making
decisions that endangered vulnerable people. In most cases, the
hospital has failed to meet its responsibilities to patients and to
comply with regulations. Some of the violations
are the following:

2. Employees have exposed patient information to unauthorized pe
ople.
Nurses have made unilateral decisions and ignored informed con
sent mandates.
Administrators have covered up instances of medication errors a
nd failed to meet regulatory compliance regarding the handling,
storage, and retention of medical records.
Visitors have found sensitive patient information in files left in
hallways and on laptops left in patients' rooms. Mobile devices
containing patient information that doctors
have claimed were missing have been found lying around in pub
lic areas.
Few employees have done the right thing. Organizational lapses
in policies and procedures occur at all levels.
As the newly hired chief executive officer (CEO), you have bee
n asked to address these issues. You will make a presentation to
help managers, supervisors, and general staff
members to curb the Health Insurance Portability and Accounta
bility Act (HIPAA) violations in the following areas:
Communication
Secure storage of information
Retention of health information
Prepare a 15-slide PowerPoint addressing the following items:
What are 5 effective health information communication methods
? What are the advantages and disadvantages of these methods?
What healthcare laws guide the sharing and delivery of health in
formation among stakeholders? What type of health information
could be shared and with whom?
What are the benefits of sharing patient health information? Wh
at current applications are available to share patient information
?

3. What HIPAA mandates are about the disclosure of patient infor
mation, especially the Privacy and Security Rules?
What are the benefits of using social media applications for shar
ing health information? What limitations exist in sharing health
information using social media
applications?
What is the purpose of seeking patient consent to release medic
al records? What penalty exists for unauthorized release of patie
nt health information as per HIPAA
regulations?
What communication skills are essential to patient satisfaction?
How can lawsuits be avoided?
How should healthcare organizations secure patient medical rec
ords? Who owns patient medical records?
What protocols should be in place to store and share patient me
dical record information? What are the challenges of storing and
communicating patient medical records?
What are the benefits of adequate storage and communication of
patient medical information? How would St. Michael's Medical
Center staff benefit from this training?
Reference
HHS.gov. (2017, June 16). HITECH Act enforcement interim fi
nal rule. Retrieved from https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professi
onals/special-topics/hitech-act-enforcement-interim-
final-rule/index.html
Please submit your assignment.
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimu
m, that you will need the following:
Title slide: Remember the running head. The title should be in a
ll capitals.
Length: 15 slides minimum

4. Body slides: This begins on the slide following the title slide an
d must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-
space between paragraphs). The typeface
should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black
type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required
for APA-level headings and references. The
deliverable length of the body of your presentation for this assig
nment is 15 slides. In-body academic citations to support your d
ecisions and analysis are required. A
variety of academic sources is encouraged.
Reference slide: References that align with your in-body acade
mic sources are listed on the final slide of your presentation. Th
e references must be in APA format using
appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and l
owercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Re
member, the Reference slide is not a
bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body cita
tions used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corre
sponding in-body citation.
Your assignment will be graded in accordance with the followin
g criteria: Use this link to view the Grading Rubric.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web
resources, and all course materials.
If you are planning to repurpose an assignment or submit one yo
u have used before, please let your instructor know. If an instru
ctor is not made aware of work being repurposed
or reused, he or she will treat the assignment as a plagiarized ta
sk and reserves the right to post an F grade and submit a task fo
r review to administration until proof of originality
is provided. View the full AIU Policies on submitting papers.
The following are some tips if you have problems submitting yo
ur assignment:

5. 1.
Resave in the proper format per the Assignment Detail instructi
ons, and resubmit.
2. Submit with a different Web browser.
3. Submit from a different computer.
4.
Call Technical Support at 877-221-5800, Menu Option 2. They
are open 24/7.
5.
If you are still having difficulties after trying steps 1 to 4, pleas
e contact your course instructor.
Make sure you submit this assignment by the listed due date. La
te deductions will apply for this assignment as follows:
1.
Assignments submitted within 7 calendar days after the stated d
ue date: 10% penalty of total assignment points.
2.
Assignments submitted 8 to 14 calendar days after the stated du
e date: 20% penalty of total assignment points.
3.
Assignments submitted 15 to 21 calendar days after the stated d
ue date: 30% penalty of total assignment points.
4.
Assignments submitted 22 to 28 calendar days after the stated d
ue date: 40% penalty of total assignment points.
5.
No assignments, including late assignments, will be accepted aft
er the end of the course unless an approved Incomplete has been
granted.
Reading Assignment
Law & Ethics for Health Professions: Chapters 1, 5, 7, 8, & 9
Assignment Objectives

6. Analyze the communication methods relevant in delivering infor
mation to healthcare stakeholders in various situations.
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Assignment Overview
Unit: Communicating Service Delivery
Due Date: Tue,2/16/21
Grading Type: Numeric
Points Possible: 200
Points Earned:
Deliverable Length: 15 slides minimum
Type: Individual Project
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7. 10:42 PM (CST)
Assignment Details
Assignment Description
Assignment Details
The HITECH Act was incorporated into ARRA to promote the a
doption and meaningful use of health information technology. S
ubtitle D of the HITECH Act, sections 13400–
13424, addresses the privacy and security concerns associated w
ith the electronic transmission of health information. It does so,
in part, through several provisions that
strengthen the civil and criminal enforcement of the HIPAA rule
s. (HHS.gov, 2017)
Consider the following case from the course scenario on St. Mic
hael's Medical Center.
Case I: The Blue Wall
Many patients and regulators have accused the hospital of negle
cting its organizational responsibilities to respect patient rights.
The hospital has established a so-called blue
wall to withhold information and protect its employees. The ad
ministration and the ethics committee overseeing these ethical i
ssues were accused of cover-up and making
decisions that endangered vulnerable people. In most cases, the
hospital has failed to meet its responsibilities to patients and to
comply with regulations. Some of the violations
are the following:
Employees have exposed patient information to unauthorized pe
ople.
Nurses have made unilateral decisions and ignored informed con
sent mandates.

8. Administrators have covered up instances of medication errors a
nd failed to meet regulatory compliance regarding the handling,
storage, and retention of medical records.
Visitors have found sensitive patient information in files left in
hallways and on laptops left in patients' rooms. Mobile devices
containing patient information that doctors
have claimed were missing have been found lying around in pub
lic areas.
Few employees have done the right thing. Organizational lapses
in policies and procedures occur at all levels.
As the newly hired chief executive officer (CEO), you have bee
n asked to address these issues. You will make a presentation to
help managers, supervisors, and general staff
members to curb the Health Insurance Portability and Accounta
bility Act (HIPAA) violations in the following areas:
Communication
Secure storage of information
Retention of health information
Prepare a 15-slide PowerPoint addressing the following items:
What are 5 effective health information communication methods
? What are the advantages and disadvantages of these methods?
What healthcare laws guide the sharing and delivery of health in
formation among stakeholders? What type of health information
could be shared and with whom?
What are the benefits of sharing patient health information? Wh
at current applications are available to share patient information
?
What HIPAA mandates are about the disclosure of patient infor
mation, especially the Privacy and Security Rules?
What are the benefits of using social media applications for shar
ing health information? What limitations exist in sharing health

9. information using social media
applications?
What is the purpose of seeking patient consent to release medic
al records? What penalty exists for unauthorized release of patie
nt health information as per HIPAA
regulations?
What communication skills are essential to patient satisfaction?
How can lawsuits be avoided?
How should healthcare organizations secure patient medical rec
ords? Who owns patient medical records?
What protocols should be in place to store and share patient me
dical record information? What are the challenges of storing and
communicating patient medical records?
What are the benefits of adequate storage and communication of
patient medical information? How would St. Michael's Medical
Center staff benefit from this training?
Reference
HHS.gov. (2017, June 16). HITECH Act enforcement interim fi
nal rule. Retrieved from https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professi
onals/special-topics/hitech-act-enforcement-interim-
final-rule/index.html
Please submit your assignment.
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimu
m, that you will need the following:
Title slide: Remember the running head. The title should be in a
ll capitals.
Length: 15 slides minimum
Body slides: This begins on the slide following the title slide an
d must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-
space between paragraphs). The typeface
should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black

10. type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required
for APA-level headings and references. The
deliverable length of the body of your presentation for this assig
nment is 15 slides. In-body academic citations to support your d
ecisions and analysis are required. A
variety of academic sources is encouraged.
Reference slide: References that align with your in-body acade
mic sources are listed on the final slide of your presentation. Th
e references must be in APA format using
appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and l
owercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Re
member, the Reference slide is not a
bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body cita
tions used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corre
sponding in-body citation.
Your assignment will be graded in accordance with the followin
g criteria: Use this link to view the Grading Rubric.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web
resources, and all course materials.
If you are planning to repurpose an assignment or submit one yo
u have used before, please let your instructor know. If an instru
ctor is not made aware of work being repurposed
or reused, he or she will treat the assignment as a plagiarized ta
sk and reserves the right to post an F grade and submit a task fo
r review to administration until proof of originality
is provided. View the full AIU Policies on submitting papers.
The following are some tips if you have problems submitting yo
ur assignment:
1.
Resave in the proper format per the Assignment Detail instructi
ons, and resubmit.

11. 2. Submit with a different Web browser.
3. Submit from a different computer.
4.
Call Technical Support at 877-221-5800, Menu Option 2. They
are open 24/7.
5.
If you are still having difficulties after trying steps 1 to 4, pleas
e contact your course instructor.
Make sure you submit this assignment by the listed due date. La
te deductions will apply for this assignment as follows:
1.
Assignments submitted within 7 calendar days after the stated d
ue date: 10% penalty of total assignment points.
2.
Assignments submitted 8 to 14 calendar days after the stated du
e date: 20% penalty of total assignment points.
3.
Assignments submitted 15 to 21 calendar days after the stated d
ue date: 30% penalty of total assignment points.
4.
Assignments submitted 22 to 28 calendar days after the stated d
ue date: 40% penalty of total assignment points.
5.
No assignments, including late assignments, will be accepted aft
er the end of the course unless an approved Incomplete has been
granted.
Reading Assignment
Law & Ethics for Health Professions: Chapters 1, 5, 7, 8, & 9
Assignment Objectives
Analyze the communication methods relevant in delivering infor
mation to healthcare stakeholders in various situations.
Other Information

12. There is no additional information to display at this time.
Legend
Extra Credit View Assignment Rubric
Unit 3 - Individual Project
Assignment Overview
Unit: Communicating Service Delivery
Due Date: Tue,2/16/21
Grading Type: Numeric
Points Possible: 200
Points Earned:
Deliverable Length: 15 slides minimum
Type: Individual Project
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Week Six: Article Research Paper and Posting – List of
potential research topics
To complete the Article Research Paper due in Week 6, please
select a topic from the list provided below. Please see the
course syllabus for details on the requirements for the Week 6

13. Article Research Paper.
1. Evolution of Management Accounting
2. The Role of Ethics in Managerial Accounting
3. Decision Management
4. Balanced Scorecard
5. Historical Cost in Accounting
6. Lean Accounting Systems
7. Responsibility Accounting
8. Opportunity Costs
9. Job-Order Costing Systems
10. Process Costing Systems
11. Activity-Based Costing
12. Activity-Based Management
13. Cost Behavior Pattern Analysis
14. Cost Estimation and Analysis Methods
15. Any other managerial accounting topics you wish to pursue
from content addressed in Weeks 1- 6.
Article Research Paper Instructions:
Article Research Papers and Posting: This is a graduate course
and students will be expected to research and write papers
summarizing in their own words what they have found on
current topics from the weekly readings. Research is a
theoretical review of relevant literature and application of
findings in the literature to a topic related to a specific industry,
field, or business problem.
The research must be conducted using peer-reviewed trade or
academic journals. While Blogs, Wikipedia, encyclopedias,
course textbooks, popular magazines, newspaper articles, online
websites, etc. are helpful for providing background information,
these resources are NOT suitable resources for this research
assignment.

14. Please Note: The UC Library staff are very helpful with
assisting students in using the UC Online Library journal
database. Please contact them if you have issues. In addition,
the instructor has provided additional resources, including a
research tutorial, in the “Course Resources” folder in the
“Content” area of the course.
Assignment Requirements:
i. Choose a research topic from the chapter readings or from the
list provided by your professor.
ii. Research/find a minimum at least four (4), preferably five (5)
or more, different peer-reviewed articles on your topic from the
University of the Cumberlands Library online business
database. The article(s) must be relevant and from a peer-
reviewed source. While you may use relevant articles from any
time frame, current/published within the last five (5) years are
preferred. Using literature that is irrelevant or unrelated to the
chosen topic will result in a point reduction.
iii. Write a four (4) to five (5) page double spaced paper in APA
format discussing the findings on your specific topic in your
own words. Note - paper length does not include cover page,
abstract, or references page(s).
iv. Structure your paper as follows:
a. Cover page
b. Overview describing the importance of the research topic to
current business and professional practice in your own words
c. Review of the Literature summarized in your own words.
Note that this should not be a “copy and paste” of literature
content, nor should this section be substantially filled with
direct quotes from the article. A literature review is a summary
of the major points and findings of each of the selected articles
(with appropriate citations). Direct quotations should be used
sparingly. Normally, this will be the largest section of your
paper (this is not a requirement; just a general observation).
d. Practical Application of the literature. Describe how your
findings from the relevant research literature can shape, inform,

15. and improve current business and professional practice related
to your chosen topic.
e. Conclusion in your own words
f. References formatted according to APA style requirements
v. Attach your paper to the Discussion board by the Friday due
date (150 points).
vi. Read and respond to at least four (4) other student postings
by the Sunday due date (20 points).
Grading Criteria:
· Content & Structure (75 points): All of the requested
components are completed as assigned; content is on topic and
related to managerial accounting, critical thinking is clearly
demonstrated (few, if any, direct quotations from the source in
the paper); scholarly research is demonstrated; topics and
concepts gained from the assigned reading and/or from research
is evident.
· APA Formatting (30 points): Cover page, headings, in-text
citations, page citations (page number citations required for
specific information such as dates, years, list of items from
article, names, numbers, statistics, and other specific
information), and references are properly formatted.
· Articles (25 points): Articles used are current and relevant
(preferably published within last five (5) years and MUST be
from peer-reviewed journal article publications. At least four
(4) peer-reviewed journal articles are examined and analyzed in
the paper.
· Effective Communication (20 points): Communication is clear,
concise, and well presented; scholarly writing is demonstrated;
grammar, sentence structure, writing in third person, and word
choice is used correctly.
· Responses to Other Students (20 points): Substantive
responses provided to a minimum of four (4) other students.
Responses must provide substantive and meaningful discussion
of the content of the other student’s paper and provide
comments on the topic; responses must be one (1) to two (2)
paragraphs long with a minimum of three sentences per

16. paragraph.
· Please Note: Plagiarism will not be tolerated. The paper must
be written in your own words.