MHA-FPX 5066 Data Management Best Practices
MHA FPX 5066 Data Management Best Practices
Research best practices for improving hospital data security and ensuring that privacy requirements are being met. Then, write a 3-4 page scholarly paper (plus references) containing your research findings and recommendations for implementing those best practices.
Introduction
Note: Each assessment in this course is supported by the work you have completed in previous assessments. Therefore, complete the assessments in the order they are presented.
HIM systems make it possible for health care organizations to collect, store, and maintain vast amounts of patient data and other confidential information that must be kept secure. Nurse leaders and managers must work with IT and HIM system vendors to ensure that their systems are compliant with current privacy regulations and must ensure that best practices are in place to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of organizational and patient information.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you to research and recommend best practices for improving hospital data security and ensuring that patient privacy requirements are being met.
Overview and Preparation
Note: Complete the assessments in this course in the order they are presented.
Before you begin writing your paper, be sure to complete the following Vila Health simulation. You will use the information from this activity, as well as information gathered from the resources provided for this assessment and your own research, to complete the assessment.
Vila Health: Data Management.
In this simulation, you will resume the role of health care manager to analyze the data collection of a health care organization and determine the privacy concerns and considerations.
Note: Remember that you can submit all, or a portion of, your draft paper to Smarthinking Tutoring for feedback before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback.
Requirements
Research best practices for improving hospital data security and ensuring that privacy requirements are being met. Then, write a scholarly paper, using the APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX], containing your research findings and recommendations for implementing those best practices.
The requirements for your paper, outlined below, correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that, at a minimum, you address each criterion. You may also want to read the Data Management Best Practices Scoring Guide to better understand how each criterion will be assessed.
Analyze Vila Health’s security and privacy issues.
Articulate end-user responsibilities and best practices related to the security and privacy of patient data.
Develop best practices for privacy, data security, and the integrity of patient information.
Recommend specific end-user training and policy improvements to ensure end-user compliance with privacy and data security standards.
Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Write with a specific purpose and audience in mind.
Organize and structure your writing coherently.
Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards and APA formatting requirements.
Adhere to the accepted rules of grammar and mechanics.
Proofread your writing to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your assessment.
Additional Requirements
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
Format: Format your paper per current APA style. The APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] can help you in writing and formatting your paper. Be sure to include:
A title page, abstract, and references page.
Appropriate section headings.
Length: Your paper should contain 3–4 pages of content plus the title page, abstract, and references page.
References: Cite at least three current (within the past five years), peer-reviewed or evidence-based sources to support your best practices and recommendations.
Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save your paper to your ePortfolio.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 3: Develop privacy and security requirements and components of policies and procedures for health information system use to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of organizational and patient information.
Analyze a health care organization’s security and privacy issues.
Articulate end-user responsibilities and best practices related to the security and privacy of patient data.
Develop best practices for privacy, data security, and the integrity of patient information.
Competency 5: Design a training plan that ensures knowledge transfer through end-user resources and training on current health care technology.
Recommend specific end-user training or policy improvements to ensure end-user compliance with privacy and data security standards.
Competency 6: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
The resources provided here are suggested and provide helpful information about topics relevant to the assessment. You may use other resources of your choice to prepare for this assessment however, you will need to ensure that they are appropriate, credible, and valid. The MHA Program Library Guide can help direct your research.
Shenoy, A., & AppeL, J. M. (2017). Safeguarding confidentiality in electronic health records. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 26(2), 337–341.
The authors examine the legal and ethical issues and one institutional model.
Anjum, A., Malik, S. R., Choo, K-K. R., Khan, A., Haroon, A., Khan, S., Khan, S. U., Ahmad, N., & Raza, B. (2018). An efficient privacy mechanism for electronic health records. Computers & Security, 72, 196–211. doi:https://doi-org.library.capella.edu/10.1016/j.cose.2017.09.014
Tovino, S. A. (2019). A timely right to privacy. Iowa Law Review, 104(3), 1361–1420.
Wang, G., Lu, R., Huang, C., & Guan, Y. L. (2019). An efficient and privacy-preserving pre-clinical guide scheme for mobile eHealthcare. Journal of Information Security and Applications, 46, 271–280.
HIMSS. (n.d.). Resource center. https://www.himss.org/resources-all
Take time to review the HIMSS resource center on the MACRA program, which includes privacy compliance, PFS updates, and information on the MIPS. Save this link for future reference.
Al-Sharhan, S., Omran, E., & Lari, K. (2019). An integrated holistic model for an eHealth system: A national implementation approach and a new cloud-based security model. International Journal of Information Management, 47, 121–130.
HealthIT.gov. (n.d.). Privacy & security. https://www.healthit.gov/playbook/privacy-and-security/
Explore Section 7: Privacy & Security of the Health IT Playbook, which addresses privacy and security issues.
Alanazi, A., & Anazi, Y. A. (2019). The challenges in personal health record adoption. Journal of Healthcare Management, 64(2), 104–109.
Data Management Best Practices Scoring Guide
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Analyze a health care organization’s security and privacy issues. Does not describe common security and privacy issues. Describes common security and privacy issues. Analyzes a health care organization’s security and privacy issues. Analyzes a health care organization’s security and privacy issues. Provides a succinct, accurate, and insightful analysis, well supported by credible scholarly or professional sources.
Articulate end-user responsibilities and best practices related to the security and privacy of patient data. Does not describe end-user responsibilities and practices related to security and privacy of patient data. Describes end-user responsibilities and practices related to security and privacy of patient data. Articulates end-user responsibilities and best practices related to the security and privacy of patient data. Articulates end-user responsibilities and best practices related to security and privacy of patient data. Assertions are fully supported by credible scholarly or professional sources.
Develop best practices for privacy, data security, and the integrity of patient information. Does not describe general practices for privacy, data security, and the integrity of patient information. Describes general practices for privacy, data security, and the integrity of patient information. Develops best practices for privacy, data security, and the integrity of patient information. Develops best practices for privacy, data security, and the integrity of patient information. Draws sound conclusions based on an insightful synthesis of current research and industry best practices.
Recommend specific end-user training or policy improvements to ensure end-user compliance with privacy and data security standards. Does not recommend general end-user training or policy improvements associated with end-user compliance. Recommends general end-user training or policy improvements associated with end-user compliance. Recommends specific end-user training or policy improvements to ensure end-user compliance with privacy and data security standards. Recommends specific end-user training or policy improvements to ensure end-user compliance with privacy and data security standards. Recommendations are clearly informed by published standards and are well supported by credible scholarly or professional sources.
Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions. Does not organize content for ideas to flow logically with smooth transitions. Organizes content with some logical flow and smooth transitions. Organizes content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions. Organizes content so clarity is enhanced and all ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing. Does not apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing. Applies APA style and formatting to scholarly writing incorrectly and/or inconsistently, detracting noticeably from good scholarship. Applies APA style and formatting to scholarly writing. Applies APA style and formatting to scholarly writing. Exhibits strict and nearly flawless adherence to stylistic conventions, document structure, and source attributions.