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Essay Instructions: Reference Citation References appropriately and correctly cited/quoted
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Reference Selection
Includes at least 3 references; peer reviewed journals less than 5 years old
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APA format
? Use Author?s note
? No abstract needed No errors in standard APA format.
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Spelling, grammar and punctuation

Rare or no errors in spelling or grammar; Correct punctuation.
5
5-10 pages in length
? Body not counting cover page & references 5-10 pages
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Informatics Focus
Focus is Healthcare Informatics
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Impact on Nursing Quality & Safety
Clearly demonstrates the impact of informatics on both nursing quality and safety
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Relates informatics to own future practice Describes a plan to incorporate informatics safely
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Discussion Thorough, in-depth discussion of topics
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Knowledge of the literature Demonstrates knowledge of the literature and understanding of the relationships discussed
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Examples from literature or personal experience Examples are integrated into the discussion

Essay Instructions: for this assignment you will have at least 5 paragraphs in your paper. In addition to reading the required assignments, you will need to conduct a literature search and reference at least 5 peer-reviewed journal articles. DO NOT USE wikipedia as a reference. Limit google and general internet searches. Use excelsior or other library resources, ideally research-based.

In your paper, include a professional website from your readings that substantiates the reading. Create paper headings to best answer the assignment requirements, and the question you will formulate. You should have clear introductory paragraph and conclusion. Between that, you should have several paragraphs which support your clear research question. You may have a background section if needed. Look at a couple of the articles you find to see how they are formatted.

In your paper, answer the following questions:
1. What strategies do you believe will best address the data protection concerns with respect to electronic health records (EHR)?
2. Formulate a brief question involving data protection and EHRs. This will be your thesis statement.
3. Consider and reference two of the follkowing. How could they affect your work with healthcare informatics with EHR's and the question you have.

Stark regulations and Exceptions

EMTALA (EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ACTIVE LABOR ACT)

GAOreport: EMTALA Implementation and enforcement office of General Inspector

Centers for medicare and medicaid Services (formerly HCFA)

Dept. of health and human services

state hospital associations

health care compliance association

HIPPA advisory

federation of american hospitals

american hospital association

food and drug association (FDA)

JCAHO

AOA

ACR

Fraud and abuse

Prevention and detection

reguklations and safe harbors

fraud alerts, bulletins, and other guidance

The assignment should be under 1500 words long. Use APA guidelines for format, in-tect citations, and referencing. You need a cover page a reference page, but do not need to include an abstract.

you should also submit it to turnitin.com which is a plagiarism checking tool.

APA is required and follow the grading rubric