Day: July 25, 2019

As part of the Stage 4 assignment you will propose an appropriate EHR system for the Midtown Family Clinic.  In addition to whether or not it is a certified EHR system, one of the most important aspects of the system is whether it will be implemented on-site at the Clinic or will be hosted “in the cloud.” This discussion will help you understand what a “cloud-based system” is and what benefits and challenges come with that implementation choice.

 

GROUP 2:  Conduct some research on cloud-based systems or, specifically cloud-based EHR systems, and:

 

1. In your own words, explain what a “cloud-based” system is and how it differs from a system implemented on the premise of the using organization
2. Identify two benefits of using cloud-based systems
3. Identify two risks or drawbacks of using cloud-based systems

Insturcitons:

 

The powerpoint is on Egoism and how it relates to abortion. You have to provide an approach to abortion using the egoism theory. 

 

* Must be 10-12 slides including speakers notes*

 

* Must Have a title page and reference page in APA format*

 

* Also pictures must be included in pwerpoint as well* 

 

* Again for this assignment you will identify a current ethical issue( Abortion) from those provided and suggest an approach to the issue using one of the ethical theories( Egoism) 

please respond to the post below with the 3 questions asked with proper citations and APA style references.

 

1. Comment on the completeness and correctness of the explanation of what a cloud-based system is and how it differs from an on-premise implementation, explaining your comments.
2. Comment on the applicability of the benefits and risks/drawbacks identified, explaining your comments.
3. Provide at least one additional benefit or risk/drawback of using cloud-based systems. (You should use different benefits/risks for each of your response postings.)

 

Cloud-based system refers to database programs, services or resources that are made available to users on demand via the Internet from a cloud computing provider’s server.

 

A cloud-based EHR system refers to an electronic health record system where data is stored on external servers and can be accessed via the web. The only requirement is a computer with an Internet connection. (North Carolina Institute of Medicine and The Duke Endowment, 2016).

 

The system implemented on the premise is also called client- server system. Data is stored in local servers in a designated data center. This system requires an internal server, a hardware and a software to be installed in the physician’s office.

 

The difference between cloud-based and client-server system stands first on the “Virtuality” of the system. The cloud-based system uses the web to store data using an external server whereas the client -base system uses a physical hardware in the location for data storage. Since the cloud-based system uses the web, it is easily accessible anywhere internet is present which is different for the client-based server.

 

Digital health record while being indispensable nowadays present many benefits and drawbacks.

 

From using the cloud -based system we can cite two benefits.

 

1-It increases interoperability- A cloud-based EHR system can be accessed from anywhere which means this EHR can communicate with other EHRs, laboratories, pharmacies and facilitate record sharing instantly with any authorized provider. Test results and patient encounters information are directly submitted to the EHR to update the digital patient record.

 

2-With cloud-based system, large companies provide more powerful IT service than in-house IT. It doesn’t require experts to install, configure, test, run, secure and update hardware and software, all of that is done internally in the cloud services rendered by the cloud provider which will ultimately decrease the cost associated with the EHR.

 

While the cloud-based system present so many benefits we cannot forget to mention major drawbacks as well.

 

1. Data security is the first concern that most providers are worried about. Adhering to HIPAA requirements is the clinician first responsibility. Protecting patient’s health information, controlling the accessibility to data usually influences a provider on choosing a client-server or cloud-based system. Cloud-based servers are more liable to malware, virus, and hacking attempts.
2. The providers have “lower level of data access and control compared to an on-site EHR system”. (Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, 2019). Because it is web-based, practice cannot work if there is no internet connection hence limiting the access to data. It is particularly important to rural areas where internet is not as accessible as urban areas.

 

References:

 

1-North Carolina Institute of Medicine and The Duke Endowment. (2016). The Impacts of Electronic Health Record Implementation on the Health Care Workforce.

 

Retrieved from: http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/77/2/112.full

 

2-Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. (2019). Electronic Health record.

 

Retrieved from: https://www.healthit.gov/playbook/electronic-health-records/

* What’s this Strategic Management Business Case about?

 

 

 

* Which are the three most Critical Issues of this Strategic Management Business Case?

 

   Please explain why? and analyze, and discuss in great detail …

 

* Which are the three most relevant Lessons Learned of this Strategic Management Business Case?     

 

   Please explain why? and analyze, and discuss in great detail …

 

* Which are the three most relevant Best Practices of this Strategic Management Business Case?

 

   Please explain why? and analyze, and discuss in great detail …

Competency

 

Distinguish between traditional, personal, and strategic selling.

 

Scenario Information

 

You are the regional sales manager for International Herb Express (IHE) which is a large, US-based spice & herbs supplier. IHE sells to other businesses that purchase bulk spices and spice blends for use in their end products. The primary customers are baking and soup mix corporations that sell to other businesses, for example, bakeries, restaurants, other food-service, and regional grocery chains. IHE is launching a new spice blend that reflects a more diverse cultural & ethnic flavor profile than IHE’s traditional offerings.

 

The abridged marketing strategy for this new spice blend is to target both current customers, but also to reach new customers that are target regions with higher ethnic diversity and/or the more adventurous “foodies” market. The marketing efforts will focus on taste testing, sampling, and on-site promotion. IHE is launching this marketing plan to help create a product offering that is not as commodity-driven (as most spices and herbs are the same quality no matter where they are purchased) and can potentially offer higher profit margins.

 

It is important to note that spices and other ingredients are raw goods and traded as commodities. The raw price for these goods changes on a day-to-day basis. Pricing is based on classic supply and demand, though nature is a key contributor to the supply–extreme weather as well as health of crops have a direct impact on the supply chain and access to the raw goods.

 

Instructions

 

The VP of Sales & Marketing has asked you to prepare a memo that recommends a selling approach to the sales and marketing executive team for the new product spice blend. You will need to evaluate the 3 major selling styles and explain which style would work best for this new product sales plan. Additionally, the recommendation includes the sales approach to meet the goals of the marketing plan. The memo should suggest a statement about ethics as it relates to sampling of product and maintaining integrity of recipes used in taste testing and sampling.

 

Your recommendation should include:

 

• A review of each of the three selling styles: traditional, personal, and strategic.
  • Recommend a style for taste testing, sampling, & on-site promotion.
  • Include ethics statement on integrity and how to spend and verify expenditures.
• Identify ways the sales-customer relationship can add value through this new product line.

please respond to the post below with the 3 questions asked with proper citations and APA style references.

 

1. Comment on the completeness and correctness of the explanation of what a cloud-based system is and how it differs from an on-premise implementation, explaining your comments.
2. Comment on the applicability of the benefits and risks/drawbacks identified, explaining your comments.
3. Provide at least one additional benefit or risk/drawback of using cloud-based systems. (You should use different benefits/risks for each of your response postings.)

 

Conduct some research on cloud-based systems or, specifically cloud-based EHR systems, and:

 

1) In your own words, explain what a “cloud-based” system is and how it differs from a system implemented on the premise of the using organization

 

With technological advancements today, industries are seeking to maximize profits, cut cost, be it administrative or infrastructure. This desire to stay in business, offer the best services or most competitive has lead even the health industry to seek better ways to offering patients the most effective and efficient care at a lower cost if possible. Most of this is thanks to how we store and consume data today.

 

Sharing EHR information today has proven to have improved accessibility to people receiving medical services and or information at remote site. And cloud computing paradigm is one of the popular healthIT infrastructures for facilitating EHR sharing and EHR integration (Chen, et. al, n.d, and p.3375).

 

Cloud-based systems then are IT infrastructure systems that enable data to be virtually stored in another location that is connected to the on premise network. This information as such can be accessed at any location and time. Just like the name cloud, the storage is virtual, located out of the organization and managed either by the same organization or a third party. On the premise systems on the other hand are IT infrastructures and applications that are located within the organization and you must be within the organization and the network to access data.

 

The cloud-computing infrastructures deliver information technology as services, by enabling the renting of software, computing power and storage. It provides an attractive IT platform to cut down the cost of EHR systems in terms of both ownership and IT maintenance burdens for many medical practices. It’s important cornerstones to streamline healthcare whether it is for maintaining health records, monitoring of patients, managing diseases and cares more efficiently and effectively, or collaboration with peers and analysis of data (Chen, et. al, n.d, p.3376).

 

2) Identify two benefits of using cloud-based systems

 

The benefits of cloud-based computing are numerous.

 

a) Using cloud-based system can drastically reduce cost and enhance patient outcome. Deploying to cloud implies the organization will cut down the IT infrastructure cost and personnel as well as maintenance cost.

 

b) Increasing patient outcome, because it gives the physician the flexibility to access stored patient data at any time and place and can collaborate with other physicians regarding patient care.

 

3) Identify two risks or drawbacks of using cloud-based systems

 

a) Using cloud solution could increase liability of the cloud vendor not being compliant with HIPAA regulations, which requires data storage companies that have access to protected health information (digital or hard copy) to be directly liable in case of security breaches (Shwayri, 2014, p.43).

 

b) Downtime can pose serious risk in case of emergencies as the systems rely solely on the internet.

 

                                               Reference

 

Chen, Y.-Y., Lu, J.-C., & Jan, J.-K. ( 2 ). (n.d.). A secure EHR system based on hybrid clouds. Journal of Medical Systems, 36(5), 3375–3384.

 

      https://doi-org.ezproxy.umuc.edu/10.1007/s10916-012-9830-6

 

Shwayri, R. N. (2014). Balancing the risks and rewards of cloud-based healthcare information.

 

Information Management Journal, (3), 42. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgic&AN=edsgcl.371969309&site=eds-live&scope=site

Healthcare is among the few industries that constantly generates gigantic volume of data on a daily basis. 

 

The major part of these data is the Personal Health Information (PHI), which include the patient name, 

 

social security number, address, phone number, and their medical history. As such, many organizations 

 

including marketers, insurance companies, and data brokers are constantly hunting for these “sweet” data.

 

 

 

Question:

 

Given the current trend of the massive flow of data and the sensitivity of the Personal Health Information (PHI), 

 

discuss the various strategies of achieving data privacy in Healthcare Industry.

 

 

 

Discussion Requirements:

 

Introduction – explain the current trend of massive flow of data all over the places, especially on the Internet.

 

Explain the Personal Health Information or Electronic Health Records in relation to data privacy

 

Discuss the various ways in which the Health records might be compromised.

 

What are the various risks associate with the breaching of individual privacy?

 

Discuss the various the strategies of achieving data privacy in Healthcare Industry.

 

Discuss the roles of HIPAA and HITHEC in achieving healthcare data privacy.

 

Some useful links:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqf9FBGZfbw

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5820452/

 

https://insidebigdata.com/2018/10/26/future-ehrs-big-data-patient-privacy/

 

https://www.hipaajournal.com/relationship-between-hitech-hipaa-electronic-health-medical-records/

 

https://www.history.com/news/the-infamous-40-year-tuskegee-study

 

https://www.tuskegee.edu/about-us/centers-of-excellence/bioethics-center/about-the-usphs-syphilis-study

Summarize  a wall street journal article of your choosing. Must be from current business news in regards  Strategic Management from the Wall Street Journal and you must write two paragraphs with an insightful and critical thinking reference related to the current business news.