Category: Information Systems homework help

 The IOM (1999, 2001) Reports (To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System.

 The IOM (1999, 2001) Reports (To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Summary (nap.edu) &  Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century Summary prompted the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR) to overcome medical errors reported in these articles. However, EHR- related medical errors have also been reported (Electronic Health Record–Related Events in Medical Malpractice… : Journal of Patient Safety (lww.com); EHR-related medication errors in two ICUs – PubMed (nih.gov). What are the possible causes of these medical errors and what suggestions would you make to alleviate them? Is it possible to implement the proposed changes across the USA and apply them to all brands of EHR? Why? 

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Your company Acme Logistics has recently been exp

 Please read and follow this 
Your company Acme Logistics has recently been experiencing some thefts of equipment during the business day. All employees have been asked about the thefts, and no one is claiming that they are responsible. Your facilities have three doors that are not locked during business hours and currently have no identification standards set for admittance.
You have been tasked with resolving this issue technologically. Using a mixture of Biometric devices, surveillance systems with advanced tracking for biometric tags such as gait analysis, and other items or technology you deem necessary, you must capture these individuals and stop the thefts. You need to produce a plan on how you are going to tackle this situation. You should submit a proposal with the following items:
1) What is the situational breakdown?
2) What is the technology you will use to secure access to authorized individuals at the three public doors?
3) What is the technology you will use to capture the individuals in the act of stealing items?
4) What is the anticipated cost to the company?
5) What is the anticipated roll out time frame?
6) Are there any legal issues we must be concerned about? THERE ARE ALWAYS LEGAL CONCERNS.  YOU MUST SPEAK ABOUT A SPECIFIC LAW OR ACT.
Please answer these questions as a business proposal for your boss to review and approve. It is anticipated that the assignment will be between 4-6 pages long, and writing quality (APA) will be enforced, do include a list of references and sources, if necessary.

 
Virtual private networks, or VPNs, offer a secure mechanism for accessing a n

 
Virtual private networks, or VPNs, offer a secure mechanism for accessing a network. Often they are a convenience to access an organization’s infrastructure. VPNs also need to be considered in an organization’s business continuity plan. As an example, many organizations had not planned for the COVID-19 pandemic. Many had to convert their operations to a work-from-home structure, and infrastructures may not have been set up to handle the traffic.
Go to Basic Search: Strayer University Online Library to locate and integrate at least two quality, academic resources (in addition to your textbook) on mitigating the security risks associated with VPNs. You may also use government websites, such as CybersecurityLinks to an external site. from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Please respond to the following in a post of at least 200 words:
Explain some of the security risks associated with VPNs.
Describe how organizations can mitigate these risks.
Determine the effect of penetration testing and any applicable laws on VPNs.
Provide full citations and references, formatted according to Strayer Writing Standards.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all supports. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Data is gathered and compiled by various organizations and often used to inform

Data is gathered and compiled by various organizations and often used to inform internal decisions. However, sometimes data are also shared in order to help others make decisions. This week you will be looking into an instance of this data sharing by The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Specifically, you will be using the the CMS Nursing Home Compare tool to gain insights about the information that is reported to CMS, and in turn how it is presented to the public.
To complete this case study, use the website: Medicare Nursing Home CompareLinks to an external site.
Instructions to run comparison:
Search for any city/zip code with your assigned state. (See the published announcement for state assignments.) Ensure the “Provider Type” is “Nursing homes”.
Select 3 Nursing Homes from your assigned state using the “Compare” option.
Once you have made your choices, they will appear in a dark blue bar near the top of the screen. Select the Compare button within this row to see data presented in a table for all three selections.
You will be taken to a report page that shows you the ratings for each of the nursing homes scored across various categories.
Scroll down to select the “Quality measures” section.
Locate the following five measures:

Short-Stay – 

Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission.
Percentage of short-stay residents who needed and got a vaccine to prevent pneumonia.

Long-Stay –  

Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury.
Percentage of long-stay high-risk residents with a urinary tract infection.

Select one additional measure of your choice that you would want to review if you had to send a loved one to the facility (this can be from either the short-stay or long-stay category – your choice).

***Note: For some nursing homes, instead of a percentage, you will see a “Not Available” message. In these cases, please select an alternative facility that has all of the data available.
Create an Excel Spreadsheet to demonstrate a comparison between the nursing homes:
Include the names of the three Nursing Homes selected
Compare the Overall rating from the Overview section, not the Quality of Resident Care section, between the three nursing homes. (The rating will be listed out of 5 stars and will be the first star rating at the top of each nursing home.)
Compare the 5 Quality Measures listed above (including the one of your own choosing) between the three nursing homes and also against the State Average and the National Average (included under the name of each individual measure on the website).
Writeup
List the centers you chose for your comparison
Discuss why you selected the fifth quality measure and what makes it important in your evaluation of a nursing home.
Based on your comparison, explain which would be your top choice to place your loved one for a short-stay AND which one you would select for a long-stay. (This must include a discussion of how the selected nursing homes rank in terms of percentages compared to the other nursing homes and to the state and national averages. Use the data from your spreadsheet to support your discussion.)
Formatting Instructions
The case write-up should be formatted using:
Microsoft Word document with 1” margins all around
12 pt. Times New Roman font
Cases should be written in paragraph format, free from grammatical errors.
Assigned state is Connecticut 
Submit your Excel spreadsheet and Write-up

 
Instructions please I have attached the paper outline for guidance 
Week 7: P

 
Instructions please I have attached the paper outline for guidance 
Week 7: Paper due
Requirements:
Prepare a report on your approved topic from Week 2 with a minimum of 2000 words, no less, but more is acceptable.
References (10 minimum). You may use resources from the APUS Online Library, any library, government library, or any peer-reviewed reference (Wikipedia and any other publicly-reviewed source are not accepted).
The paper must have a title page, reference list and be in APA format. The information within your title page and reference list will not count towards the minimum word count.
The paper will be subjected to checking against plagiarism. The paper must follow acceptable originality criteria (no more than 15% max total, and 2% per individual source match are allowed).
Correct spelling and grammar.
APA formatting: Title page, in paragraph citations, and the Reference list.
At a minimum include the following:
· Detailed description of the area researched· Technology involved· Future trends· Global implications 

 
Data is gathered and compiled by various organizations and often used to info

 
Data is gathered and compiled by various organizations and often used to inform internal decisions. However, sometimes data are also shared in order to help others make decisions. This week you will be looking into an instance of this data sharing by The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Specifically, you will be using the the CMS Nursing Home Compare tool to gain insights about the information that is reported to CMS, and in turn how it is presented to the public.
To complete this case study, use the website: Medicare Nursing Home CompareLinks to an external site.
Instructions to run comparison:
Search for any city/zip code with your assigned state. (See the published announcement for state assignments.) Ensure the “Provider Type” is “Nursing homes”.
Select 3 Nursing Homes from your assigned state using the “Compare” option.
Once you have made your choices, they will appear in a dark blue bar near the top of the screen. Select the Compare button within this row to see data presented in a table for all three selections.
You will be taken to a report page that shows you the ratings for each of the nursing homes scored across various categories.
Scroll down to select the “Quality measures” section.
Locate the following five measures:

Short-Stay – 

Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission.
Percentage of short-stay residents who needed and got a vaccine to prevent pneumonia.

Long-Stay –  

Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury.
Percentage of long-stay high-risk residents with a urinary tract infection.

Select one additional measure of your choice that you would want to review if you had to send a loved one to the facility (this can be from either the short-stay or long-stay category – your choice).

***Note: For some nursing homes, instead of a percentage, you will see a “Not Available” message. In these cases, please select an alternative facility that has all of the data available.
Create an Excel Spreadsheet to demonstrate a comparison between the nursing homes:
Include the names of the three Nursing Homes selected
Compare the Overall rating from the Overview section, not the Quality of Resident Care section, between the three nursing homes. (The rating will be listed out of 5 stars and will be the first star rating at the top of each nursing home.)
Compare the 5 Quality Measures listed above (including the one of your own choosing) between the three nursing homes and also against the State Average and the National Average (included under the name of each individual measure on the website).
Writeup
List the centers you chose for your comparison
Discuss why you selected the fifth quality measure and what makes it important in your evaluation of a nursing home.
Based on your comparison, explain which would be your top choice to place your loved one for a short-stay AND which one you would select for a long-stay. (This must include a discussion of how the selected nursing homes rank in terms of percentages compared to the other nursing homes and to the state and national averages. Use the data from your spreadsheet to support your discussion.)
Formatting Instructions
The case write-up should be formatted using:
Microsoft Word document with 1” margins all around
12 pt. Times New Roman font
Cases should be written in paragraph format, free from grammatical errors.
Assigned state is Connecticut 
Submit your Excel spreadsheet and Write-up

 
Overview
Regardless of industry, organizations are responsible to protect and

 
Overview
Regardless of industry, organizations are responsible to protect and secure their customers’ information. Information management is the process of protecting an organization’s data in terms of:
Classification and handling.
Privacy.
Document and records management.
Sensitive physical information.
To reduce the risk of customer information being jeopardized, organizations often establish a separation of duties to ensure employees only have access to the information they need to do their jobs. Organizations need to abide by several U.S. privacy laws and regulations to be in compliance and to protect consumers (see page 195 of your textbook).
Requirements
Specifically, you will write a 2-3 page paper in which you:
Research an organization that has violated U.S. privacy laws and regulations.
Diagnose how the system failed.
Examine how the organization rebounded from the violation.
Recommend measures to prevent the violation from occurring or to reduce the risk.
Determine key lessons learned.
Go to Basic Search: Strayer University Online Library to locate and integrate into the assignment at least three quality, peer-reviewed academic resources, written within the past five years.

Include your textbook as one of your resources.
Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.

 
According to Health IT (https://www.healthit.gov/coronavirus), ONC (Office of

 
According to Health IT (https://www.healthit.gov/coronavirus), ONC (Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology) partnered with the CDC ( Center for Disease Control and Prevention ) to share various resources for reporting and tracking COVID-19, as well as general clinical guidance to the health IT community and healthcare providers. Which types of health informatics have been effectively used for responding to and combatting COVID-19 pandemic? What was the role of each? What were the challenges faced by processes of data collection, reporting, and utilization and Why? What could have been done to minimize these negative events? 
 Follow APA formatting, referencing credible evidence. Only one outside source is allowed. Use the content of this class as the main source of evidence. 

 
For this discussion, you are asked to construct a short handout (3-5 paragrap

 
For this discussion, you are asked to construct a short handout (3-5 paragraphs — about one page if printed) which could be used to conduct a brown-bag lunch training presentation for individuals newly assigned to the  Office of Risk Management under the Director of IT Security Services. Your training materials will be strengthened by the use of authoritative sources and examples — this means you need to cite your sources and provide a list of references at the end of your handout (your posting).
The handout and training should explain why due diligence and due care are important success factors for risk management efforts. You should specifically address the harm that could occur if the individuals performing risk assessment functions do not exercise both diligence and care. (e.g., efforts to identify and manage risk may not be sufficient to prevent or mitigate attacks or other adverse events which affect the security of information).
Your handout should provide examples of potential harm from a lack of diligence or care in the implementation of three or more Risk Assessment (RA) family security controls. You might consider RA-1 (policy), RA-2 Security Categorization, and RA-9 Criticality Analysis. There are other relevant controls in this family which are worth discussing.

 
EHR usability is the extent to which EHR can be used by providers to achieve

 
EHR usability is the extent to which EHR can be used by providers to achieve specific goals efficiently and effectively leading to fewer clinicians’ burnout, fewer medical errors, less alert fatigue, improved patient safety, greater user satisfaction, and consequently higher EHR-related productivity.
As an aspiring healthcare manager, you need to determine the usability of EHR and seek a grant for this research. The research proposal should include five parameters:  effectiveness (task completion), efficiency (time of task completion), satisfaction (task rating), alert (pointing errors), and reminders (follow-up). For this assignment design a survey using Survey Monkey or any other applications to attain this information on a 5-point Likert Scale (1- Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3- Neutral, 4- Agree, 5- Strongly Agree)  and explain:
If the number of users is 1000 but you had limited resources, what is (%) minimal of the employees would you select for this survey to ensure representation of the user (offer supporting arguments)?  
Which of the three research methods (personal interviews, mail-in paper forms, email-embedded survey link) of obtaining this information would you use (offer rationale)?
Which statistical method would you use to determine whether the means of these five Likert Scale groups are significantly different from one another and why?
If the means of any of these Likert Scale groups were not statistically different from each other, but still different, what would be your interpretation of the variations? 
Submit the paper and Survey Monkey link to the drop box. 
Note: For Survey Monkey you need to make a free account. Submit the survey link in the dropbox for grading.