The Health Care Industry: HCM307

Description

One of the areas of concern to Mr. Magone and the senior leadership of Healing Hands Hospital is the integration and adoption of information technology and systems that would be needed if the hospital consolidated with a large health system or added more outpatient services or expanded into telemedicine. As a member of the Task Force support team, you have been asked to research and discuss current and future advances and issues related to information technology in healthcare. This may include integration concerns with the Healing Hands Hospital’s current electronic health record system (EHRs), new models of decision support systems, and telemedicine with wearable tracking and smartphone linked devices.

Include the following information in your paper:

• Identify 1 major technological trend (such as data analytics, decision support systems, telemedicine, or tracking devices) in health care that could be adopted by Healing Hands Hospital.

Discuss the pros and cons of adopting this technology.

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Student’s Name
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Course Information
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This is your introductory paragraph. Your information here should be in paragraph form,
double-spaced. The introduction has five important responsibilities: get the audience’s attention,
introduce the topic, explain its relevance to the audience, state a purpose, and outline the main
points of the paper. This section should be 5-7 sentences.
Start writing here: The purpose of this paper is to . . .
A Major Information Technological Trend in Healthcare
Here you will define and identify one major technological trend (such as data analytics,
decision support systems, telemedicine, or tracking devices) in health care that could be adopted
by the Healing Hands Hospital mentioned in the assignment directions. This needs to be in
paragraph form with definitions and explanations in your own words. In this section it is
recommended to write one to two paragraphs, each with 5-7 sentences.
Start writing here: A major technological trend in healthcare that could benefit the
Healing Hands Hospital is . . .
Pros and Cons of Implementation
Here you will provide an explanation of the pros and cons of adopting this technology at
Healing Hands Hospital. Provide an scenario specific example in reference to Mr. Magone’s
experience at Healing Hands. In this section it is recommended to write one to two paragraphs,
each with 5-7 sentences.
Start writing here: Some pros and cons of implementing the major technological trend
mentioned above at Healing Hands Hospital include. . .
Conclusion
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Conclusions wrap up what you have been discussing in your paper. After moving from
general to specific information in the introduction and body paragraphs, your conclusion should
begin pulling back into more general information that restates the main points of your argument.
Conclusions may also call for action or overview future possible research. The following outline
may help you conclude your paper:
In a general way,
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Restate your topic and why it is important,
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Restate your thesis/claim,
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Address opposing viewpoints and explain why readers should align with your position,
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Call for action or overview future research possibilities.
This section should be 5-7 sentences.
Start writing here: In conclusion, this paper has discussed . . .
**References are required! Please see below for guidance on documenting references.
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References
Author, B., & Authors, M. E. (2020, Fall). Article title from the journal in sentence case. Journal
Name in Title Case, 43(2), 18-22. https://doi.org/10:109.0932.9385.09
Lastname, F. (2020). Book title: Subtitle in sentence case. Publisher Name.
Newspaper article title without an author. (2020, July 15). Newspaper Title in Title Case, A12.
https://www.websiteaddress.com/where/you_found_the_article
Organization Author of Report or Website. (2020). Title of report in title case (Report No. 123).
Title of the Website. https://www.websiteaddress.com/where/you_found_the_report