Health & Medical

Write a five (5) page (minimum) on Opioid Addictions. The paper should be typed in 12-point font and double spaced. Use at least three (3) references for your research.  1. Background (10 points) This includes history of the drug (Where did it originate? Why? Original purpose of the drug?), statistics regarding this drug use, and describe who is commonly using the drug (population).  2. Technical Information (25 points) Include the names (street and chemical) of the drug, the physical, psychological, and mental effects of the drug use. Describe how the drug is generally used (route of administration). What are both the short-term (intoxication) and longterm (chronic) use problems? What does the drug do to the body, including the brain? What are the hazards of using this drug? How do you tell if a person is under the influence of this drug? What happens when a person stops using this drug (withdrawal)? Describe all of the negative aspects of this drug’s use and abuse – may include psychological, legal, physical, and social problems.  3. Treatment Considerations (15 points) Using your theory (perspective or framework) write about the ways you might a help a person with this addiction. Recovery issues including types of treatment, medical, prescriptions, and referrals. Would you involve the family? What are some community resources that you would want to have your client check out?

Respond to another classmate’s post. Remember to demonstrate more depth and thought than saying things like “I agree” or “You are ” Examples of quality posts include: providing additional information to the discussion, elaborating on previous comments from others, presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students, presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion, sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic, and Providing a URL and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet. This is the initial prompt. You do NOT have to respond to this, It’s only for providing more information:  “You supervise the release of information (ROI) section in the health information management department of an acute care hospital, which is also a Level II regional trauma center. Today the hospital received a subpoena duces tecum from an attorney, demanding either the originals or copies of all health records on Paul Johnson, who was allegedly a patient of the hospital. The ROI clerk came to you, unsure what to do. The subpoena lacks sufficient information for you to determine whether Mr. Johnson is (or was) a patient in the facility. Also, the subpoena was not accompanied by a valid authorization to release information for Mr. Johnson, as required in your state. How should you respond to the subpoena? Specifically address each of the following your initial response: (1) the steps that you should take, as the supervisor, to take to determine whether Mr. Johnson is or was a patient in the hospital; (2) how the organization should respond to the subpoena; and (3) what regulations apply to this request that could be used as justification in your response.”  I need only one paragraph. That’s all, just the one.  Basically, take what it says, agree or disagree, and explain why. Classmate 1: “In the steps as a supervisor, we would need to ensure that we have written consents from the patient, along with correct attached documentations. The provider needs to also ensure that we have allowed time for the patient to object to the subpoena. A valid HIPAA authorization form must also be used, we cannot allow any other form to be used and allow information to be released if it is NOT HIPAA requirements. Once we have all the ducks in a roll for the approval to release the information than we move on to the next step which is what is on the subpoena. If it is asking for specifics, only release the information requested ( unless it is a specially protected record), if it is a entire records request it is everything except specially protected records. If they are looking for the specially protected records we can only deliver that with judge or patient signed request. Ensure that you get the paperwork to the courts by the day they are requesting (some may be a.s.a.p). If a person is deceased same rules apply but the approval signature comes from a personal representative. Keep in mind that if the patient is in suit with the attorney that is requesting the information, there is no need for permission to release information.”

Mrs. Casey was expecting her second child. Because she had atypical postpartum eclampsia during her first pregnancy, she chose to be cared for by a group of obstetricians who specialized in complicated obstetrical care. She delivered a healthy daughter during the 9th month of her pregnancy.   Mrs. Casey was expecting her second child. Because she had atypical postpartum eclampsia during her first pregnancy, she chose to be cared for by a group of obstetricians who specialized in complicated obstetrical care. She delivered a healthy daughter during the 9th month of her pregnancy. Shortly after delivery, she reported swelling in her hands and face, headaches, and visual change she associated with the postpartum symptoms she had experienced following the birth of her child 2 years earlier. One of the physicians authorized her to stay an additional day in the acute care setting for further evaluation, but she was dismissed when the hospital nursing staff said her insurance would not approve the additional hospital day. Three days later she presented to the emergency center with high blood pressure, severe headaches, and 4+ swelling in both of her lower extremities. She was admitted to the intensive care unit for treatment and was released 3 weeks after this second admission. She later filed a lawsuit for the early dismissal and the subsequent readmission. At trial level, the plaintiff’s attorney argued that the case had been timely filed, as the patient filed this lawsuit within 2 years after she was discharged from the intensive care unit stay. The defendants’ attorney countered that she had not timely filed the lawsuit, as it was filed more than 2 years after the initial discharge following the birth of her daughter. (Guido, p. 50) Questions: 1. How does the statute of limitations affect this case? 2. Is there evidence to support the claim that the statute of limitations barred Mrs. Casey’s case of action? 3. Is there evidence to support the plaintiff’s claim that the statute of limitations should not bar this action? 4. How would you decide this case? Use references from scholarly literature to support all postings. APA format required.

This activity is comprised of two parts. (100 points) (A two-page response is required for the combination of Parts A and B.) You work in a healthcare technology company that provides software technology to 100 hospitals throughout the United States. As a result, your software stores patient data for about 10 million patients across all of your customers. To better protect data, you’re working on a project to deploy encryption technology across all locations so that all customer data is encrypted. The data is segmented and stored in the following ways: Five million patient data records in Location A Two million patient data records in Location B Three million patient data records in Locations C The encryption project is about 30 percent complete, with Location C being the first to achieve full encryption. Data in this location, even if breached, can’t be viewed or understood by unauthorized individuals. Today, you learned that a breach happened on your network, and hackers were able to gain access to all three locations. Part A: Discuss the purpose of patient breach notifications and whether patient breach notification is required in this case. If so, how many notifications need to go out, and within what timeframe should they be sent? (50 points) Resources:>>>> US Department of Health and Human Services – Health Information Privacy US Department of Health and Human Services – Breach Notification Part B: Select one of the latest breaches reported to HHS in the following link, and draft a breach notification letter to send to those affected. (50 points) https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf

A 22-year-old, pregnant female has been admitted to the emergency room for shortness of breath and chest pain. The patient has a history of pulmonary embolisms (PE) and had a high level D dimer level at her last office visit four (4) weeks ago. The physician has now ordered a chest CT to evaluate for a PE. You have completed the CT pre-scan questionnaire and you have discussed the risks of the exam. The patient is 24 weeks pregnant and the benefits of the exam outweighs the risks. Explain the risks and benefits of the CT scan for a pregnant patient. Explain how you will protect the patient and the fetus from the radiation exposure. Research and explain potential alternative exams to evaluate for pulmonary embolisms. Provide APA formatted in-text citations and reference page to demonstrate researched paraphrase and quoted material.

Respond to the prompts after each scenario.  Scenario 1:  Justin is a front-office assistant at a local physician’s office. On a busy day at the office, Justin is consumed by patients and their needs. While helping a patient, Sarah, the other front-office assistant, calls Justin over to answer questions regarding the patient intake process. Justin explains the process to Sarah and then continues to work with the patient at his window. Later that day, Justin reflects on the situation and is frustrated that he had to stop working with his patient to explain a process to Sarah that he has already explained a dozen times. Justin takes to social media to express his frustrations with Sarah and her inability to take care of patients properly even though she has been trained.    Write a 175- to 260-word response to the following prompts:  Explain how Sarah might perceive Justin’s actions. Explain the ramifications of using social media as an outlet for voicing frustrations about a co-worker.   Provide an example of a more effective communication method to use in this situation.    Scenario 2:  Jana works in a long-term care facility that cares for all types of patients. She receives emails from multiple co-workers throughout the day, and today she receives the following email from Sean:  “Hi Jana,  I noticed that I DIDN’T receive your monthly report yesterday. I NEED to get it as soon as possible TODAY so that I can finish the final report.   Thanks, Sean”   Write a 175- to 260-word response to the following prompts:  Explain how Jana might perceive the tone of this email. Describe whether you perceive Sean’s tone to be appropriate or inappropriate. Provide an example of a more effective communication method to use in this situation.   Scenario 3:   Robert is an older patient checking in at the window of his local retail health clinic. The office assistant is taking Robert’s insurance card and asking a couple of follow-up questions. Robert asks the assistant to speak up because of some background noise. The assistant starts speaking slower and enunciates her words instead of speaking louder.   Write a 175- to 260-word response to the following prompts:   Explain how Robert might perceive the office assistant’s reaction. Explain the ramifications of communicating with patients in this manner. Provide an example of a more effective communication method to use in this situation.   Cite a minimum of one reference to support your assignment. Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.  Submit your assignment (the three responses) in one document.

The Future of Healthcare Informatics Write an essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each number item. There should be three sections, one for each item number below, as well the introduction (heading is the title of the essay) and conclusion paragraphs. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) scholarly citations using APA citations in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment. Identify the current role of the informatics nurse and predict the future role of the informatics nurse, based on scholarly sources. Explain what is meant by connected health.  Provide three examples of connected health in today’s healthcare environment.  Explain the benefits and drawbacks of each. In what ways has informatics impacted public health – please provide at least three examples. Assignment Expectations- Length: 500 words per essay prompt/section (1500 total for this assignment) Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimal word amount for this assignment. All APA Papers should include an introduction and conclusion.2 References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims. Rubric: This assignment uses a rubric for scoring. Please review it as part of your assignment preparation and again prior to submission to ensure you have addressed its criteria at the highest level. Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) or a PDF document (.pdf) File name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the module number (for example, “RHall Module 1.docx”)

A 52 year old female presents to your free clinic. She states that she is currently homeless and usually sleeps in the park. She states is has a large lump on her shoulder and thinks she has a spider bite. You determine that it is a Furuncle. You also notice a couple of additional small open lesions. What else is going on here? How will you proceed with treatment?ExpectationsInitial Post:Due: Thursday, 11:59 pm ESTLength: A minimum of 250 words, not including referencesCitations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA from within the last 5 years

Identify disparities in health among populations for a Healthy People 2020 health issue. For this assignment: Describe the chosen Healthy People 2020 topic area and specific health issue. Contrast causes of disparities related to this health issue within populations. Propose a public health communication strategy to reduce disparity and promote health. Outline a plan for the communication. Describe an evaluation plan for the communication. Create targeted communication for each population. Reflect on learning through this project.   Submission Instructions: The paper is to be formatted per current APA, be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and misspelling. The paper is to be 5 – 7 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page. Incorporate a minimum of 3 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work. Journal articles and books should be referenced according to current APA style

What concept or strategy for health care financing and delivery of quality care do you feel will be most relevant in your future practice? Please discuss one or two ideas. Please support your ideas. *Please strive to make connections to the implications of the Affordable Care Act and/or potential repeal of aspects of the Affordable Care Act.