aging across the lifespan discussion board 250 to 350 words WEDNESDAY

Young Adulthood to Later Adulthood Scenarios

Socioemotional development is, by no means, limited to the young. As we enter adulthood and progress toward old age, we experience any number of changes in our sense of self and our relationships with others.

To prepare for this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources.

By Day 3, post a comprehensive response to one of the following:

• Consider what you have been exposed to in the Learning Resources about the various stages of development. What challenges does a young adult face in establishing independence?
• Consider a midlife transition from the following list: menopause, job loss, marriage, divorce, empty nesting, nurturing children and parents (care giving). How might one of the dimensions of personality presented in the five factor models (see Section 13.3 of your textbook) affect an individual’s ability to cope with this midlife transition?
• From the socioemotional perspective, discuss the issues that an individual may confront when planning for the transition to retirement.

Include specific examples to help support your position. Be sure to use supporting documentation and cite your sources in correct APA format.

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RESOURCES

Readings

Optional Resources

 

Media

 

• Video: Twin Cities Public Television. (Producer). (2010). Life (Part 2) [Web Video]. Available at http://www.pbs.org/lifepart2/watch

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HEALTH INFORMATICS DISCUSSION BOARD 250 TO 350 WORDSDUE WEDNESDAY

Privacy Issues and Technology

To prepare for this Discussion, review the Week 5 resources related to interoperability and health care standards.

Then, by Day 3, discuss the importance of:

 

1. Interoperability to health care information.
2. The role of privacy and security in health information.
3. The three security standards:  technical, physical and administrative standards.

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APPLICATION DUE SUNDAY

Application: Standards, Privacy and Security

To complete this Application Assignment, write a 2-3 page paper that aIDresses all of the following:

• Explain why health IT privacy and security standards are important.
• What individual and/or groups are accountable for maintaining patient privacy? Who is responsible for health system security?
• What are two important considerations when assessing the security of a health IT system?
• What government regulations guide those decisions?
• Name and describe two safeguards utilized for system security.

 

Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and aIDitional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure your in-text citations and reference list are correct.

Submit your Application Assignment by Day 7.

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RESOURCES

Learning Resources

 

Required Resources

Readings

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Reassessing your security practices in a health IT environment: A guide for small health care practices. [Part of the Health IT Privacy and Security Toolkit.]

  The Health IT Privacy and Security Toolkit was developed by the Department of Health and Human Services and is considered federal government information and is in the public domain. Provided by http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/special/healthit/.

  Read pp. 6–9, “Securing Electronic Health Information in Your Health IT Environment.”

• American Hospital Association. (2003). The patient care partnership. Retrieved from http://www.aha.org/content/00-10/pcp_english_030730.pdf

Websites

• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. (n.d.). Why Do We Need Interoperability Standards? Retrieved from: http://www.himss.org/library/interoperability-standards/why-do-we-need-standards?navItemNumber=17493

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Interoperability vs Health Information Exchange: Setting the Record Straight. Retrieved from: http://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/meaningful-use/interoperability-health-information-exchange-setting-record-straight/

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Standards & Interoperability. Retrieved from: http://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/ehr-interoperability

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Health Information Privacy, Guidance Materials for Consumers. Retrieved from http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/index.html

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. (2013). HIPAA Administrative Simplification (pp.10-115). 

  Read the Notice of Privacy Practices section, pages 101-103.

 

Optional Resources

Readings

 

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2010, June 22). Fact Sheet: The Affordable Care Act’s New Patient Bill of Rights. Retrieved from http://cuellar.house.gov/uploadedfiles/new_patients_bill_of_rights_fact_sheet_final.pdf