Assignment: Navigating New Legislation in Health Care — The 21st Century Cures Act
Unit Outcomes addressed in this assignment:
Describe HIPAA and the 21st Century Cures Act.
Discuss the important factors involved in regulations pertaining to paper and electronic health records.
Course Outcome addressed in this assignment:
HA400-4: Evaluate the legal environment of health care delivery.
Assignment Introduction:
As a health care administrator, you are continually required to address new state and federal law and regulations that are affecting your facility. In this assignment, you will demonstrate your knowledge of the 21st Century Cures Act and its importance concerning information blocking.
Scenario :
You are the director of the medical records department. Your facility is adjusting to the newest regulation of the 21st Century Cures Act, granting patients access to their entire medical record. You have been asked to write a policy surrounding this legislation.
Assignment Directions:
You must put together a 1-page policy in which you:
Define the 21st Century Cures Act.
Describe the concerns about patient access of full charts and how documentation should be handled with more sensitive medical information. Outline concerns surrounding information blocking. Create a process for addressing patient complaints.
Requirements:
This assignment should be no more than 1 page, completed in a Microsoft Word document.
Respond to the questions in a thorough manner. Your submission should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, grammar, and mechanics.
Your submission must provide a clearly presented idea about how to address documentation in patient charts.
A separate page at the end of your submission must contain a list of references in APA format.
Use the assigned reading, the Library, and the internet for research
Be sure to include in-text citations where appropriate within your policy. Your sources and content should follow proper APA style.