Healthcare is readily embracing any technology to improve patient outcomes, streamline operations, and lower costs,

Preparing the assignment
Background
Healthcare is readily embracing any technology to improve patient outcomes, streamline operations, and lower costs,
but we must also consider the impact of such technology on privacy and patient care.
Choose one of the following outcomes:
1. A HIPAA violation occurs, and client data is exposed to the media.
2. A medication error has harmed a client.
3. A technology downtime that impacts patient care occurs, and an error is made.
4. A ransomware attack has occurred, and the organization must contemplate paying the ransom or lose access to
patient data.
Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.
Include the following sections:
a. Introduction – 40 points/17%
• Catches attention of the reader
• States purpose of the paper
• Provides a narrative outline of the paper (i.e., the assignment criteria)
b. HIPAA, Legal, and Regulatory Discussion – 40 points/17%
• Presents evidence from recent scholarly publications to address the impact of technology on nursing care
related to:
• Patient privacy and HIPAA standards
• Healthcare regulations
• Legal guidelines on appropriate use of technology
c. Scenario Ending and Recommendations – 50 points/21%
• Selects and presents one scenario ending as the focus of the assignment.
• Evaluates the actions taken by healthcare providers as the situation evolved.
• Recommends actions that could have been taken to mitigate the circumstances presented in the selected
scenario ending.
• Supports recommendations with evidence from recent scholarly publications.
d. Advantages and Disadvantages – 50 points/21%
• Presents evidence from recent scholarly publications to address the impact of technology on nursing care
related to:
• The advantages of appropriately using technology in healthcare
• Risks of technology use in healthcare
• Describes professional and ethical principles guiding the appropriate use of technology in healthcare.
e. Conclusion and Reflections – 30 points/12%
• Summarizes what new information was learned by completing this assignment.
• Reflects on how this new knowledge will impact future behavior as a healthcare professional.
f. Scholarly Writing and APA Format – 30 points/12%
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NR360 Information Systems in Healthcare
RUA: We Can, But Dare We? Guidelines
• Adheres to current APA formatting guidelines including proper use of:
• Title page
• Running head
• Page numbers
• Length is 4-5 pages, excluding title and reference pages.
• Includes at least three (3) references that are:
• From recent (within the last 5 years) scholarly sources
• Cited in text appropriately
• Included on an APA formatted reference page
• Scholarly writing reflects:
• Accurate spelling
• Correct use of professional grammar
• Logical organization of thoughts (mechanics)
.One of the categories of the assignment asks to reflect on the Scenario. Please use the following Scenario when writing this assignment.
As healthcare providers, we look more and more to technology to improve patient outcomes, streamline operations, and lower costs. Sometimes, technology can be used in ways that have ethical, moral, and legal considerations too. You will be writing about the use of personal devices and social media and their use in healthcare. We can do it, but dare we?
This is a “think outside the box” assignment in which there is not necessarily only one right answer. Still, you are required to find sources that support your opinions. Be sure to cite and reference them in your paper. Submit the assignment by the due date, as instructed by your faculty member.
SCENARIO
You receive a message from a peer at work that there is a big investigation being conducted at work due to a HIPAA violation and that it involved a celebrity who had been admitted to the hospital. As a case manager for the hospital you are given a company cell phone for hospital use because you are on call three days per week. You have pictures of this celebrity you took the other day. The word is that legal action is being taken against the hospital due to some photos that were sold to the Gossip Gazette. They ask to search your company cell phone.