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HCS/120
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
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HCS 120 Week 1 Understanding the Business Side of Health Care
The Business Side of Health Care infographic was created to show individuals how different entities contribute to the health care industry. For a long time most people assumed you were talking about doctors and nurses, i.e., the clinical aspect of health care, when discussing health care. As you complete this course and many others in your degree, it will be important to remember that there is a business side to health care that interacts with different entities to make the health care industry successful. As such, it is helpful if you remember that health care is an industry.
Complete the Understanding the Business Side of Health Care worksheet.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
Understanding the Business Side of Health Care
The Business Side of Health Care infographic was created to show individuals how different entities contribute to the health care industry. For a long time most people assumed you were talking about doctors and nurses, i.e., the clinical aspect of health care, when discussing health care. As you complete this course and many others in your degree, it will be important to remember that there is a business side to health care that interacts with different entities to make the health care industry successful. As such, it is helpful if you remember that health care is an industry.
Review the Business Side of Health Care infographic.
Provide your own example of a company that contributes to each of the major health care entities listed in the infographic. Describe how the company contributes to the identified health care entity.
| Health Care Entity | Example of Company | Company’s Contribution |
| Example: Insurance Companies | Aetna | Aetna provides health care insurance and coverage, products, and services to individuals and families, employers and organizations, health care professionals, and producers. |
| Health Information Technology | ||
| Pharmaceutical | ||
| Medical Waste Management | ||
| Manufacturing Companies |
Identify at least two additional health care entities that could be represented in the infographic.
| Health Care Entities
| Describe why this entities can be represented in the infographic |
| Example: Architecture and Interior Design Firms (facility design) | Facility design firms provide products and services to different health care facilities that are planning to build new or redesign their current building space. They fit within this infographic because the designers need to understand medical terminology and health care concepts to build an effective space for their health care clients. |
| 1. | |
| 2. | |
*Note: Two additional lines are added for students to provide additional entities if they feel it is necessary.
HCS 120 Week 1 Medical Terminology Is a Big World
While the title of this course is “Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals,” it is important to understand that medical terminology encompasses different terms outside of what is typically thought of as body systems. As you complete Part Two of the assignment, remember to consider the Business Side of Health Care infographic that represents different entities and areas within the health care industry and the vast nature of health care terminology.
Part One:
Write a 90- to 175-word summary that describes the importance of understanding and using appropriate health care medical terminology in your current or future career.
Note: Students are encouraged to use WritePoint® Powered by Garmmarly® offered by the Center for Writing Excellence as a resource this week. WritePoint® is a free, 24/7 service in which you can upload your written work to be reviewed for grammar, usage, and spelling.
Part Two:
It is important to ensure that you are not plagiarizing your assignments during your educational career, especially since honesty and integrity are essential in the health care industry. The University of Phoenix Center for Writing Excellence provides the plagiarism checker Turnitin® for students to verify that their papers are not plagiarized. The purpose of this section of the assignment is to practice using a plagiarism checker.
Save your summary from Part One to your computer and use the following file name as a guide:
- HCS120_wk1_medical_terminology_summary_lastname
- Include your last name at the end of the file name as shown above.
Access the Plagiarism Checker link in this assignment and submit your summary to Turnitin® for review.
Save the originality report generated by Turnitin® to submit to your instructor.
Note: A Turnitin® student manual is available for you to review the different components of the originality report.
Cite any peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references used according to APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your summary and originality report from Turnitin®.
HCS 120 Week 2 Knowing Your Health Care Facilities and Structures
In the health care industry, there are facilities that offer different care to patients and their families. This assignment will require you to research the types of facilities and understand the different services offered as well as identify the personnel who work in each facility. This assignment will allow you to explore the different health care structures: private, for-profit, and voluntary.
Complete the Knowing Your Health Care Facility worksheet.
- Part One:
- Describe five facilities.
- Describe services offered at the facilities.
- Identify personnel who work in the facility and their minimum education requirements.
- Part Two:
- Describe the health care structures.
- Identify a facility in your community that represents each of the health care structures.
Cite at least 5 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
Note: It is important that you use the APA Citation Generator and the APA resources provided in the University Library to complete this assignment.
HCS 120 Week 3 Understanding Electronic Health Records
Electronic health records (EHRs) can serve as an archive to capture clinical care provided and transmit or share clinical summary information with other providers. Since physical documents exist for patients, such as authorizations, insurance cards, and test results from other providers, EHRs also obtain information through scanning, which is specific to an individual patient. EHRs also provide coding intelligence for clinical providers based upon a patient’s history and exam. In turn, this feature offers compliant charge capture for billing of services to health insurers. The efficiency of EHRs is limited only by the imagination of the end user. In addition, specialized software can provide automated data analytics as specified by clinicians or management. Customer relationship management software is available to send patients visit reminders, newsletters, and patient education materials. With the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) starting on January 1, 2017, EHRs must have the ability to transmit clinical summaries to patients and referral sources via secure email.
Complete the Understanding Electronic Health Records worksheet.
- Define each term related to EHRs.
- Explain the purpose or importance of each term as it relates to EHRs.
Cite at least 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
HCS 120 Week 3 Technology Used to Improve Patient Experience
The health care industry is constantly evolving. Its evolution is driven and affected by new and improved technologies. As technology is developed and improved upon, the health care industry can use it to improve patient experience. Patient experience can have an impact on several aspects of the health care industry, most importantly facility revenue.
Complete the Technology Used to Improve Patient Experience chart.
- Identify five technologies that can improve patient experience. You can choose from the examples below or research some of your own to use:
- Communication methods
- Patient records
- Patient portals
- TelemedicineOnline medical care
- Devices
- Patient care
- Describe the five technologies you identified.
- Explain how each selected technology improves patient experience.
- Include an artifact that represents each technology selected (e.g., an image, video, or article of the selected technology).
In this assignment, you will be required to correctly cite the resources you used. The Center for Writing Excellence has the Reference and Citation Generator, which can be used to ensure that you have correctly formatted citations. Remember that there is a guide linked to the homepage of the Reference and Citation Generator and under student materials in this course if you need assistance.
Cite at least 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar resources.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
HCS 120 Week 4 Terminology of the Body Systems
Use your internet browser and research the different body systems in the human body. You may refer to resources provided earlier this week.
Create a chart, or use the one provided, that includes the following:
- Identify the major body systems in the human body.
- List the organs found in each body system.
- Define the basic function of each body system.
- List two conditions or diseases that can be found in each body system.
- Identify a body system that interacts with the body system identified.
- Example: The circulatory system interacts with the integumentary system.
- After you have completed your chart, write a small paragraph that includes the following (this paragraph may follow your chart):
- What is one strength you have about understanding the body system?
- What is one opportunity you would like to have with understanding the body system? For example:
- What would you have liked to learn?
- What do you need more practice with?
- Which information would you like to recall more readily?
Cite at least 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar resources.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
HCS 120 Week 5 Know Your Health Care Resources
With the abundance of health care resources available it is important to be able to locate and understand the resources that can be leveraged to improve your helath as well as the health of the community.
Complete the Know Your Health Resources chart with resources that support your health as well as the health of the community. Research two resources at the federal, state, and local community level.
- Federal resouces
- State resources
- Local community resources
Cite at least 5 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar resources.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
HCS 120 Week 5 Regulations and Agencies That Affect the Health Care Industry
Create a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that identifies the major regulations and agencies that oversee the health care industry. A presentation format has been provided for this assignment; however, you may choose to format your presentation in another professional manner.
Include the following in your presentation:
Slide One: Title Slide
- Title of presentation
- Your name
- Course and course number
- Due date
- Your faculty’s name
Slide Two: Introduction Slide
- Describe the high-level details that will be covered during your presentation. Think of this as similar to a table of contents.
Slide Three: Health Care Agency
- Identify one agency overseeing health care delivery within the health care industry.
- Provide a website or alternative resource for this agency.
- Provide an appropriate artifact that showcases this agency in action.
- An artifact could be an image, video, or screenshot of the website’s homepage.
Slide Three: Health Care Agency
- Identify whether the agency is available at the local, state, or federal level.
- Identify an example of a health care structure that must comply with this agency.
- Refer back to your Week Two assignment if necessary.
Slide Four: Health Care Agency
- Describe the effect this agency has had on health care.
Slide Five: Health Care Regulation
- Identify one regulation that has an impact on health care delivery within the health care industry.
- Provide a website or alternative resource for the selected regulation.
- Provide an appropriate artifact that showcases this regulation in action.
- An artifact could be an image, video, screenshot of the website’s homepage.
Slide Six: Health Care Regulation
- Identify whether the regulation is carried out at the local, state, or federal level.
- Identify an example of a health care structure that must comply with this regulation.
- Refer back to your Week Two assignment if necessary.
Slide Seven: Health Care Regulation
- Describe the effect this regulation has had on health care.
Slide Eight: Conclusion Slide
- Provide a summary of your presentation.
- Review key points addressed in your presentation
Slide Nine: Reference Slide
- Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.
- Format your references according to APA guidelines.
Note: Speaker notes are to be provided for each slide. Refer to the “Tutorial: Adding Speaker Notes to Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentations” learning activity for more information on adding speaker notes.
Note: The University’s Center for Writing Excellence provides samples of different deliverables. Under Samples you will find a sample Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation to use as reference while creating your presentation.
Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your presentation.
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines. Include; a title slide, detailed speaker notes, and a reference slide.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.