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INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY TERMS
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HCS 208 Week 1 Vocabulary Exercise – Basic Health Care Terms
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Week 1 Vocabulary Exercise – Basic Health Care Terms. Make sure to write the difinition in your own words. It is important that you use your own words rather than copying a definition from a dictionary as it indicates understanding of the word’s meaning.
While I am checking for understanding, I will also be checking for spelling and punctuation errors. Health care workers need to communicate clearly and your assignments have been designed to help you practice communication skills.
Submit your assignment.
Week 1 Vocabulary Exercise – Basic Health Care Language
Understanding health care terms is a prerequisite for both academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course.
Complete the worksheet according to the following guidelines:
- In the space provided, write each term’s definition as used in health care. You must define the term in your own words; do not simply copy the definition from a textbook.
- In the space provided after each term’s definition, provide an explanation that illustrates the importance of the skill, concept, procedure, organization, or tool to which the term refers. In your explanation, you may wish to consider the following:
o How has it influenced health care?
o Why is it important to understand the appropriate application of the term or concept?
Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name.
Submit the file to your facilitator.
Submitted by: [Type your name here.]
| Term | Definition (in your own words) | Use the Term in a Sentence as it Applies to the Health Care Industry |
| Example: Electronic health record | Electronic health records are digital forms of entering and storing patient information. | My doctor entered the diagnosis into his laptop and told me that the information would go into my electronic health record. |
| Treatment | ||
| Prevention | ||
| Provider | ||
| Ambulatory | ||
| Copayment | ||
| Inpatient | ||
| Outpatient | ||
| Culture | ||
| Active Listening | ||
| Empathy |
As you progress through your program, you are encouraged to continue to use your weekly vocabulary exercises to build a master glossary as a quick reference guide to use in your coursework and in your health care career.
HCS 208 Week 1 The Five Skills of Health Care Language Log
Resource: The Five Skills of Health Care Language Log
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: The Five Skills of Health Care Language Log. This log can be completed whether you are the health care provider or the health care consumer. Both parties need to communicate clearly in order to be effective. Please proof read this before submission for spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
This paper is worth 5% of your final grade. Make sure that your name is on the paper.
The Five Skills of Health Care Language Log
Create a log of that demonstrates when and how you use various communication and language skills throughout the day.
Review the following list of communication actions types, and track the times when you exhibit each during a single, normal day. Use this week’s readings as a resource. Keep a running tally in the Count and Time column of when you make these realizations, and estimate the time spent on each skill. Include an example of the skill exhibited in a health care setting. Reflect on any work experience you may have in the health care field. If you do not, provide examples from a consumer’s perspective.
You may optionally create and include pie charts or bar graphs to enhance your log.
| Skill | Count and Time | Example of Skill Used in a Health Care Setting |
| Reading | ||
| Listening | ||
| Thinking (analyzing and understanding) | ||
| Writing (typing and spelling) | ||
| Speaking |
Describe in 150–350 words why effective communication in the health care industry depends on the refinement and proper use of these skills. What are consequences of not communicating effectively in health care?
HCS 208 Week 2 Vocabulary Exercise – Delivery Systems
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Week 2 Vocabulary Exercise – Delivery Systems. Remember to use your own words and cite your sources.
Submit your assignment.
Week 2 Vocabulary Exercise – Delivery Systems
Understanding health care terms is a prerequisite for both academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course.
Complete the worksheet according to the following guidelines:
- In the space provided, write each term’s definition. You must define the term in your own words.
- In the space provided after each term’s definition, use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry. You may wish to consider the following:
o How has it influenced heath care?
o What role has the term played as health care developed over the years?
Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name.
Submit the file to your facilitator.
Submitted by: [Type your name here.]
| Term | Definition | Use the Term in a Sentence as it Applies to the Health Care Industry |
| Health Promotion | ||
| Disease Prevention | ||
| Diagnosis | ||
| Department of Health and Human Services | ||
| Primary | ||
| Secondary | ||
| Tertiary | ||
| Health Information Exchange | ||
| Health Insurance Exchange/Marketplace | ||
| Clinic | ||
| Acute | ||
| Chronic |
As you progress through your program, you are encouraged to continue to use your weekly vocabulary exercises to build a master glossary as a quick reference guide to use in your coursework and in your health care career.
HCS 208 Week 2 Health Care Delivery Systems Matrix
Complete the Health Care Delivery Systems Matrix worksheet.
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Health Care Delivery Systems Matrix
Resources: Weeks One and Two readings and University Library
Part I: Divisions of Health Delivery
Choose at least seven services or delivery system structures from the following list:
- Emergency department
- Birthing center
- Urgent care centers
- Geriatric care
- Pediatric care
- Hospice care
- Long-term care
- Admissions
- Hospital (differentiate from below)
- Not-for-profit
- For-profit
- Ambulatory care facility
- Home health
- Rehabilitation
- Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
- Case management
- Environmental services
- Oncology
- Neurology
- Orthopedics
- Cardiology
Describe each of your choices using your own words in the following table. Explain their functions and roles within the health care field. Your responses should total at least 25 words for each choice.
| Division | Description | Function | Example |
Note: Properly cite any references used in an attached references page.
Part II: Health Professions
Choose six health care professions or roles from the following list. Consider roles that are of interest to you as a student and complete the accompanying matrix:
- Health administrator
- Electronic health record specialist
- Clinical dietitian
- Physical therapist assistant
- Nutritionist
- Dental hygienist
- Nurse
- Surgical technologist
- Pharmacy technician
- Physician
- Radiation therapist
- Diagnostic medical sonographer
- Scheduler
- Radiologic technologist
- Emergency medical technician
- Occupational therapist assistant
Describe each of your choices using your own words in the following table. Explain their functions and roles within the health care field. Your responses should total at least 25 words for each choice.
| Profession or Role | Description | Function | Educational Requirements |
Note: Properly cite any references used in an attached references page.
HCS 208 Week 3 Vocabulary Exercise – Compliance
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Week 3 Vocabulary Exercise – Compliance.
Submit your assignment.
Week 3 Vocabulary Exercise – Compliance
Understanding health care terms is a prerequisite for both academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course.
Complete the worksheet according to the following guidelines:
- In the space provided, write each term’s definition as used in health care. You must define the term in your own words; do not simply copy the definition from a textbook.
- In the space provided after each term’s definition, provide an explanation that illustrates the importance of the skill, concept, procedure, organization, or tool to which the term refers. In your explanation, you may wish to consider the following:
o How has it influenced health care?
o Why is it important to understand the appropriate application of the term or concept?
Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name.
Submit the file to your facilitator.
Submitted by: [Type your name here.]
| Term | Definition (in your own words) | Use the Term in a Sentence as it Applies to the Health Care Industry |
| Compliance | ||
| Compliance officer | ||
| Audit trail | ||
| Protected health information | ||
| Release of information | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| HITECH | ||
| Meaningful Use of Technology | ||
| Security | ||
| Medicare | ||
| Medicaid |
As you progress through your program, you are encouraged to continue to use your weekly vocabulary exercises to build a master glossary as a quick reference guide to use in your coursework and in your health care career.
HCS 208 Week 3 Regulatory Agency Information Resource
Resource: Brochure Builder
Complete each part of this assignment in your collaborative group using the following scenario:
Imagine your collaborative group has been asked to create an informative resource to educate a sector of the public on a particular agency that provides oversight for the health care industry. Whichever resource you choose to create, it should answer the following question:
- What is the primary purpose of health care regulatory agencies?
Select a specific agency that provides oversight for health care delivery.
Create one of the following products as an informational resource to educate a sector of the agency you selected:
- Brochure
- Newsletter
- Presentation
Include the following in your resource:
- Identify whether the agency is local, state, or federal.
- Identify a particular health care regulation that is either enforced by this agency or that the agency abides by.
- Provide an example of a health care delivery structure.
- Explain how they must comply with this regulatory agency and which regulation requires them to do so.
- Examples of structures include any business or provider entity that operates within the industry, such as a manufacturer, provider, insurer, technology developer, supplier, etc.
- Describe compliance with this regulation as it applies to information technology in health care.
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
HCS 208 Week 4 Vocabulary Exercise: Consumer Resources
Complete the Week Four Vocabulary Exercise: Consumer Resources worksheet.
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Week Four Vocabulary Exercise: Consumer Resources
Understanding health care terms is a prerequisite for academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course.
Complete the worksheet according to the following guidelines:
- In the space provided, write each term’s definition. You must define the term in your own words; do not copy the definition from a textbook.
- In the space provided after each definition, use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry. You may wish to consider the following:
o How has it influenced heath care?
o What role has the term played as health care developed over the years?
Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name.
Submit the file to your facilitator.
Submitted by: [Type your name here.]
| Term | Definition | Use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry. |
| Consumer | ||
| Professional association | ||
| Preexisting medical condition | ||
| Affordable Care Act | ||
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | ||
| Disability programs | ||
| American Heart Association | ||
| Valid resource | ||
| Patient advocacy group | ||
| Online community | ||
| Web-based library |
As you progress through your program, you are encouraged to continue to use your weekly vocabulary exercises to build a master glossary as a quick reference guide to use in your coursework and in your health care career.
HCS 208 Week 4 Health Resources Paper
Choose a major health issue that is prevalent in today’s health care industry. This issue can be a trend, disease, effort, or focus as long as it has a significant impact on the health care industry in the United States. The focus of this assignment is not the issue itself, but its effect on the industry in regards to health care stakeholders and health care resource allocation.
Submit your chosen issue to your instructor for approval.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you discuss the following:
- Provide an overview that identifies the health issue that you have chosen.
- Describe the presence of the issue in the community of health care consumers. Include why it is considered an issue of focus and why it necessitates resources.
- List the valid resources dedicated to providing information on the health issue to consumers of health care and their purposes.
- Identify the government resources, if there are any that are available for this issue.
- What level of government provides information and resources for the issue that you have selected?
- Who is able to benefit from this information and how?
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
HCS 208 Week 5 Vocabulary Exercise: Technology and Health Information Management
Complete the Week Five Vocabulary Exercise: Technology and Health Information Management worksheet.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
Week Five Vocabulary Exercise: Technology and Health Information Management
Understanding health care terms is a prerequisite for academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course.
Complete the worksheet according to the following guidelines:
- In the space provided, write each term’s definition. You must define the term in your own words; do not copy the definition from a textbook.
- In the space provided after each definition, use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry. You may wish to consider the following:
o How has it influenced heath care?
o What role has the term played as health care developed over the years?
Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name.
Submit the file to your facilitator.
Submitted by: [Type your name here.]
| Term | Definition | Use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry. |
| Electronic medical record | ||
| Point of care charting | ||
| Search engine | ||
| Spreadsheets | ||
| MRI | ||
| Artificial intelligence | ||
| Progress note | ||
| Medical history | ||
| SOAP | ||
| Physiological monitoring | ||
| VOIP devices (smartphone technology) |
As you progress through your program, you are encouraged to continue to use your weekly vocabulary exercises to build a master glossary as a quick reference guide to use in your coursework and in your health care career.
HCS 208 Week 5 Technology Article Review Presentation
Complete each part of one of the following assignment options in your collaborative group.
Option A: Designed for students who are new to health care
Research an article that discusses health care technology and choose one that is of interest to you or applicable to the area you would like to work in.
Create an 8- to 10-slide presentation that explains your collaborative group’s article review in which you address the following:
- Summarize the article
- Why did you choose this article?
- What do you already know about technology in health care?
- How do you think this technology will change health care?
Format any citations in your presentation according to APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
Option B: Designed for students who have health care experience
Research health care technology articles and choose one that is of interest to you or applicable to the area you are working in.
Create an 8- to 10-slide presentation that explains your collaborative group’s article review addressing the following:
- Summarize the article.
- Why did you choose this article?
- How have you seen this type of technology change your workplace or other workplaces with which you are familiar?
- How do you think this technology will change your workplace, or another area of health care, in the future?
Include the following:
- Appropriate graphics, such as charts and graphs
- Detailed, comprehensive speaker notes using complete sentences, correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling
- Only one key concept per slide with the number of words on each slide kept to a minimum
- Introduction, conclusion, and reference slides
- At least three references
Format any citations in your presentation according to APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.