HCR 210 Week 1 CheckPoint Patient Self-Determination Act
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CheckPoint: Patient Self-Determination Act
• Resource: P. 10 of Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices
• Discuss, in 250 to 300 words, the effect of the Patient Self-Determination Act on health care delivery. Consider how you think records management procedures have had to respond to this piece of legislation.
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HCR 210 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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Discussion Questions
• Select an accreditation agency and name an area of records management that is affected by its guidelines. How does accreditation affect the practical activities of record management in hospitals? Respond to classmates by discussing how the handling of medical records may differ in a hospital that follows accredited procedures from a hospital that adopts its own policies.
• Using the Internet for information about medical records standards, what are three ways you can ensure that you maintain standard measures of performance when you work in records management? You may use Web sites of your own choosing or consider any of the links below:
o The Joint Commission Web site at http://www.jointcommission.org/ (search: medical records standards)
o The American Specialty Health Web site at: http://www.ashcompanies.com/Providers/CQM/MedicalRecords.aspx
o Medical Records Documentation Standards Web site at: http://www.mplan.com/pdf/medical_record.pdf
o The Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Georgia Web site at: https://provider.bcbsga.com/provider/credentialing/medical_records.html
o The Occupational Information Network Web site at: http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/29-2071.00
• Respond to classmates by noting what consequences patients might...