Week 4 - Discussion 1 Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.Record Requirements and Retention This discussion has two options.  Please choose either Option A or Option B and indicate within your post which option you chose. Option A: Pretend you are the director of health information at a large medical center that offers inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care at several sites in one state.  Your medical center has announced that it will acquire a facility offering similar services in a neighboring state.  The laws and regulations governing the retention and destruction of health records differ between these states.  (Case Study, p.169) How would the lack of a consistent set of laws and regulations on these two matters affect the institution you serve?  Outline the specific steps you would take to deal with the current situation. Option B: Imagine you are an experienced consultant in the field of health information management, you have been asked to deliver a presentation to hospital personnel regarding the legal and ethical issues central to health information management.  In particular, you are expected to provide an overview of the uses and functions of the health record, as well as patient record requirements.  Describe the differences between the clinical and nonclinical functions of the health record.  Which of these functions are more closely related to information management?  Discuss the legal requirements for health records as related to content and timely and complete health records. What are the professional guidelines for this practice?Guided Response (for Option A and Option B): Review several of your classmates’ posts.  Provide a substantive response to at least two of your peers, one who selected Option A and one who selected Option B.  Describe any similarities and differences between your approach and that of your peer.  Do you agree with their analysis?  Why or why not?  What are one or two strengths and weaknesses of their response?  Make suggestions for solutions to any weaknesses. 

Upload the final written version of your paper here for instructor grading.The research project requires that you select a disease, syndrome, etc. of interest, which affects a diverse population, and write a descriptive epidemiological analysis of that topic. Descriptive epidemiology is usually the first stage in studying the epidemiology of a disease or syndrome or other conditions.Your descriptive analysis will cover:Person: Who is affected? (Examples include age, gender, address.)Place: Where did the cases occur? (The geographic locations may show clusters or patterns.)Time: When did the outbreak occur (date, season, day of week, etc.)? You may obtain data from multiple sources, such as the National Center for Health Statistics, national, state or local health departments, World Health Organization (WHO), texts, and the Internet. Make sure you cite your sources correctly. For examples of descriptive epidemiological analysis, please refer to:Chapter 7 of your textWeek 3 of this courseExample: Chang, A., Lugg, M. M., & Nebedum, A. (1989, February). Injuries among preschool children enrolled in day-care centers. Pediatrics, 83(2), 272–277. doi:1098-4275 Example: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2013, August 9). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 62(31), 617–636. Your paper should: Be 6–7 pages in lengthCite at least 4 scholarly sourcesInclude charts where applicable, if it relates to your topic. Include patterns or comparisons when necessary or applicable (e.g., comparing a state with a country).Follow APA format Title pageAbstractHeadings throughout your paperIn-text citations and a reference sectionDue: Sunday, 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time)

A Culture of Patient Safety Read this article: Sammer, C. & James, B. (2011, September 30). Patient safety culture: The nursing unit leader’s role. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing,16(3), Manuscript 3.                   In the Hospital Hope scenario, what do you think was the most important factor that led to the change in practice in the SICU? If you worked in a facility that needed a practice change, what framework would you use and why? Learning Materials Weiss, S. A. & Tappen, R. M. (2015). Essentials of nursing leadership and management (6th ed.). F. A. Davis Company. Read chapters 10 and 11 Additional Resources: Sammer, C. & James, B., (September 30, 2011). Patient safety culture: The nursing unit leader role. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing,16(3), Manuscript 3.