For this assignment, you are a HIM operations supervisor up for promotion and the HIM director of a 300-bed hospital asks you to develop a policy to address mobile device usage for patient care.
Physicians use cell phones and iPads to respond to and follow up on patient cases. You have noticed that employees frequently carry their mobile phones and check texts while delivering patient care. HIM clerks are often texting other hospital personnel in other departments, friends, and families (review a sample policyLinks to an external site.)
See the Health Information Management: Concepts, Principles, and Practice textbook for information on mobile devices.
Identify, if any, potential threats that need to be rectified. If so, what are they? If not, why not?
For this assignment, you will do the following.
- Create a policy on mobile device usage in health care.
- You are expected to write a one-page summary explaining why the behavior mentioned in the scenario described above could be a potential threat. Cite all references using APA format.
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Rubric
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Potential Threats
Student has identified any potential threats related to mobile device usage.
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15 pts
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Policy
Student has created a policy on mobile device usage in healthcare. The appropriate elements are identified in the policy; title, purpose, policy, scope, procedure, date, etc.
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20 pts
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Formatting
Student has created a 1-page document using Using APA formatting, include cover page, 12-point font, 1-inch margins, and references.
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15 pts
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Total Points: 50
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