Health care managers in today's modern environment need to understand the importance and role of health information management (HIM).

MHA-FPX5016 u02a1 - Information System Job Description and Summary Learner: Elizabeth , Foster

OVERALL COMMENTS Elizabeth,

Thank you for your beginning work on assessment 2. Your paper is well written and organized but there is room for

improvement in addressing rubrics criteria 1 and 2. Please see the scoring guide for specific comments to help guide

your revisions. Be sure to highlight any changes.

Dr McGuire

RUBRICS

CRITERIA 1

Explain an organization's need for a health information professional to ensure long-term meaningful use and current incentive program compliance.

COMPETENCY

Analyze administrative, clinical, management, and decision-support information technology tools. (L12.1, 12.2,

14.3)

NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not explain an organization's need for a health information professional.

BASIC:

Explains an organization's need for a health information professional, but the relationship to compliance

with meaningful use or current incentive programs is unclear or missing.

PROFICIENT:

Explains an organization's need for a health information professional to ensure long-term meaningful use

and current incentive program compliance.

DISTINGUISHED:

Explains an organization's need for a health information professional to ensure long-term meaningful use

and current incentive program compliance; also, identifies potential challenges in ensuring that the right

professional is hired for an organization.

Comments:

You did a good job describing the need for a health information professional to ensure the safety and security

of protected health information but did not discuss the importance of meaningful use compliance and

participation in incentive programs.

CRITERIA 2

Analyze the potential financial impacts of hiring a new health information professional.

COMPETENCY

Apply best practices relative to the financial assessments and decisions required for the implementation of

health information systems. (L 8.1, 8.2, 8.4)

NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not explain the cost of hiring a new health information professional.

BASIC:

Explains the cost of hiring a new health information professional, but does not fully analyze the long-term

costs or the potential financial gains of the new hire.

PROFICIENT: Analyzes the potential financial impacts of hiring a new health information professional.

DISTINGUISHED:

Analyzes the potential financial impacts of hiring a new health information professional and identifies

knowledge gaps, unknown, missing information, unanswered questions, or areas of uncertainty (where

further information could improve the analysis).

Comments:

Although you briefly mentioned avoidance of court cases, you did not specifically discuss the financial impacts

of hiring a health information professional (i.e., annual salary, return on investment, increased reimbursement

from meaningful use incentives, avoidance of penalties for failure to comply with meaningful use

requirements, etc.).

CRITERIA 3

Support hiring need and recommendations with specific evidence to encourage buy-in from leadership.

COMPETENCY

Apply evidence to influence buy-in from all stakeholders. (L10.5)

NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not identify evidence that supports hiring need or recommendations.

BASIC:

Identifies evidence that supports hiring need and recommendations, but evidence is not especially

compelling, or not relevant to leadership.

PROFICIENT:

Supports hiring need and recommendations with specific evidence to encourage buy-in from leadership.

DISTINGUISHED:

Supports hiring need and recommendations with specific evidence to encourage buy-in from leadership;

impartially considers conflicting evidence or other perspectives.

Comments:

You did a wonderful job addressing the hiring need and included evidence-based information to support your

conclusions such as ensuring controlled access to databases and organization information while safeguarding

from breaches.

CRITERIA 4

Describe specific job functions of a new health information professional.

COMPETENCY

Analyze administrative, clinical, management, and decision-support information technology tools. (L12.1, 12.2,

14.3)

NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not describe job functions of a new health information professional.

BASIC:

Describes job functions of a new health information professional, but description is not specific or unclear.

PROFICIENT: Describes specific job functions of a new health information professional.

DISTINGUISHED:

Describes specific job functions of a new health information professional; also, identifies how job functions

align with organizational goals and needs.

Comments:

You did a good job describing the specific job functions which included a well thought out list of essential

responsibilities including providing oversight of the safety and security of protected health information.

CRITERIA 5

Explain the skills and training needed by a new health information professional to be successful in a position.

COMPETENCY

Analyze administrative, clinical, management, and decision-support information technology tools. (L12.1, 12.2,

14.3)

NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not describe the skills and training of a health information professional.

BASIC:

Describes the skills and training of a health information professional, but does not fully explain how they will

help the health information professional be successful.

PROFICIENT:

Explains the skills and training needed by a new health information professional to be successful in a

position.

DISTINGUISHED:

Explains the skills and training needed by a new health information professional to be successful in a

position and identifies specific qualifications or certifications that desirable candidates will possess.

Comments:

You did a great job describing the skills and training needed by a health information professional including a

bachelor's degree, 5 years of experience in health information, 2 years of management experience, and a

RHIA certification.

CRITERIA 6

Communicate the need for and job requirements of a health information professional in a manner that is clear and concise.

COMPETENCY

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in

health care administration. (L6.1, L6.2, L6.3, and L6.4)

NON_PERFORMANCE:

Does not communicate the need for or the job requirements of a health information professional.

BASIC:

Communicates the need for and job requirements of a health information professional, but the approach is

somewhat unclear, or there are mechanical writing errors that reduce the effectiveness of communication.

PROFICIENT:

Communicates the need for and job requirements of a health information professional in a manner that is

clear and concise.

DISTINGUISHED:

Communicates analysis and recommendations of an electronic health records system in a manner that is

clear and concise; the written content is mechanically accurate with correct use of grammar, punctuation,

and spelling.

Comments:

Your paper was well written, organized, professional, and evidence-based.

Supplemental Feedback

CRITERIA 7

Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style.

COMPETENCY

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in

health care administration. (L6.1, L6.2, L6.3, and L6.4)

NON_PERFORMANCE:

Does not integrate relevant sources to support assertions; does not correctly format citations and references

using current APA style.

BASIC: Sources lack relevance or are poorly integrated, or citations or references are incorrectly formatted.

PROFICIENT:

Integrates relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using current

APA style.

DISTINGUISHED:

Integrates relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using

current APA style, which are free from all errors.

Comments:

Your paper appears to follow APA guidelines for format and style.

SUPPLEMENTAL CRITERIA 1

Purpose Compose a text that articulates meaning relevant to the main topic, scope, and purpose of the prompt

BEGINNING: This text is unrelated to the assignment prompt.

DEVELOPING:

This text is related to the assignment prompt but does not demonstrate an understanding of the main topic,

scope, and purpose.

SKILLED:

This text responds to the assignment prompt and appropriately addresses the main topic, scope, and

purpose.

ADVANCED:

This text presents a focused response to the assignment prompt and demonstrates a thorough

understanding of the main topic, scope, and purpose.

Comments:

SUPPLEMENTAL CRITERIA 2

Organization Develop text using organization, structure, and transitions that demonstrate understanding of relationship between main and subtopics

BEGINNING:

This text does not include a thesis statement and is organized inappropriately for the assignment.

DEVELOPING:

The thesis statement in this text is unclear and/or the text is presented in paragraphs with unclear main

idea(s) and/or transitional phrases.

SKILLED:

This text includes a thesis statement and is organized into paragraphs, with clear main ideas and effective

transitional phrases.

ADVANCED:

This text reflects a strong thesis statement. Additionally, this text is organized with skillful transitions into

paragraphs with clear main ideas, sufficient evidence, analysis, and linking information.

Comments:

SUPPLEMENTAL CRITERIA 3

Evidence Integrate into text appropriate use of scholarly sources and evidence

BEGINNING: This text included plagiarized information.

DEVELOPING:

This text lacks synthesis of information from sources and/or the credibility of the sources is questionable,

with many flaws in APA citation style.

SKILLED:

The included evidence was integrated and synthesized from outside sources, most of which are scholarly,

with minimal flaws in APA citation style.

ADVANCED:

The evidence in this text was integrated and synthesized from credible, scholarly, and professionally sound

sources, with minimal flaws in APA citation style.

Comments:

SUPPLEMENTAL CRITERIA 4

Tone Apply in text the standard writing conventions for the discipline, including structure, voice, person and tone

BEGINNING: Text uses language inappropriate for the intended audience.

DEVELOPING:

This text does not meet writing conventions for the discipline and lacks appropriate voice, person, and/or

tone for the intended audience.

SKILLED:

This text meets writing conventions for the discipline and there were minimal issues in appropriate use of

voice, person, or tone for the intended audience.

ADVANCED:

This text exhibits strict adherence to writing conventions for the discipline and uses appropriate voice,

person, and tone for the intended audience.

Comments:

SUPPLEMENTAL CRITERIA 5

Sentence Structure Produce text with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors

BEGINNING:

Text meaning is unclear due to errors in sentence structure, grammar, usage, word choice, spelling, or

mechanics in 75% or more of text.

DEVELOPING:

Text meaning is interrupted due to sentence structure, grammar, usage, word choice, spelling, or mechanical

errors in 25%-75% or more of text.

SKILLED:

Text conveys clear meaning with minimal issues in grammar, usage, word choice, spelling, or mechanical

errors in 10%-25% of text.

ADVANCED:

Text complexity and concision conveys clear meaning, with grammar, usage, word choice, spelling, or

mechanical errors in 10% or less of text.

Comments: