HIM 410 week 1 Assignment

Week 1 - Assignment

Industry Standards
 

The use of voluntary consensus standards such as Health Level Seven (HL-7) are developed by accredited Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs) such as the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). These standards are necessary to facilitate interoperability between health information systems. For this assignment, you will use a web based tool to generate a word cloud of common health information standards and SDOs. You will also define each term and select and justify what you feel are the three most important terms.

• Go to Wordle (http://www.wordle.net/) and read the frequently asked      questions (FAQ) page to get started. You must include all the      words/acronyms below in your Wordle.
• ANSI, HL-7, W3C, UMLS, ASTM,      MeSH, ISO, SGML, XML.
• Add at least three additional      related acronyms found on the Incits web page (http://www.incits.org/).
• Select the three      standards  you think are the most important and make them appear      bigger in your Wordle (hint: read the Wordle FAQ). 
• Copy and paste your Wordle into      a Microsoft Word document. 
• Research each of the      words/acronyms from above and create a table in Microsoft Word. In your      table match the standard with the correct SDO.
• Start a new paragraph and      define each of the acronyms above and relate the standard to how it is      used.
• Explain the role of the      standard in healthcare operations.
• Explain why the three standards      you selected are the most important.

Your Paper:

• Must be two to three pages in      length, excluding title and references pages, and formatted according to      APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a title page with      the following: 
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory      paragraph that explains the importance of using common standards in health      care.
• Utilize a minimum of three      scholarly sources, excluding the textbook. 
• Must end with a conclusion that      explains what you learned in this assignment.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.