BACKGROUND INFO Mid-Atlantic Health System is made up of a medical center and 12
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BACKGROUND INFOMid-Atlantic Health System is made up of a medical center and 12 primary care and specialty clinics. Mid-Atlantic recently upgraded its EMR capabilities to include a Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) and clinical guidelines. They now want to implement an EMR that links all of the data from their clinics and practices. The CFO, Joe Sanford, is interested in the concept of a medical lockbox which will give a local bank responsibility of all of Mid-Atlantic’s financial functions (i.e., insurance, payments and investments). For example- the bank would receive the payment (in any form), process and perform the accounting function all for the organization.
CHALLENGES
Mid-Atlantic Health wants to develop and IT architecture that links the medical center’s EMR with the EMR’s of local physician practices and other hospitals in the region. For the small physician practices and clinics, implementing an EMR is expensive. In regards to the medical lockbox, Joe, the CFO, is worried that the bank has a limited understanding of healthcare financing in regards to the benefit structure of claims being different for each insurance carrier as well as HIPAA regulations regarding privacy and security. Joe does not want/think the bank can handle sole responsibility for Mid-Atlantic’s financial functions. WHAT ARE SOME PROPOSED SOLUTIONS???? BACKGROUND INFO
Mid-Atlantic Health System is made up of a medical center and 12 primary care and specialty clinics. Mid-Atlantic recently upgraded its EMR capabilities to include a Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) and clinical guidelines. They now want to implement an EMR that links all of the data from their clinics and practices. The CFO, Joe Sanford, is interested in the concept of a medical lockbox which will give a local bank responsibility of all of Mid-Atlantic’s financial functions (i.e., insurance, payments and investments). For example- the bank would receive the payment (in any form), process and perform the accounting function all for the organization.
CHALLENGES
Mid-Atlantic Health wants to develop and IT architecture that links the medical center’s EMR with the EMR’s of local physician practices and other hospitals in the region. For the small physician practices and clinics, implementing an EMR is expensive. In regards to the medical lockbox, Joe, the CFO, is worried that the bank has a limited understanding of healthcare financing in regards to the benefit structure of claims being different for each insurance carrier as well as HIPAA regulations regarding privacy and security. Joe does not want/think the bank can handle sole responsibility for Mid-Atlantic’s financial functions. WHAT ARE SOME PROPOSED SOLUTIONS???? BACKGROUND INFO
Mid-Atlantic Health System is made up of a medical center and 12 primary care and specialty clinics. Mid-Atlantic recently upgraded its EMR capabilities to include a Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) and clinical guidelines. They now want to implement an EMR that links all of the data from their clinics and practices. The CFO, Joe Sanford, is interested in the concept of a medical lockbox which will give a local bank responsibility of all of Mid-Atlantic’s financial functions (i.e., insurance, payments and investments). For example- the bank would receive the payment (in any form), process and perform the accounting function all for the organization.
CHALLENGES
Mid-Atlantic Health wants to develop and IT architecture that links the medical center’s EMR with the EMR’s of local physician practices and other hospitals in the region. For the small physician practices and clinics, implementing an EMR is expensive. In regards to the medical lockbox, Joe, the CFO, is worried that the bank has a limited understanding of healthcare financing in regards to the benefit structure of claims being different for each insurance carrier as well as HIPAA regulations regarding privacy and security. Joe does not want/think the bank can handle sole responsibility for Mid-Atlantic’s financial functions. Mid-Atlantic Health wants to develop and IT architecture that links the medical center’s EMR with the EMR’s of local physician practices and other hospitals in the region. For the small physician practices and clinics, implementing an EMR is expensive. In regards to the medical lockbox, Joe, the CFO, is worried that the bank has a limited understanding of healthcare financing in regards to the benefit structure of claims being different for each insurance carrier as well as HIPAA regulations regarding privacy and security. Joe does not want/think the bank can handle sole responsibility for Mid-Atlantic’s financial functions. WHAT ARE SOME PROPOSED SOLUTIONS????
Explanation / Answer
observable experiment, subjects are observed and variables of interest are measured without assigning any treatment to the subjects. Investigator does not have any control on the treatment that individual subjects receive.
For example, 100 men are observed to study the effect of running on blood pressure and body fat
Out of these 50 men have been regularly running an average of 25 - 30 km per week for the last 5 years, whereas the other 50 have not been running at all.
Blood pressure and body fat content of both the groups are measured.
Results are analyzed and conclusion is drawn whether there's a substantial impact of running in keeping blood pressure and body fat under control.
In this experiment, dependent variables are blood pressure and body fat.
Independent variable is average number of km running per week
Factors - no additional factors are considered
An experimental unit is single individual.
Observable experiment can be transformed into a designed experiment by randomly choosing the 100 men. Then divide them into two groups of 50 each. Expose one group to treatment (25-30 km) of running per week. And other group is not exposed to treatment. Measure dependent variables; analyze and interpret the results and draw conclusi
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