You are free to get more references from each topic online if needed. Be sure to cite all references. Use the citation andreference format given in this class. Place your name and student number at the top of the first page.
Place the following statement under your name: “I have worked on this exam independently and have not given nor
received help from anyone.” Exams that are deemed to be copied from other students will automatically receive a grade of
0 and/or an F in the course, depending on the severity of the violation.
Format the answers as Times New Roman, 10 pt. Single Spaced, number all of the pages. Start each Question (#1, #2, and #3) on
a separate page by entering inserting a page break. Please write out a bold heading for each question and sub-heading and answer
the question. Insert page numbers at the bottom right of each page. Leave a blank line between sub-headings.
You may use the articles as a reference, please cite the author and exact page you are taking the information from or
quoting. Be sure to answer each question in in your own words. To be comprehensive, it is estimated that you will need to
write about 1 page for each question (total of 5 pages total). If you use external articles, you will need to cite (with page
numbers) them as well the materials from class. Be sure to submit a bibliography at the end of the exam.
Check your exam using Turnitin.com – submit to Final Exam Originality Report. Save a copy of the originality report. You
will have 3 tries to get an originality report. Turn in both your exam as a Word file and a PDF file via an email attachment
Questions
1. Healthcare ecosystem
a. Comprehensively discuss all of the industries in the healthcare ecosystem (based on Zoom class videos)
b. What are the 4 major digital challenges in the healthcare industry? Discuss each.
c. Discuss the digitization of medical equipment.
d. How will digitization play an important role in patient medical records?
2.
Hospital administration
a. Discuss the obligations specific to hospital outpatient departments.
b. Discuss the obligations specific to off-campus hospital facilities.
c. Discuss the requirements specific to joint ventures between hospitals and physicians.
3.
Privacy and security
a. Discuss why patient privacy matters.
b. Explain how the HIPAA either helps or hurts the burden of regulations in the industry.
c. What are the provider responsibilities under HIPAA.
d. Under what circumstances can a provider disclose a patient’s health information to another health care provider?