Research paper

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT DETAILS:All work must be presented in APA-format, using Microsoft Word software, Times New Roman font, 12-point size, double-spaced. In-text and reference page citations must be complete, APA-formatted, and represent only credible sources.

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PART 1 Assignment

Title

Research Question/Hypothesis

Assignment details:

Title:Choose a health care-related topic, preferably something that interests you and is connected in some way to your job – or the job you would like to have. Once you have determined an appropriate topic, write the title of your primary research proposal. A good title will provide the reader a window into the topic you will be investigating.

Research Question/Hypothesis: Write the primary question you are seeking to investigate; about what you want to find the truth over opinions and perceptions.

Estimated length: one-half-to-one page

Choose one topic from the following list

Health Information Systems/Technologies (i.e. the

electronic health record, interfaces, data capture

technologies)

Budgeting Vendor/Contract Management

Health Information Exchange (HIE) Global Health (HIM-related)

Consumer Informatics

Information Governance (IG)/Data

Governance (DG)

Business Intelligence

Data Analytics

Patient Portals Clinical Vocabularies & Classification

Systems

Meaningful Use (I, II & III) Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI)

Virtual Networks Advocacy (i.e. Financial, Patient, General

Health, Access to Care, Patient Rights)

Leadership Theories & Approaches (i.e.

Transformational Leadership)

National Patient Safety Identifiers

How telemedicine changes healthcare administration

Healthcare privacy and security

PART 2

Introduction

Topic area

Research question

Significance

Assignment details:

Based on your work from week 1 [improved by using any feedback received] continue to elaborate on your proposed research study.

Topic Area: Begin by stating the type of facility in which, or about which, the research will focus [for example: hospital, physicians’ office, urgent care center, etc.]

Then, follow with a strong introduction that will share a brief overview that will inform the reader about the specifictopic on which the research will focus. This section should also include a brief explanation of why the results are expected to be relevant to the facility, and its ability to be effective and efficient.

Research Question: Once the topic area is established, repeat and elaborate on what you wrote about your research question in week one’s assignment [improved by implementing any feedback, as necessary]. What specific issue or question will your work investigate? What can be learned from this research project?

Significance: Why is this study, and its statistically significant results, important to this facility and its ability to provide quality health care services? Explain why it will be beneficial to answer this question with facts. What are the implications of completing this study? How might these facts [statistically significant results] affect the policies and procedures of this facility? This section should also include why the reader should find value in the completion of the project.

Submit your original work on a Microsoft Word document . Estimated length: two-to-three pages