For this assignment, you are requesting funding from the Board of Directors for an investment in an Electronic health record system. Create one summary, on a Word document, which delivers each of the 4 parts of this assignment. When combined this summary should support your funding request, by analyzing the impact a new EHR would have on the hospital’s revenue and reimbursement, on data collection, operations, and relationships both internal and external.

Assignment Requirements

• Please complete all parts in a Microsoft Word document.
• Quoting should be less than 10% of the entire paper. Paraphrasing is necessary.
• Students must cite and reference at least 3 credible sources from the Library.

Part	Competency Assessed	Instructions
1	Apply principles of healthcare finance for revenue management.	Task: Demonstrate the principles of health care finance for revenue management through the intended application of cost reporting and variances. Create a summary which covers the pros of investing in a new EHR. Include in your summary how the EHR will address topics of cost reporting and the variances seen currently.
2	Implement processes for revenue cycle management and reporting.	Task: The Board of Directors will need to consider the implications of adopting a new EHR system on systems related to RCM and reporting. Use the information researched in unit 8 assignment and summarize how the three considerations you researched relate to the overall process of RCM.
3	Identify severity of illness and its impact on healthcare payment systems.	Task: As part of your analysis on the implications of a new EHR system on other information systems, analyze the relationship between data quality within a new EHR and severity of illness. Identify the purpose and use of severity of illness based on information within the health record. Conclude this section of your summary by associating severity of illness and health care payment systems, integrating case-mix and CAC systems.
4	Identify the different types of organizations, services, and personnel and their interrelationships across the health care delivery system.	Task: Funding request summaries often become available to the general public–either on its own or when combined into another report. Identify and discuss the connections among the different types of organizations, services, and personnel–including their interrelationships across the health care delivery system. To do this, analyze the implications of a new EHR system with both internal and external organizations.

In this exercise, you will examine the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, including the symptoms, treatment options, and the latest research findings that are unlocking the mysteries of these disorders. You will also be introduced to the Internet Mental Health, one of the most authoritative sources of information on psychological disorders. The home page can be found at www.mentalhealth.com/p20-grp.html. Don’t limit your exploration to this site, however; rather, use it as a starting point in your investigation to find answers to the following questions.

1. Briefly summarize the online diagnosis criteria for either anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.

2. Given the many developmental contexts of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, treatment must focus on the biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial roots of these disorders. Briefly describe the treatment options available for either anorexia or bulimia. Which has proven to be most effective?

3. Using the Research section of the Web site, find out how the recovery rates differ for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

4. Briefly summarize one article from any section of the Website.

Explain how race, socioeconomic status, or gender determines the quality of health care in the United States. As a health care provider, describe how you will conquer the treatment and health care barriers that may exist with patients. In replies to peers, discuss additional strategies for overcoming health care barriers.