HIMA 505 Week 4 Discussion

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Week 4 Discussion

Research Criteria

Identify a website that provides information about an HIM topic such as release of information, the personal health record, the use of coded data to support performance measurement, etc. Use the specific criteria developed by the Health Summit Working Group (HSWG) as a basis to design a study to evaluate the site. Describe the research methods that you would use and how the study subjects would participate. Compare your findings to your fellow classmates’ as well.

Health Summit Working Group (HSWG) Criteria:

• Credibility: Is the information provided by a credible source?
• Content: Is the content accurate?
• Disclosure: Does it appear that a given organization and a financial interests in the site. If data is collected is the purpose and the use of the data to be collected clearly presented to the user?
• Links: Are there any relevant or important links associated with the site?
• Design: Is the design user-friendly and inviting?
• Interactivity: When using the site, is it easy to navigate and intuitive to use? Would a person with site, hearing, or physical limitations be able to use the site easily?

Guidelines:

• Post the initial response to each forum .
• Initial responses should be no less than 300 words.
• Initial responses are to be original in content and demonstrate a thorough analysis of the topic.
• Reply to at least 2 of your classmates in each forum .
• Replies to classmates should be no less than 200 words.
• Responses to classmates are significant to advance the forum.
• All forums can be accessed in the Forums section of the course.