Describe how this standard or process relates to health information management or health informatics in the hospital setting

I was assigned to do Information Management (IM).

The Joint Commission

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, you will need to access The Joint Commission’s Comprehensive Accreditation and Certification Manual and the Joint Commission’s The Source. The steps of reaching the Comprehensive Accreditation and Certification Manual can be seen in this Library Tip Sheet (Links to an external site.). The steps of reaching The Source can be seen in this Library Tip Sheet (Links to an external site.). Select two journal articles from The Source that were published within the past three years pertaining to your assigned topic.

Below are categories in The Joint Commission’s Comprehensive Accreditation and Certification Manual. The topics are assigned by students’ last names.

Topics

Student Assignment Based on Last Name

Information Management (IM). 

Last name begins with A through D

For your assignment

• Identify the assigned topic as well as the title of the standard or process.
• State the description of the standard or process.
• Describe how this standard or process relates to health information management or health informatics in the hospital setting (in your own words).
• Summarize two scholarly articles that address the standard or process.

The Joint Commission assignment:

• Must be a minimum of two double spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • Student’s name
  • Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Due date

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word (Links to an external site.) resource.

• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center resources.
• Must use the textbook and at least two scholarly and/or credible sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this University of Arizona Global Campus Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.