hcs120r1 reports worksheet
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Health Care Reporting Worksheet
Provide responses to the following questions, based on your readings and class discussions, in 100–200 words each.
Describe the difference between internal and external reports. What functions might an organization’s internal reports serve? What functions might its external reports serve?
Internal and External reports both differ in different ways. An Internal report is a report that is generated for internal use only. Internal reports will contain sensitive information. These reports are to be kept protected and cannot be released or shared with the public. On the other hand, an external report is a report that is generated for the public. This report will not contain patient sensitive information. Instead, it will have only general information.
Within an organization an internal report will allow a new action plan to be put into place. Based on the information in the report, new treatment plans may be needed, follow up with patients may need to be faster, and patient education may need to be improved. An internal report can allow an organization to see what is working and what should be changed.
External reports have information that will help the public. For example, an external report could be a report on sexually transmitted diseases in your area compiled by the CDC for the last year. This report contains the diseases, new case numbers, and comparison to the previous year. This report will allow the population to be aware of what is going on in their population and allow them to protect themselves.
How might reports empower an organization?
Organizations benefit from reports in many different ways. There are several reports that are ran for specific time periods. One report that can benefit an organization is a financial report. By paying attention to the profits, costs, and losses an organization can adjust their operation to help make it rum more cost efficiently. This report alone can
Health Care Reporting Worksheet
Provide responses to the following questions, based on your readings and class discussions, in 100–200 words each.
Describe the difference between internal and external reports. What functions might an organization’s internal reports serve? What functions might its external reports serve?
Internal and External reports both differ in different ways. An Internal report is a report that is generated for internal use only. Internal reports will contain sensitive information. These reports are to be kept protected and cannot be released or shared with the public. On the other hand, an external report is a report that is generated for the public. This report will not contain patient sensitive information. Instead, it will have only general information.
Within an organization an internal report will allow a new action plan to be put into place. Based on the information in the report, new treatment plans may be needed, follow up with patients may need to be faster, and patient education may need to be improved. An internal report can allow an organization to see what is working and what should be changed.
External reports have information that will help the public. For example, an external report could be a report on sexually transmitted diseases in your area compiled by the CDC for the last year. This report contains the diseases, new case numbers, and comparison to the previous year. This report will allow the population to be aware of what is going on in their population and allow them to protect themselves.
How might reports empower an organization?
Organizations benefit from reports in many different ways. There are several reports that are ran for specific time periods. One report that can benefit an organization is a financial report. By paying attention to the profits, costs, and losses an organization can adjust their operation to help make it rum more cost efficiently. This report alone can