journal entry
During the semester, you will want to develop a disciplined reading program and make informal journal entries approximately bi-weekly. Your journal entry (JE) assignments (there are three of them that you will need to submit during the semester) must be submitted to the appropriate dropbox folder on D2L. Files are to be named “je#-firstname-lastname.docx” all lower case. Example: “je1-haried-peter.docx”. Since an HIMT professional (which you as HIMT students are striving to become) must apply new technologies to healthcare problems, you must keep up to date on the latest trends and techniques. Directions The following will be required for your journal entry submissions: Set up a browsing schedule. This should consist of one or two hours a week that you will spend browsing articles related to HIMT. You are required to submit a listing to your online journal indicating the article citations you browsed over the time period. Be sure to include complete citations of the article (Note: Include at least 3 articles). Include the hyperlinks if appropriate. Example: HIMT Journal Entry 1 06/06/13 Healthcare IT News Telehealth sees explosive growth Health informatics jobs growing 05/31/13 ComputerWorld Healthcare IT Hospitals use cameras, sensor tags to track hand washing HIPAA rules, outdated tech cost U.S. hospitals $8.3B a year After reading each of your selected publications, select one, two or more articles to read thoroughly. Identify these articles and make an informal summary (2-3 pages) to your online journal. Write “informally” (this is the point) by using bullets and lists, keywords, broken phrases and sentences. Feel free to write about what you find interesting, how this may impact the HIMT field and even the healthcare environment. Basically, you are given the freedom to discuss the articles as you deem fit. My main goal is to get you thinking about and keeping up to date with the developments in the HIMT field. Be sure to include the date and publication/knowledge-source in your online journal entry. Below are some suggestions; however you should not cover or address all areas listed below. Feel free to use the suggestions below or address the articles as you deem best: Briefly summarize the article (Just the main points, restating the entire article will not result in a high grade!!!) Why is the topic you have selected important and relevant to HIMT students? Why is this of value/importance? What impact will the topic have on you personally, and or professionally? What did you find interesting or not interesting? Do you agree/disagree with the author? Risks & Rewards How can this issue impact the healthcare industry? Why or why not would you implement this technology? Legal or Ethical impacts? Provide your own analysis/recommendations. Submit your journal entries to the appropriate D2L dropbox by the due dates listed on the class schedule.
