Health care field runs on the massive collaboration of numerous health professionals who follow an ethical code, and acquired knowledge in order to provide the best services possible. Health service administrators are those health professionals that are not directly involved in the care of the patient but whose job ensures the medical establishment works properly. According to the (Bureau of Labor statistics, 2014) health service includes administrators, managers and executives that plan, direct and coordinate medical and health services. There are many variations to this profession some mange entire corporations, others departments, as well as specialization in billing, coding, technology, and project management to reference a few. The health
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According to Glandon, Smaltz, and Slovensky (2014), financial information systems support operational activities such as general accounting, patient accounting, payroll, contract management, and investment management (p.287). All of the previously stated operational activities can involve health service professionals with job duties that apply. Another example is that of administrative systems that can be applied for human resources, scheduling systems, material management, office automation systems and numerous other applications to expedite administrative …show more content…
There have been many laws and policies set through the years that have affected and helped shape the healthcare system we have today. Some examples of influential polices set in place include Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ARRA, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. One of the most influential laws for health information and the protection of privacy is that of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996) designed to protect the privacy, confidentiality and security of patient information. HIPAA applies to all health information, including paper, electronic and verbal as well as both maintained and transmitted; privacy standards include restriction on access to individually identifiable health information, and the use and disclosure of information according to Pozgar (2013, p. 245). This act is crucial to every health professional in particularly health service administration since they have access to countless amounts of important private
According to Glandon, Smaltz, and Slovensky (2014), financial information systems support operational activities such as general accounting, patient accounting, payroll, contract management, and investment management (p.287). All of the previously stated operational activities can involve health service professionals with job duties that apply. Another example is that of administrative systems that can be applied for human resources, scheduling systems, material management, office automation systems and numerous other applications to expedite administrative …show more content…
There have been many laws and policies set through the years that have affected and helped shape the healthcare system we have today. Some examples of influential polices set in place include Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ARRA, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. One of the most influential laws for health information and the protection of privacy is that of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996) designed to protect the privacy, confidentiality and security of patient information. HIPAA applies to all health information, including paper, electronic and verbal as well as both maintained and transmitted; privacy standards include restriction on access to individually identifiable health information, and the use and disclosure of information according to Pozgar (2013, p. 245). This act is crucial to every health professional in particularly health service administration since they have access to countless amounts of important private