Availability and Portability vs. Privacy
Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Availability and Portability vs. Privacy
Using Ruffner (2010), Jacques (2011), and Thede (2010) as resources, compose an evaluative essay which supports your position regarding Electronic Medical Records (EMR). Are you in favor of EMR or do you believe it would be a drastic invasion of patient privacy or even community privacy? Analyze the evidence, arguments, and conclusions in your research that support your position.
The finished Assignment should be a minimum of a 3-paged expository essay, excluding the title page and references. The viewpoint and purpose of this Assignment should be clearly established and sustained.
For this Assignment, specifically:
· use the headings The Case for Availability and Portability, The Case for Privacy, and The Writer’s Opinion to organize your material
· include an introductory paragraph that gives a summary of the case example and a concluding paragraph which brings your paper to a reasonable conclusion (with no heading for either)
· include Stanhope & Lancaster (2012) as a reference and at least one of the journal articles mentioned above, which will be properly cited within the body of your paper
· have no more than 10% of the paper of direct quotations; you must synthesize the material rather than merely quoting it.
· title page must resemble that found on p. 41 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2010).
· No “Author’s Note” or “Abstract” is necessary.
Your writing Assignment should:
· follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
· be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
· display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
· use APA 6th edition format for organization, style, and crediting sources including:
· properly formatted header
· 12-point, double-spaced, Times New Roman font
· use of in-text citations
· title page and reference page
· use of headings