Biometric and Natural Language Technologies

Biometric and Natural Language Technologies

[WLO: 1] [CLOs: 4, 5]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the following:

• Chapter 11 in your online textbook
• Chapter 12 in your online textbook
• Health Information Blocking: Responses Under the 21st Century Cures ActLinks to an external site.

For this assignment you will write a paper that will strengthen your understanding of biometric and natural language technologies for your final project. According to the National Health Institute (2014), natural language processing (NLP) provides a way to incorporate different data sources in clinical decision support, quality assurance, and public health. Advanced technologies strengthen communication, data, and data processing. Large health care companies such as Ciox Health have incorporated advanced technologies, such as biomedical NLP (2020) in order to support a longitudinal perspective and real-world data clinical investigation.

In your paper,

• Differentiate between biometric and natural language technologies.
• Determine how biometric technologies improve health care operations.
• Identify the risks of biometric technologies in health care.
• Discuss how natural language technology improves health care operations.
• Discuss three examples of biometric technologies used in an mHealth application.
• Discuss three examples of natural language process and how they are used in mHealth applications.

The Biometric and Natural Language Technologies paper

• Must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper in bold font
    • Space should be between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • Student’s name
  • Name of institution (University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Due date
• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks 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 & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. as well as Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least five credible and/ or scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks 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 the University of Arizona Global Campus Library Quick ‘n’ DirtyLinks 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 Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.