Electronic Transactions

Question 1

Choose an e-commerce company (i.e, Amazon, Etsy.com, Overstock.com, Wayfair.com, Target.com) and assess it in terms of the eight unique features of e-commerce technologies described in Table 1.2 (p. 22). Which of these features does the company implement well, and which features does the company implement poorly? In addition, describe the major types of e-commerce (i.e. B2C, B2B, C2C, Social, M-commerce, Local) that it utilizes in its e-commerce operation.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write between 500-750 words (approximately 2-3 pages) using Microsoft Word.
• Attempt APA style. Use the APA Resources in your course for guidance.
• Use font size 12 and 1″ margins.
• Include a cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least two references from outside the course material, preferably from EBSCOhost. The textbook, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the two reference requirement.

Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must be identified in the paper and listed on a reference page. Reference material must come from sources such as scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, onlinenewspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, etc. are not acceptable.

Question 2

Imagine you are the office manager at a small doctor’s office. As the office manager, you are in charge of educating new hires.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word reference guide describing electronic data interchange (EDI).

Include the following in your summary:

• Define EDI.
• Explain how using EDI facilitates electronic transactions.
• Explain how HIPAA has changed how health care information is transmitted in EDI.
• Describe the relationship between Electronic Health Records, reimbursement, HIPAA, and EDI transactions.

Cite a minimum of two outside sources.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.