Grand Canyon – HCA 812 All Week Discussions

HCA 812 Grand Canyon All-Week Discussions

HCA 812 Grand Canyon Week 1 Discussion 1

Consider the six organizational cases described by Blass in the module readings. Extending these ideas, under what circumstances could an Individual forfeit the right to self-regulation? Why? At what point, if any, does self-regulation become unethical? Why?

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1 Discussion 2

Modern health care is being significantly influenced by external regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and  accountability Act (HIPAA). Could more stringent self-regulation by health care professionals and related organizations have eliminated the perceived necessity for laws such as HIPAA? Why or why not?

HCA 812 Grand Canyon Week 2 Discussion 1

It may be asserted that state professional boards exist to protect the safety of the public rather than the interests of the healthcare
professional.

How can healthcare administrators reconcile this seeming paradox? Support your position.

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Week 2 Discussion 2

State professional boards are lobbying for freedoms for health care professionals. As a health care administrator, how do you ethically balance board-granted freedom with quality of care concerns to create a sustainable model for your organization? Support your position

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Week 3 Discussion 1

Professional standards are designed to protect patients as well as health care professionals by requiring continuing education of health care professionals and the institution of current safety measures. When might professional standards create hardship for a health care organization that diminishes the quality of care rather than protecting and improving it? Explain.

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Week 3 Discussion 2

Professional standard s and codes of practice change as technology and practice advance. Have these changing standards influenced health care segmentation such as the rise of magnet status or other specialization? Why or why not? Have changing professional standards and codes of practice had a positive or negative influence on quality of care and organizational sustainability? Why or why not?

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Week 4 Discussion 1

The health care industry is influenced by multiple accrediting bodies that are stakeholders in the operation of health care organizations.
Periodically, the missions and roles of these accrediting bodies may be in conflict with one another. How should health care administrators navigate among the conflicting missions and roles of accreditors in order to assure that the health care organization remains accredited and has an increased opportunity for sustainability?

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Week 4 Discussion 2

Alkhenizan and Shaw (2012) assert that health care professionals may be unconvinced of the merits of health care accreditation. In general, should health care professionals be skeptical of accreditation? Why or why not? What are 2 conditions that would need to exist for a health care organization to be sustainable without possessing accreditation? Explain.

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Week 5 Discussion 1

Public policy exerts significant influence on health care through regulations that address nearly every aspect of health care. These regulations are based on the health care needs of the community stakeholders. Could the quality of health care be sustained at current levels or improved in the absence of public policy and regulation of the health care industry? Why or why not?

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5 Discussion 2

To what extent is the effectiveness of a health care organization determined by public policy? Explain.

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Week 6 Discussion 1

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will certainly have an economic influence on American consumers and providers of health care insurance. To what extent might the ACA influence the fiscal stability of health care organizations? Why?

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Week 6 Discussion 2

As the American federal government continues to enact legislation regulating the health care industry in general and health care finance in particular, how will health care organizations need to adapt to ensure continued delivery of quality patient care? Why?

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Week 7 Discussion 1

DQ 1: Professional health care providers in direct contact with patients have been required to be licensed and credentialed demonstrating current competencies of quality and safe healthcare practice. Should similar licensing and credentialing requirements be imposed on collaborative workers in the health care industry who may not be directly serving patients (e.g., business office personnel, CEOs, CFOs, or other administrators)? Why or why not?

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Week 7 Discussion 2

Credential requirements have gradually increased in all sectors of the health care arena over the past decades. If this trend continues, for how long will health care organizations remain sustainable? Why? What steps should health care administrators take to absorb or mitigate the rising credentialing requirements? Why?

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Week 8 Discussion 1

Which of the current trends in health care regulation reform will have the most positive influence on quality of care and organizational sustainability? Why? Which trends will have the most negative influence? Why?

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Week 8 Discussion 2

Given the trends in health care regulation, what fields of research are currently the most meaningful for health care administrators? Why? How might your dissertation research address one of these fields?