Grand Canyon – HCA 812 Entire Course

HCA 812 Grand Canyon Entire Course

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?

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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 health care professional.

How can health care 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

HCA 812 Grand Canyon 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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Week 5 Discussion 2

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

HCA 812 Grand Canyon 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

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?

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Week 2 Assignment

State Professional Boards

In the health care industry, professional boards are established to protect the safety of the public. They do this through setting standards of care and other means. In this assignment, you will write about the functions and standards of these organizations with regard to how they protect the public.

General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

Directions:
Write a paper (1,250-1,500 words) in which you contrast two state professional boards that regulate health care. Include the following in your paper:

A clear identification of the two state professional boards being contrasted.
A summary of the functions of each of these boards. What is the primary focus? What do they do?

A discussion of the key professional standards established by the identified boards. How are the professional standards set by each of these boards similar and different? What happens if the standards are in conflict with one another?

A summary and evaluation of the methods used by each of the identified boards for protecting the public. How and how well does each of these groups assure that professional standards are carried out and that the safety of the public is adequately protected?

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Week 4 Assignment

Costs of Accreditation

The accreditation of health care organizations is a significant task that has made accrediting agencies a major industry. The costs of securing accreditation can be significant, but the costs of not having accreditation can be even greater. In this assignment, you will discuss the costs of a health care organization being (or not being) accredited.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

Directions:
Write a paper (1,250-1,500 words) that discusses the costs of a health care organization being (or not being) accredited. Include the following in your discussion: A summary of the purposes of accreditation and accreditation standards.

A discussion of the financial, time, and associated costs of earning and maintaining accreditation.
A discussion of the costs of either not securing or losing accreditation.
A research-supported evaluation of whether accreditation is worth the costs.

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Week 6 Assignment

State v. Federal Laws

In addition to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there are multitudes of other state and federal regulations that apply to health care. In this assignment, you will investigate these regulations and their influence on quality of care as well as organizational effectiveness and sustainability.

General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Directions:
Research one state and one federal law other than the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with which health care organizations must currently comply and that seem to be contradictory to one another.

Prepare a presentation of 10-12 slides with speaker notes for each slide. Appropriate APA format should be used for references and citations. The references slide(s) are in addition to the slide count given above. The presentation should do the following:

Identify each of the laws (one state and one federal) being addressed.

Outline the major provisions of each law.
List current and potential effects of each law on the quality of patient care.

List current and potential effects of each law on the effectiveness of health care organizations under the law.

List current and potential effects of each law on organizational sustainability.

List the ethical issues that could arise through compliance with each law.

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Week 7 Assignment

Licensing, Credentialing, and Self-Regulation

While professional licensing and credentialing are significant aspects of the health care industry, the role of self-regulation cannot be overlooked. In this assignment, you will consider how self-regulation works with professional licensing and credentialing to provide a comprehensive plan for assuring quality of patient care and organizational sustainability.

General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

Directions:
Research several professional licensing and credentialing bodies in health care in order to understand their intended role in the health care industry.

Write a paper (1,000-1,250 words) that assesses the value of professional credentialing in the health care industry. Include the following in your paper:

A discussion of the intended role of licensing and credentialing.

A discussion of the intended role of self-regulation in relation to licensing and credentialing.3

An evaluation of the influence of self-regulation and professional licensing and credentialing on the sustainability of health care organizations and the quality of patient care.