HCS 545 WEEK 6 ASSIGNMENT
Click on the Virtual Organization link located on the student website. Click the Healthcare tab, then click the Patton-Fuller Community Hospital link and locate the following information:
• The Chief Compliance Officer -Compliance Issues files
• Under the Chief Compliance Officer link - Director of QA/Risk Management - Review all Incident Reports
Prepare a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed speaker notes for the executive committee of the hospital that includes the following information:
• HIPAA (1996) compliance
o Explain how you will respond to the situation in a way that meets HIPAA (1996) privacy, security, and HITECH (2009) breach notice requirements.
o Explain the ethical issues that relate to this situation.
o Explain how you will follow-up with employees involved in the breach.
o Recommend changes to ensure data security and privacy compliance under HIPAA (1996).
• Medical error (Incident Reports)
o Explain how you would respond to the medical error to reduce liability.
o Explain the ethical issues that arise in this situation.
o Explain how you would respond to Joint Commission concerns.
o Recommend a quality improvement strategy to reduce medical error.
Include at least four references