HCS 545 ENTIRE COURSE

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WEEK  1

HCS 545 Week 1 Individual Assignment Ethical Self-Assessment Paper

Instructions: Complete the Ethical Self-Assessment located at http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you examine the influence of individual ethics on decision making within the health care industry. Include the following in your paper:   

• Identify the four major ethical principles.
• Discuss what you learned about your own ethical decision- making process from the self-assessments. •  Examine the effect of professional ACHE standards on your ethical decision- making process.   
• Explain how your individual ethics influence your decision- making process.
• Examine the influence of individual ethics on professional decisions.
• Analyze the relationship of these principles to current health care issues. Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

WEEK  2

 HCS 545 Week 2 Learning Team Charter

Instructions: Submit the Learning Team Charter to your instructor.

HCS 545 Week 2 Individual Assignment Health Care Laws, Policies, and Regulations Timeline

Instructions: Create a timeline in which you discuss 3-4 important health care laws, regulations, or policies throughout the years that have impacted health care today. Include the following in your timeline discussion:   

• Identify the law, policy, or regulation selected.
• Explain what influenced the law, policy, or regulation selected.
• Describe the impact the law, policy or regulation had on health care today.

HCS 545 Week 2 Individual Assignment Health Care Laws, Policies, and Regulations Presentation

Instructions: Resources: Week Two Individual Assignment: Health Care Laws, Policies, and Regulations Timeline Brainstorm with your team a list of laws, policies, and regulations selected for your Week Two Individual Assignment. Select 2-3 laws, policies, or regulations as a team based on your discussion. Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed speaker notes discussing your selections. Include the following in your presentation:   

• Identify each of the laws, policies, or regulations selected.
• Discuss the influence of politics on health care regulations, laws, and policies.
• Describe the role and impact of governmental and non-governmental regulatory agencies on health care policy.
• Explain the relationship between law and policy in health care. Format your presentation according to APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

WEEK  3

HCS 545 Week 3 Individual Assignment Health Care Resources Matrix

Instructions: Imagine you are an administrator for a health care organization and have been asked by your stakeholders to determine how the organizations allocation of resources will be impacted by new health care laws. Research 4-5 health care laws related to health care resource allocation. Complete the Health Care Resources Matrix. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

WEEK  4

HCS 545 Week 4 Individual Assignment Health Policy Letter

Instructions: Imagine you are a stakeholder for a non-profit health care organization. As a leader you are responsible for modeling ethical behavior and have the ability to encourage patient safety initiatives. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word letter to your legislator promoting a health policy which supports patient safety. Your policy could include safety issues such as and hand hygiene or Medication Administration. Include the following in your letter:   

• Explain the health policy you are proposing and its purpose.
• Explain why action is needed.
• Explain what course of action is recommended.
• Explain why this health policy change is important.
• Explain essential points that explain how this issue has evolved or become a concern. (Include references to support your points and explanation.)
• Explain who will be affected by this policy.
• Analyze the responsibilities of the organization's leadership.
• Analyze the impact this policy will have on resources.      
• Describe if individuals meet licensing board requirements (if any).       
• Analyze the impact of not following ethical standards.
• Analyze the responsibility of professional licensing boards as it applies to patient safety. Format your references page according to APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

WEEK  5

HCS 545 Week 5 Individual Assignment Malpractice Manual

Instructions: Imagine you work for a large health care organization and have been placed on a team who is responsible for developing a manual on the impact of health care malpractice. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word manual on the impact of health care malpractice and strategies and how it can be avoided. Include the following in your paper:   

• Analyze the stages and impact of malpractice in health care (provide examples of malpractice cases and their impact on health care).
• Analyze the process available after adverse medical events in health care.
• Analyze legal requirements of health care reform and their impact on patient care.
• Analyze strategies that could be put in place to help avoid malpractice. Cite at least 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references. Format your references according to APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

HCS 545 Week 5 Individual Assignment Signature Assignment: Health Law, Regulation, and Policy Paper

Instructions: Select a law that has an impact on the health care industry. Examples of such laws may include access to care, discrimination, health care privacy and security, employment, etc. Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper in which you discuss the impact of the selected law on health care organizational policies. Include the following in your paper:   

• Analyze the relationship between law and policy in health care.
• Differentiate legislative versus institutional policies in health care.
• Analyze the influence of politics on health care regulations, laws, and policies.
• Analyze the role and impact of governmental and non-governmental regulatory agencies on health care policy.
• Evaluate the impact of legislative policy on resource allocation in the health care industry.
• Analyze the roles of organizational stakeholders and interest groups involved in health care laws and regulations. Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Cite at least 4 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

WEEK  6

HCS 545 Week 6 Individual Assignment Executive Committee Presentation

Instructions: Click on the Patton-Fuller Community Hospital Virtual Organization and locate the following information:

• Under the Corporate Officers tab click on Chief Compliance Officer Compliance Issues files   
• Under the Chief Compliance Officer link click on 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
• Explain HIPAA (1996) compliance.
• Analyze how you will respond to the incident you selected in a way that meets HIPAA (1996) privacy, security, and HITECH (2009) breach notice requirements.
• Analyze the ethical issues related to this incident.
• Analyze how you will follow-up with employees involved in the breach.
• Recommend changes to ensure data security and privacy compliance under HIPAA (1996).
• Medical error (Incident Reports)
• Explain Medical error (Incident Reports).
• Analyze how you would respond to the medical error to reduce liability.
• Analyze how you would respond to Joint Commission concerns.
• Recommend a quality improvement strategy to reduce medical error. Include at least 4 references cited according to APA guidelines.