HLT 308V Risk Management and Health Care Regulations (HLT 308V Risk Management And Health Care Regulations)

Topic 1 Discussion Question 1 Briefly describe how the risk management program at the organization where you work (or at that of a typical health care organization) addresses social media and patient information privacy. Provide three examples of risk management steps your health care organization (or another health care organization) could take to further protect patient information. Support your analysis with a minimum of one peer-reviewed reference.

Topic 1 Discussion Question 2 Explain the role of accreditation in mitigating risk compliance issues. Provide an example of a health care organization that was placed on probation by its accrediting body or by CMS within the last 3 years for a risk compliance issue. What caused the probation or loss of accreditation and how could it have been prevented? Reflect on and evaluate the role that the managed care organization (MCO) plays in today's health care environment by developing a 250-500 wor...

Create a -word comprehensive outline that communicates the following about your chosen topic: 1-Introduction: Identify the risk management topic you have chosen to address and why it is important within your health care sector. 2-Rationale: Illustrate how this risk management strategy is lacking within your selected organization's current risk management plan and explain how its implementation will better meet local, state, and federal compliance standards. 3-Support: Provide data that indicate...

Topic 2 Discussion Question 2 Research the role of an administrator versus that of a non-management staff member in dealing with a workers' compensation incident in a typical health care organization. What are the minimal responsibilities and reporting duties for each? What recommendations would you suggest for improving organizational compliance with regulatory requirements at the staff level? Support your analysis with a minimum of one peer-reviewed reference.

Compose a 1,250 - 1,500 words summary brief that expands upon the elements you first addressed in the Topic 1 assignment. In this summary brief, address the following points regarding your health care organization and its risk management program:--- 1-Explain the role of your organization's MIPPA-approved accreditation body (e.g., JC, ACR, IAC) in the evaluation of your institution's quality improvement and risk management processes. 2-Describe the roles that different levels of administrative ...

Topic 3 Discussion Question 2 The Center for Medicine and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a list of health care-acquired conditions (HACs) that reasonably could have been prevented through the application of risk management strategies. What actions has your health care organization (or health care organizations in general) implemented to manage or prevent these "never events" from happening within their health care facilities? Support your response with two peer-reviewed articles.

The purpose of this assignment is to gain real-world insight into how risk management programs operate within health care organizations. Select a local health care organization where you can conduct an interview with an employee who is involved in risk management processes. This organization can be your current employer or a different health care facility in your community. Acute care, urgent care, large multiprovider private medical clinics, assisted living facilities, and community/public hea...

Topic 4 Discussion Question 2 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), and the Joint Commission (JC) require that health care organizations maintain risk management programs to address infection control. Detail three measures that your health care organization (or any health care organization) could implement, beyond what is currently in practice, to support the delivery of safe health care services and avoid the spread of i...

Health care organizations continually face challenges from various regulatory and government agencies while also being bound by Managed Care Organization (MCO) standards. View the video located in the study materials entitled "College of Nursing and Health Care Professions: Do We Know What Our Future Is?" for insight into the challenges of health care reform. Based on the video, describe two key reform factors that you believe will need to be addressed by future health care workers or leaders ...

The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the role of managed care organizations within health care and risk management programs. Reflect on and evaluate the role that the managed care organization (MCO) plays in today's health care environment by developing a 250-500 word response that addresses the following: 1-What is a health care organization's administrative role in executing risk management policies and ensuring compliance with managed care organization (MCO) standards? 2-What valu...