HCS468 Week 2 Health Policies, Health care organizations develop

Week 2 Health Policies

Health care organizations develop operational policies and procedures that not only meet the organization’s purpose and mission but that are compliant with state and federal regulations. This week, differences between a law and policy are investigated. We will investigate how a policy is developed from regulations, which are based in a specific law(s) designed to protect confidentiality and secure protected health information (PHI).

Complete the below Week 2 Assignment -- Health Care Policies Worksheet

 

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Instructor:  

Health Care Policies

Research and select 1 health care law and 1 health care policy provided below. You may select 1 health care law and 1 health care policy not included in the list and submit to your faculty for approval 3 days prior to the assignment due date.

Health Care Laws

· Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

· Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)

· Privacy Act of 1974

· Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA)—pertains to human testing/research

· False Claims Act (FCA)

· Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)

· Physician Self-Referral (Stark) Law

· Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Health Care Policies

· Home Health Agency Policies

· Hospital Policies

· Human Testing and Research Policies

· State Health Policies

· Medicare (CMS) Policies

· Employee Health and Safety Policies

Complete the following table:

Health Care Law

Health Care Policy

State the health care law and health policy selected or approved by your faculty.

Summarize the health care law and health policy selected (20 to 45 words).

Explain one element of the law or a policy (20 to 45 words).

Explain how each is law or policy is regulated (45 to 90