GCU HLT308 All Weeks Discussions Latest 2019 October

HLT308 Risks Management and Health Care Regulations

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 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?

DQ2 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.

HLT308 Risks Management and Health Care Regulations

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 With
the growing importance of increasing wage rates for employees, many health care
organizations are implementing technology such as self-help kiosks to reduce
staffing. Describe both an advantage and a disadvantage to this practice and
discuss how patients may perceive reductions in dedicated staffing.

DQ2 Research
the role of an administrator versus that of a nonmanagement 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.

HLT308 Risks Management and Health Care Regulations

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 The
Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) was implemented to allow patients to
state “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNS), or to assign a surrogate decision
maker in the event that the individual is unable to make the decision. What
relationship does an ethics committee have in enforcing the advance directives
of the patients in their care? Support your analysis with a minimum of one
peer-reviewed article.

DQ2 The
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes 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 have health care organizations in general)
implemented to manage or prevent these “never events” from happening
within their health care facilities? Support your response with a minimum two
peer-reviewed articles.

HLT308 Risks Management and Health Care Regulations

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 Describe
one of the safety committees your organization uses and how it reduces risk
within your organization. Who are the general members of the group, how often
do they meet, and is there a regulatory requirement that they report or publish
notes? Is this a good use of the staff’s time or would another method that
still addresses the safety goal of this group be more efficient?

DQ2 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 infection (e.g., placing hand washing devices at all of the public
entrances of the health care facility). Support your response with a minimum of
two peer-reviewed references.

HLT308 Risks Management and Health Care Regulations

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 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 and explain why. (Note: You can download
slides from this video for ease of review in developing your forum response).
Additionally, what role does adherence to MCO standards play in your future
health care vision?

DQ2 The
Affordable Care Act (ACA) identifies requirements related to provider
compliance with fraud, waste, and abuse laws that have been enacted to protect
consumers. Research three of these requirements and describe the corresponding
measures that your health care organization has initiated, or could initiate,
to comply with the ACA. Support your analysis with a minimum of two
peer-reviewed articles.