HCA 812 Grand Canyon Complete Assignments Package

HCA 812 Grand Canyon Complete Assignments Package

HCA812

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 2 Assignment

State Professional
Boards

In the health care industry, professional boards are
established to protect the safety of the public. They do this through setting
standards of care and other means. In this assignment, you will write about the
functions and standards of these organizations with regard to how they protect
the public.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful
completion of the assignment:

Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the
assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to
beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment
criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their
writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success
Center.

This assignment requires that at least two additional
scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text
citation from each source be included.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can
be submitted to Turnitin.

Directions:

Write a paper (1,250-1,500 words) in which you contrast two
state professional boards that regulate health care. Include the following in
your paper:

A clear identification of the two state professional boards
being contrasted.

A summary of the functions of each of these boards. What is
the primary focus? What do they do?

A discussion of the key professional standards established
by the identified boards. How are the professional standards set by each of
these boards similar and different? What happens if the standards are in
conflict with one another?

A summary and evaluation of the methods used by each of the
identified boards for protecting the public. How and how well does each of
these groups assure that professional standards are carried out and that the
safety of the public is adequately protected?

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 4 Assignment

Costs of
Accreditation

The accreditation of health care organizations is a
significant task that has made accrediting agencies a major industry. The costs
of securing accreditation can be significant, but the costs of not having
accreditation can be even greater. In this assignment, you will discuss the
costs of a health care organization being (or not being) accredited.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful
completion of the assignment:

Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the
assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to
beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment
criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their
writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success
Center.

This assignment requires that at least two additional
scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text
citation from each source be included.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can
be submitted to Turnitin.

Directions:

Write a paper (1,250-1,500 words) that discusses the costs
of a health care organization being (or not being) accredited. Include the
following in your discussion:

A summary of the purposes of accreditation and accreditation
standards.

A discussion of the financial, time, and associated costs of
earning and maintaining accreditation.

A discussion of the costs of either not securing or losing
accreditation.

A research-supported evaluation of whether accreditation is
worth the costs.

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 6 Assignment

State v. Federal Laws

In addition to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there are
multitudes of other state and federal regulations that apply to health care. In
this assignment, you will investigate these regulations and their influence on
quality of care as well as organizational effectiveness and sustainability.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful
completion of the assignment:

Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the
assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to
beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment
criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their
writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success
Center.

This assignment requires that at least two additional
scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text
citation from each source be included.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Directions:

Research one state and one federal law other than the
Affordable Care Act (ACA) with which health care organizations must currently
comply and that seem to be contradictory to one another.

Prepare a presentation of 10-12 slides with speaker notes
for each slide. Appropriate APA format should be used for references and
citations. The references slide(s) are in addition to the slide count given
above. The presentation should do the following:

Identify each of the laws (one state and one federal) being
addressed.

Outline the major provisions of each law.

List current and potential effects of each law on the
quality of patient care.

List current and potential effects of each law on the
effectiveness of health care organizations under the law.

List current and potential effects of each law on
organizational sustainability.

List the ethical issues that could arise through compliance
with each law.

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 7 Assignment

Licensing,
Credentialing, and Self-Regulation

While professional licensing and credentialing are
significant aspects of the health care industry, the role of self-regulation
cannot be overlooked. In this assignment, you will consider how self-regulation
works with professional licensing and credentialing to provide a comprehensive
plan for assuring quality of patient care and organizational sustainability.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful
completion of the assignment:

Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the
assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to
beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment
criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their
writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success
Center.

This assignment requires that at least two additional
scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text
citation from each source be included.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can
be submitted to Turnitin.

Directions:

Research several professional licensing and credentialing
bodies in health care in order to understand their intended role in the health
care industry.

Write a paper (1,000-1,250 words) that assesses the value of
professional credentialing in the health care industry. Include the following
in your paper:

A discussion of the intended role of licensing and
credentialing.

A discussion of the intended role of self-regulation in
relation to licensing and credentialing.3

An evaluation of the influence of self-regulation and
professional licensing and credentialing on the sustainability of health care
organizations and the quality of patient care.