HCA 812 Grand Canyon Entire Course

HCA 812 Grand Canyon Entire Course

HCA812

HCA 812 Grand Canyon Week
1 Discussion 1

Consider the six organizational cases described by Blass in
the module readings. Extending these ideas, under what circumstances could an

Individual forfeit the right to self-regulation? Why? At
what point, if any, does self-regulation become unethical? Why?

HCA 812 Grand Canyon Week
1 Discussion 2

Modern health care is being significantly influenced by
external regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA). Could more stringent self-regulation by health care
professionals and related organizations have eliminated the perceived necessity
for laws such as HIPAA? Why or why not?

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 2 Discussion 1

It may be asserted that state professional boards exist to
protect the safety of the public rather than the interests of the health care
professional.

How can health care administrators reconcile this seeming
paradox? Support your position.

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 2 Discussion 2

State professional boards are lobbying for freedoms for
health care professionals. As a health care administrator, how do you ethically
balance board-granted freedom with quality of care concerns to create a
sustainable model for your organization? Support your position

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 3 Discussion 1

Professional standards are designed to protect patients as
well as health care professionals by requiring continuing education of health
care professionals and the institution of current safety measures. When might
professional standards create hardship for a health care organization that diminishes
the quality of care rather than protecting and improving it? Explain.

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 3 Discussion 2

Professional standard s and codes of practice change as
technology and practice advance. Have these changing standards influenced
health care segmentation such as the rise of magnet status or other
specialization? Why or why not? Have changing professional standards and codes
of practice had a positive or negative influence on quality of care and
organizational sustainability? Why or why not?

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 4 Discussion 1

The health care industry is influenced by multiple
accrediting bodies that are stakeholders in the operation of health care
organizations.

Periodically, the missions and roles of these accrediting
bodies may be in conflict with one another. How should health care
administrators navigate among the conflicting missions and roles of accreditors
in order to assure that the health care organization remains accredited and has
an increased opportunity for sustainability?

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 4 Discussion 2

Alkhenizan and Shaw (2012) assert that health care
professionals may be unconvinced of the merits of health care accreditation. In
general, should health care professionals be skeptical of accreditation? Why or
why not? What are 2 conditions that would need to exist for a health care organization
to be sustainable without possessing accreditation? Explain.

HCA 812 Grand Canyon Week
5 Discussion 1

Public policy exerts significant influence on health care
through regulations that address nearly every aspect of health care. These
regulations are based on the health care needs of the community stakeholders.
Could the quality of health care be sustained at current levels or improved in
the absence of public policy and regulation of the health care industry? Why or
why not?

HCA 812 Grand Canyon Week
5 Discussion 2

To what extent is the effectiveness of a health care
organization determined by public policy? Explain.

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 6 Discussion 1

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will certainly have an
economic influence on American consumers and providers of health care
insurance. To what extent might the ACA influence the fiscal stability of
health care organizations? Why?

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 6 Discussion 2

As the American federal government continues to enact
legislation regulating the health care industry in general and health care
finance in particular, how will health care organizations need to adapt to
ensure continued delivery of quality patient care? Why?

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 7 Discussion 1

Professional health care providers in direct contact with
patients have been required to be licensed and credentialed demonstrating
current competencies of quality and safe healthcare practice. Should similar
licensing and credentialing requirements be imposed on collaborative workers in
the health care industry who may not be directly serving patients (e.g.,
business office personnel, CEOs, CFOs, or other administrators)? Why or why not?

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 7 Discussion 2

Credential requirements have gradually increased in all
sectors of the health care arena over the past decades. If this trend
continues, for how long will health care organizations remain sustainable? Why?
What steps should health care administrators take to absorb or mitigate the
rising credentialing requirements? Why?

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 8 Discussion 1

Which of the current trends in health care regulation reform
will have the most positive influence on quality of care and organizational sustainability?
Why? Which trends will have the most negative influence? Why?

HCA 812 Grand Canyon
Week 8 Discussion 2

Given the trends in health care regulation, what fields of
research are currently the most meaningful for health care administrators? Why?
How might your dissertation research address one of these fields?

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.