Case Scenario A 72 year old woman was admitted to the Neurological Intensive Care Unit following a cerebral hemorrhage which left her with severe brain damage and ventilator dependent. One year before this event, the patient and her husband had drawn up "living wills" with an attorney. She was diagnosed by her treating physician as being in a permanent unconscious condition. The patient's living will specified that the patient did not want ventilator support or other artificial life support i...

Instructions Assignment #3- Part 2: Video Report (8 points)- refer to the general assignment description in Part 1 of assignment 3.  Course Objectives for Assignment: Recommend structures and processes to manage compliance and to address ethical concerns in health care organizations. Promote informed decision-making by communicating emerging ethical and legal health care trends to stakeholders. CREATE A VIDEO REPORT BASED  on the Part from Part 1. Students sh...

Instructions Assignment #3 contains 2 Parts: a Paper (12 points) and a Video Report (8 points) Course Objectives for Assignment: Recommend structures and processes to manage compliance and to address ethical concerns in health care organizations. Promote informed decision-making by communicating emerging ethical and legal health care trends to stakeholders. For this assignment, students are required to Write a Paper- Part 1 and Create a Video Report- Part 2 o...

Instructions Course Objective for Assignment: Identify and apply ethical principles to the management and delivery of health care. Recommend structures and processes to manage compliance and to address ethical concerns in health care organizations. From the list below, choose one topic related to financial management in health care organizations. Include a cover page and a list of references at the end of the paper in APA Format.  Paper will be double spaced and...

Instructions Course Objective for Assignment: Apply legal and regulatory requirements to minimize the risk of non-compliance in health services organizations. From the list below, choose one topic and identify two specific legal obligations that a specific health service organization has to its patients and then write a paper discussing all the areas listed in the outline following this subject list.  Include a cover page and a list of references at the end of the paper...

Research two health care challenges in the future for public or private health care organizations. These are issues not previously discussed fully in class. Discuss two challenges: For each challenge provide a source reference. Describe how each challenge will impact specific HCO settings, specific services, and specific patient populations. Identify how you, as HCO manager or Nurse will keep up to date on these important challenges. Assigned reading materials: Vogenberg, F...

Bow-Tie Analysis is one of many effective tools for communicating risk assessment.  BTA not only identify the actions, inaction and gaps leading up to the error or violation, the BTA also diagrams specific factors in the resolution of the violation. Format State a specific legal or ethical violation. Examine the violation by applying the BTA or provide another specific example of an effective tool that HCO's use for risk assessment. Provide a reference for the method you choose. De...

Revisit our Week One reading Courts 101: Understanding the Court System (pages 11-15). This week's discussion will help you to place violations and penalties within a specific law and legal system.  HCO and/or provider violations maybe both illegal and may result in financial penalties.   Not all healthcare laws are enforced by the same entity. Some are enforced by the Office of Civil Rights. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the State Professional Licensing Boards, Federal prosecutors. Som...

Health executives have a code of ethics and policy statements that guide their behavior. The American College of Health Care Executives is the most visible Code of Ethics for HCO managers.  Health providers have other professional codes. Your post this week will answer the question: Does management have a different code than health providers and how can this be resolved? Structure of your post. Examine one (specific) portion of the code provided by ACHE.org. Describe one (specific)...

Discuss with your colleagues how a health care organization (HCO) can promote a culture of compliance and responsibility.  Compliance is a term that connects to both legal and ethical responsibilities. See The Joint Commission Code of Conduct. How do these codes impact HCO ethical behavior? Format. Through your research, identify a specific organizational structure or program that illustrates compliance with a law, the Joint Commission, or another Code of Conduct? Provide a summary de...