HLT 308V Risk Management and Health Care Regulations
This GCU course introduces students to local, state, and federal statutes that regulate the administration of safe health care. Students explore the legal responsibilities of the health care facility in providing workplace safety and protection from injury for patients, families, and staff. The course examines the roles and responsibilities of the risk management department within an organization. At the end of this course, students should be able to explain the ethical and legal responsibilities of health care professionals related to risk management assessment and policies.
Topic 1: Introduction to Risk Management Implementation and the Regulatory Environment
Assignment/Task: Benchmark - Risk Management Program Analysis - Part I
The purpose of this assignment is to analyze a health care risk management program.
Conduct research on approaches to risk management processes, policies, and concerns in your current or anticipated professional arena to find an example of a risk management plan. Look for a plan with sufficient content to be able to complete this assignme..
Topic 1 Discussion Question 1
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.
Topic 1 Discussion Question 2
Explain the..
Topic 2: Health Care Employer Risk Management
Assignment/Task: Educational Program on Risk Management - Part I: Outline of Topic
The purpose of this assignment is to create an educational program that supports the implementation of risk management strategies in a health care organization.
In this assignment, you will develop an outline for an "inservice" style educational risk management program for employees of a particular health care organization that will then form the basis for a PowerPoi..
Topic 2 Discussion Question 1
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.
Topic 2 Discussion Question 2
Research the role of an administrator versus that of a non-management staff member in dealing with a workers' compensation incident..
Topic 3: Total Quality Management, Journey to Excellence, Continuous Quality/Process Improvement, and Ethical Issues
Assignment/Task: Benchmark - Risk Management Program Analysis - Part Two
The purpose of this assignment is to analyze how an organization's quality and improvement processes contribute to its risk management program.
This assignment builds on the Risk Management Program Analysis – Part One assignment you completed in Topic 1 of this course.
Assume that the sample risk management..
Topic 3 Discussion Question 1
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 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 one peer-reviewed article.
Topic 3 Discussion Question 2
The Center for Medicine and Medicaid Services (CMS) publ..
Topic 4: Safety and Security From High-Risk Legal and Health Threats
Assignment/Task: Educational Program on Risk Management - Part I: Outline of Topic
The purpose of this assignment is to gain real-world insight into how risk management programs operate within health care organizations.
Select a local health care organization where you can conduct an interview with an employee who is involved in risk management processes. This organization can be your current employer or a different health ca..
Topic 4 Discussion Question 1
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?
Topic 4 Discussion Question 2
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA..
Topic 5: Managed Care Organizations and Integrated Health Care Networks
Assignment/Task: Educational Program on Risk Management Part Two – Slide Presentation
The purpose of this assignment is to create an educational risk management presentation.
Building upon the outline for an educational session you created in the Educational Program on Risk Management Part One: Outline of Topic 2 assignment, develop a 12-15 slide PowerPoint presentation that expands in greater detail on how and why your or..
Topic 5: Managed Care Organizations and Integrated Health Care Networks
Assignment/Task: Reflective Analysis: Risk Management and the Role of Managed Care
The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the role of managed care organizations within health care and risk management programs.
Reflect on and evaluate the role that the managed care organization (MCO) plays in today's health care environment by developing a 250-500 word response that addresses the following:
What is a health care o..
Topic 5 Discussion Question 1
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 hea..