Health care organizations develop operational policies and procedures that not only meet the organization’s purpose and mission but that are also compliant with state and federal regulations. This week differences between a law and policy are investigated. We will investigate how a policy is developed from regulations, which are based on a specific law(s) designed to protect confidentiality and secure protected health information (PHI).
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Health Care Policies
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Health Care Policies
Research and select 1 health care law and 1 health care policy provided below. You may select 1 health care law and 1 health care policy not included in the list and submit to your faculty for approval 3 days prior to the assignment due date.
Healthcare Laws
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)
Privacy Act of 1974
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA)—pertains to human testing/research
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP)
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA) of 2005
Affordable Care Act of 2010
Healthcare Policies
Home health agency policies
Hospital policies
Human testing and research policies
Complete the following table:
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Health Care Law |
Health Care Policy |
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State the health care law and health policy selected or approved by your faculty. |
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Summarize the health care law and health policy selected (20 to 45 words). |
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Explain what makes them a law or a policy (20 to 45 words). |
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Explain how each is regulated (45 to 90 words). |
Cite any reputable references used to complete your chart. Reputable references include trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, a textbook, or other sources of similar quality.
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Format your references section and references used in your chart according to APA guidelines.
Submit your assignment.
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