Management Tools for Health Care Organizations to Comply with Patient’s Legal Rights
Management Tools for Health Care Organizations to Comply with Patient’s Legal Rights
HMGT 372 6381 Legal and Ethics Assignment #1: Management Tools for Health Care Organizations to Comply with Patient’s Legal Rights Top of Form Turnitin™ This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin™. Bottom of Form 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. Paper will be double spaced and be approximately 5 pages in 12 point New Times Roman font. Note: Outline: Must use the headings from the outline below in your paper and the paper must be in narrative form not outline or bullet format. A penalty will be deducted from paper if underlined headings not used in your paper. TOPICS Patient Choice & Treatment Consent Emergency Care Genetic Information & Nondiscrimination Failure to Maintain Staffing Ratios Privacy & Confidentiality Cybersecurity Vaccines for Children Human Subjects Research Protections Opioids (Recovery and Treatment) Pregnancy in the Workplace Mental Health (Voluntary or Involuntary Care and Treatment of Mentally Ill Persons) Patient Safety Nicotine Use Among Teens 1. Official Title of the Law or Laws: State the official title of the federal and/or state law, the statute and section number. Must be either a federal statute or state statute and you must cite both if applicable. Thus if there is both a federal and state law that covers your subject picked then you must cite both. Do not assume that there is just a federal and or state law. In most cases there is both a federal and state law. You must use the laws cited in this section throughout the rest of the paper. Health Care Organization’s Obligations to meet Patients’ Legal Rights: Describe in detail two specific legal obligations, required by the federal and or state law, that a health care organization owes to its patients. Include the specific law citation that describes the patient’s rights. Use in-text citations for all statistical references. Consequences for Non-Compliance: First, discuss in general the civil and criminal consequences from either the federal and or state law. List the two legal obligations from the previous section, then discuss two (2) specific consequences from the federal and or state law, one consequence for each legal obligation, for the organizations’ non-compliance. Then for each consequence you must research and discuss one relevant real life case. In other words, you must discuss one (1) consequence for each legal obligation and have one real life researched case for each consequence. See outline below. Cases must be found via the internet or print media or from personal real life experiences. In other words, what would happen if the organization neglected to meet its obligations to its patients? Be specific. Provide the specific Federal and or state law citations to back up your claim of the consequences. Provide link to source of information. 1) Legal obligation 1 One specific consequence One real life case 2) Legal obligation 2 One specific consequence One real life case Health Service Organization Management Actions to meet Legal Obligations for Patients’ Rights: Describe in detail three (3) specific management actions, within your control as a health care manager that you would institute, to ensure the health care organization complies with its obligations to protect the patients’ rights. Be specific as to each management action you would personally institute and why. No general comments. These actions may include specific uses of technology, procedures, human resource training, and other management tools. Conclusion: Summary of your findings above. Reference List [APA Format] The paper must be: Late penalties: See Course Syllabus. Be sure and use the underlined headings found in the outline, as listed above, in your paper. Paper must be in narrative format not outline or bullets. Include a cover page [not counted as a page] which should have student name and title of your paper [Provide a short name for the legal responsibility the specific health care organization has for one type of patient right in a specific setting ] At the end of the paper a list of references [not counted as a page] Be prepared using word-processing software and saved with a .doc, .docx, or .rtf extension. No pdf. Be uploaded to your Assignments Folder by 11:59 p.m. EST on the due date. The paper is to be posted in Assignment #1 drop box. Must cite to the source for all facts in the text of your paper in APA format. Example of in-text citation: (Ernst, & Young, 2020). Example of source cited on reference page: References Healthcare Financial Management Association (U.S.), Ernst, & Young. (2020). Health care system reform: A provider perspective : survey results. Westchester, Ill.: Healthcare Financial Management Association. Except where noted, the assignment is written in clear, concise narrative. All sections of Assignment #1 are required. The grading rubric for this assignment is in the Assignment Folder, or can be opened by clicking on the ‘Assignment #1 Grading Rubric’ tab in the lower right corner of the screen, if you opened the Assignment in Content. | |
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Criteria | Outstanding | Superior | Good | Below Standard | Failure | Criterion Score |
Proper Titles for Laws & Legal Obligations | 37.5 points Relevant federal and state statutes are all current and properly titled. The research represents a thorough canvass of the law and secondary sources. Demonstrated high degree of logic and reasoning when discussing the law and connecting to main points regarding two (2) legal obligations. | 33.375 points Provided the proper title, statute and section number of applicable federal and state laws. And, provided a comprehensive discussion of two (2) specific legal obligations from the federal and state laws. | 29.625 points Provided the proper title, statute and section number of applicable federal law but not state law or vice versa. Provided a limited discussion of two (2) specific legal obligations from federal and state law. | 25.875 points Provided the title but not the proper statute and section number of applicable federal and state laws. Did not provide either the federal or state law. Provided an inadequate discussion of two (2) specific legal obligations or only discussed one legal obligation from federal or state law. | 12.375 points Student did not complete any of the assigned elements, missed key elements, made no meaningful attempt, and/or ideas are unrelated to the assignment. | Score of Proper Titles for Laws & Legal Obligations, / 37.5 |
Legal Consequences & Real Life Cases | 31.25 points Student provided extensive original analysis of civil/criminal consequences and legal obligations. Goes substantially beyond points raised in classroom reading and discussions. Student has identified two (2) real life cases that are precedent, seminal, or not previously discussed in the Discussion Boards by the student, other students or the Professor. | 27.8125 points Provided a comprehensive discussion of general civil and criminal consequences from either the federal and/or state law. Listed two (2) specific legal obligations from federal and/or state laws and discussed two (2) real life cases. | 24.6875 points Provided a limited discussion of the general civil and criminal consequences under the federal and/or state law, listed two (2) legal obligations under the federal and/or state law, and/or provided few details of one (1) real life case. | 21.5625 points Provided a limited discussion of the civil and criminal consequences from either federal and/or state law and/or failed to list the two (2) legal obligations and/or an in adequate discussion of one (1) specific consequence, from federal and/or state law, for each legal obligation and/or provided few details of one (1)real life case. | 10 points Student did not complete any of the assigned elements, missed key elements, made no meaningful attempt, and/or ideas are unrelated to the assignment. | Score of Legal Consequences & Real Life Cases, / 31.25 |
Management Actions & Conclusion | 18.75 points Student offers original contributions to the discussion of three (3) management actions. Management actions discussed are related to each other in interesting and creative ways with reference to research. Thought provoking or interesting conclusion that ties everything together and furthers the thesis of the paper. | 16.6875 points Student discussed in detail three (3) specific management actions that he/she would institute to ensure patients’ rights protected. Provided a comprehensive summary of findings. | 14.8125 points Discussed in detail only two (2) specific management actions that he/she would institute to ensure patients’ rights protected. Provided a limited summary of findings. | 11.25 points Described in detail only one (1) or no specific management actions that he/she would institute to ensure patients’ rights were protected. Failed to adequately summarize findings. | 2.4375 points Student did not complete any of the assigned elements, missed key elements, made no meaningful attempt, and/or ideas are unrelated to the assignment. | Score of Management Actions & Conclusion, / 18.75 |
Attention to Instructions | 18.75 points Student demonstrated a full understanding of requirements; responded to each aspect of assignment: correctly developed required document format | 16.6875 points Student demonstrated general understanding of requirements; missed one minor aspect of assignment; the document format is missing one element | 14.8125 points Student demonstrated some understanding of requirements; missed a key element or two minor aspects of assignment; the document format is missing two or more elements | 11.25 points Student failed to show a firm understanding of requirements; missed two key elements or several minor aspects of assignment; the document format is not complete or partially incorrect | 0 points Student did not demonstrate understanding of assignment requirements; the document format is not followed | Score of Attention to Instructions, / 18.75 |
Clarity; grammar & APA | 18.75 points Student’s writing is clear and easy to follow; grammar and spelling are all correct; formatting gives a professional look and adds to readability, no APA style errors | 16.6875 points Most ideas are presented clearly; occasional spelling and/or grammar issues (no more than 3), attempts in-text citation and reference list but 1 or 2 APA style errors are present | 14.8125 points Wordy; some points require rereading to understand fully; more than 3 occasional spelling and/or grammar errors, attempts in-text citation and reference list; APA style errors are present; inconsistencies in citation usage can be found throughout the document | 11.25 points Unclear and difficult to understand; frequent spelling and grammar issues (more than 6), attempts either in-text citation or reference list but omits the other | 0 points Very difficult to understand, poorly written in terms of mechanics and structure | Score of Clarity; grammar & APA, / 18.75 |
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