Evaluate accountability and liability implications for individuals and organizations in the health care industry

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Create a 1,050- to 1,400-word pamphlet that conveys the following information from a managers perspective pertaining to long term health care.

  • Evaluate accountability and liability implications for individuals and organizations in the health care industry.
    • Evaluate standards of care and potential liability for health care professionals and organizations.
    • Evaluate the status of provider rights and responsibilities in the delivery of health care.
    • Evaluate the state and federal statutory and regulatory enactments relative to patient rights and responsibilities.
    • Evaluate various forms of health care fraud.
    • Evaluate civil and criminal penalties associated with fraudulent activities.
    • Analyze the legal and ethical implications of using technology in the health care industry.Create a 1,050- to 1,400-word pamphlet that conveys the following information from a managers perspective pertaining to long term health care.
      • Evaluate accountability and liability implications for individuals and organizations in the health care industry.
        • Evaluate standards of care and potential liability for health care professionals and organizations.
        • Evaluate the status of provider rights and responsibilities in the delivery of health care.
        • Evaluate the state and federal statutory and regulatory enactments relative to patient rights and responsibilities.
        • Evaluate various forms of health care fraud.
        • Evaluate civil and criminal penalties associated with fraudulent activities.
        • Analyze the legal and ethical implications of using technology in the health care industry.

How will you know if staffing is cost-effective

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ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTIONS

PREPARATION

Refer to the Capella library and the Internet for supplemental resources to help you complete this assessment.

INSTRUCTIONS

Deliverable: Develop one component of an evidence-based resourcing plan.

Scenario:

The hospital leadership team has already allocated the major capital expenditures for the heart failure clinic, such as the facility, legal services, IT, and security services. However, as a member of the nurse team, you have been asked to develop one component of a resourcing plan for the next leadership meeting.

You may use any combination of documents (for example, a spreadsheet or a table) in addition to explanatory information to convey information clearly and succinctly.

Choose one of the following:

Budget:

  • Apply evidence-based management strategies and best practices for resourcing health care services.
    • Identify the business plan budget categories and subcategories (not necessarily the actual cost) to establish a new clinic.
    • Start-up expenses.
    • Examine fixed and variable costs.
    • Capital budget items.
      • Examples: salary and benefits, staffing mix, specialized equipment or materials, et cetera.
    • Contingency fund and parameters.
  • Apply legal and professional standards for resourcing outpatient services.
    • Explain the alignment to best practices and professional standards for cost effective outpatient services.
    • How will uninsured or underinsured patients be managed?
  • Describe management and accountability tools and procedures used to manage health delivery services and patient outcomes.
    • What data resources and tools analyze costs, health insurance, and hospitalization services?
    • How will billing be handled?
    • How will you determine if outpatient management is cost-effective?
    • How does transparency impact the consumer?

Staffing Plan:

  • Apply evidence-based management strategies and best practices for resourcing health care services.
    • Identify the disciplines and skill mix needed for appropriate staffing.
    • Estimate staffing requirements by discipline and staffing ratios (evidence-based).
    • Develop a sample staffing schedule.
    • How will you staff to meet corporate diversity goals or the needs of diverse patients?
    • Explain how delegation, collaboration, negotiation will affect staffing plan.
      • How does a union contract affect the staffing plan or schedule?
        • Examine the Nurse Practice Act for your state.
          • How does the Nurse Practice Act affect your staffing plan?
  • Apply legal and professional standards for resourcing outpatient services.
    • Align your staffing plan to best practices, the Nurse Practice Act for your state, scope of practice, and the Joint Commission standards for outpatients.
  • Describe management and accountability tools and procedures used to manage health delivery services and patient outcomes.
    • How will you know if staffing is cost-effective?
    • How will you know if staffing mix or schedule impacts patient outcomes?

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • APA formatting: Resources and in-text citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
  • Length: The plan should be 3–4 pages in content length, double-spaced.
  • Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
  • Number of resources: Support your plan with a minimum of three peer-reviewed resources, in addition to professional standards.

RESOURCES

SUGGESTED RESOURCES

The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing each assessment. They provide helpful information about the topics in this unit. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.

Library Resources

The following resources are provided for you in the Capella University Library and are linked directly in this course. These articles contain content relevant to the topics and assessments that are the focus of this unit.

  • Brown, C., Bornstein, E., & Wilcox, C. (2012). Partnership and empowerment program: A model for patient-centered, comprehensive, and cost-effective care. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 16(1), 15–17.
  • Rundio, A. (2012). The nurse manager’s guide to budgeting & finance. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International.
  • Cranmer, P., & Nhemachena, J. (2013). Ethics for nurses: Theory and practice. Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK: Open University Press.
  • Pynes, J. E., Lombardi, D. N. (2011). Human resources management for health care organizations: A strategic approach. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • Simons, T., Leroy, H., Savage, G. T. (2013). Leading in health care organizations: Improving safety, satisfaction, and financial performance. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group.
  • Zelman, W. N., McCue, M. J., Glick, N. D., Thomas, M. S. (2014). Financial management of health care organizations: An introduction to fundamental tools, concepts, and applications (4th ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Course Library Guide

A Capella University library guide has been created specifically for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in the BSN-FP4012 – Nursing Leadership and Management Library Guide to help direct your research.

Internet Resources
  • Mensik, N. (2013). What nurses need to know about nurse staffing today | Transcript. Retrieved from

Discuss how the Baltic nations view the delivery of evidence-based healthcare and their beliefs related to health and disease.

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People of Baltic Heritage.

People of Brazilian Heritage

Read chapter 26 and 27 of the class textbook and review the attached PowerPoint presentions. Read Content chapter 26 & 27 in Davis Plus Online Website. Once done answer the following questions;

1. Which countries are known as the Baltic nations?

2. Discuss how the Baltic nations view the delivery of evidence-based healthcare and their beliefs related to health and disease.

3. Give an overview of the Brazilian heritage, how do they see health and disease and if there is any similarity between them and the Baltic nations.

As stated in the syllabus present your assignment in a word document, Arial 12 font, attached to the forum in the discussion tab of the blackboard titled “Week 12 discussion questions”. You must cite at least 3 evidence-based references no older than 5 years excluding the class textbook and 2 replies to any of your peers sustained with the proper references must be posted. A minimum of 800 words must be presented excluding the first and reference page.

articulate a research-based model of health care structure and governance that optimizes quality of care while also balancing financial requirements and the sustainability of the organization

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Thank you in advance. Everything needed for this WELL WRITTEN assignment is posted below. Please note that the due date for this assignment is firm for Monday 5/15 and will be submitted to Turnitin. APA Format 6th Ed formatting and citations are required for the entire submission to include the reference page and each reference must have a DOI number. Please also ensure you include a conclusion section as well which is also support by references with appropriate citations. All requirements must be met with regard to the above as well as quality and quantity. All references placed in the reference section must actually be used throughout the paper. This will also be checked as well as the reference existence/integrity.

Details:

With all of the conversation and controversy surrounding health care structures and governance, it is critical for health care leaders to articulate a thoughtful position regarding an optimal model of health care that is based in sound research, best practices, and one’s personal philosophy of health care. The model must optimize quality of care while also balancing financial requirements and organizational sustainability. In this assignment, you will articulate such a model.

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:

In a paper of 1,500-1,750 words, articulate a research-based model of health care structure and governance that optimizes quality of care while also balancing financial requirements and the sustainability of the organization. Include the following in your model:

  1. A brief research-based statement of your personal philosophy of health care.
  2. An articulation of a research-based, optimal model of health care structure and governance.
  3. A brief, research-based rationale for the health care model articulated above. The rationale should describe how the model optimizes quality of care and balances that with financial requirements and organizational sustainability.
  4. A proposal of how the health care model articulated above can be operationalized in a real-world setting.