GCU HCA460 All Weeks Discussions Latest 2019 November

HCA460 Operations and Risk Management in Health Care

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 Identify controversial legislation that changes from state to state. Identify who the legislation specifically affects (elderly, terminally ill, women, children, disparity populations, etc.). Why is the legislation controversial, and why does it continues to be a trending issue?

DQ2 Where you can locate legislative materials, white papers, etc. to help implement legislation into an organization, and assess the level of difficulty associated with the implementation process?

HCA460 Operations and Risk Management in Health Care

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Identify the main accrediting bodies for health care that govern all health care organizations. What oversight do these regulatory agencies provide? How does this protect organizations, health care workers and patients?

DQ2 Select one agency and describe how your department or group is directly impacted by the mandates. Provide an example of how an organization complies with the mandates and the impacts to an organization.

HCA460 Operations and Risk Management in Health Care

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 You are responsible for leading an accreditation team. How would you manage the project and what steps would you include to achieve accreditation?

DQ2 What are the benefits and challenges if you use in-house resources to manage accreditation versus obtaining an external consultant with specialization in health care accreditation?

HCA460 Operations and Risk Management in Health Care

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 What are the penalties associated with noncompliance? What happens to an organization that fails to comply with legislation? What happens if an organization loses accreditation?

DQ2 Research current events and identify an issue with a health care organization that failed to remain in compliance. How does the situation impact the organization? What are the potential conflicts between federal and state legislation?

HCA460 Operations and Risk Management in Health Care

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 Explain the relationship between risk management and health care legislation. How does one impact the other?

DQ2 Describe how a health care organization can reduce risk for HIPAA compliance when transmitting patient information (via fax, e-mail, paper).

HCA460 Operations and Risk Management in Health Care

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 You are asked to lead a quality improvement team to reduce the number of inaccurate ICD-10 code entries. What steps would you take to begin evaluation and who should you include in the project?

DQ2 In current literature, identify what are two of the top 10 safety concerns for hospitals. What steps can the health care facility take to reduce risk for their organization?

HCA460 Operations and Risk Management in Health Care

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 Identify the top two litigious areas for your selected health care organization and provide examples on how risk can be managed for those areas.

DQ2 You are managing a health care organization's operational unit and a major HIPAA compliance issue occurred in which outbound faxes have been sent to 200 incorrect numbers. Who should you involve on your team? Explain the level of concern for this violation.

HCA460 Operations and Risk Management in Health Care

Week 8 Discussion

DQ1 Identify stakeholders impacted by health care reform and describe two pros and two cons of health care reform related to impacted stakeholders.

DQ2 Your health care office is considering enrolling as a provider for individuals covered under the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA), what are the top three considerations your leaders must consider when making this decision?