Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration notes

HSM 542 Week 4 Discussion 2: Patient Self-Determination Act What are the key provisions of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)? Why was this legislation enacted and what were the goals? What must hospitals and other healthcare providers do to ensure their compliance with PSDA?

HSM 542 Week 7 Discussion 1: Healthcare Reform and Health Care War Rooms Based upon your learning in this course and your own personal and/or professional experiences, what are the essential reforms that must occur in the U.S. healthcare system in order to improve access, cost, and quality of care for all Americans? What does this legislation look like? What is a healthcare war room? As CEO of your own healthcare facility, how would you go about creating your own war room, and how would you util...

HSM 542 Week 6 Discussion 2: Risk Management You’ve been chosen as chair of your hospital’s risk management committee. Describe the most pressing issues that should be considered by your committee related to risk management, corporate liability, ethical compliance, and medical error prevention. What strategies would you adopt to minimize organizational exposure to risk in each of these areas?

HSM 542 Week 4 Discussion 1: Informed Consent Explore what is meant by informed consent from a legal perspective. What are the key elements that must be covered in order to obtain legal informed consent? And why is this concept so important to patients, providers, and healthcare organizations?

HSM 542 Week 4 Discussion 2: Patient Self-Determination Act What are the key provisions of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)? Why was this legislation enacted and what were the goals? What must hospitals and other healthcare providers do to ensure their compliance with PSDA?

HSM 542 Week 6 Discussion 2: Risk Management You’ve been chosen as chair of your hospital’s risk management committee. Describe the most pressing issues that should be considered by your committee related to risk management, corporate liability, ethical compliance, and medical error prevention. What strategies would you adopt to minimize organizational exposure to risk in each of these areas?

HSM 542 Week 7 Discussion 1: Healthcare Reform and Health Care War Rooms Based upon your learning in this course and your own personal and/or professional experiences, what are the essential reforms that must occur in the U.S. healthcare system in order to improve access, cost, and quality of care for all Americans? What does this legislation look like? What is a healthcare war room? As CEO of your own healthcare facility, how would you go about creating your own war room, and how would you util...

HSM 542 Week 4 Discussion 1: Informed Consent Explore what is meant by informed consent from a legal perspective. What are the key elements that must be covered in order to obtain legal informed consent? And why is this concept so important to patients, providers, and healthcare organizations?