Health Care Communication Methods

26 Jul Health Care Communication Methods

 

The following assignment options provide the opportunity for you to explore communication methods for different kinds of health care scenarios. The assignment options also allow you to examine the effects of HIPAA and other regulations on health care communication.

 

 

 

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

 

 

 

Option 1: Nursing Home Administrator

 

Option 2: Communications Coordinator

 

 

 

 

 

 

Readthe following scenario:

 

 

 

·          As the administrator of a local nursing home, you have just received notification that the organization is being purchased by a national group. Because of new policies to be implemented, many of the residents will be displaced. To make the situation more challenging, some of these residents have difficulty communicating, have no local family, and have not indicated that they approve the release of their medical information. Arrangements must be made for these individuals.

 

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on the different types of communication methods for the health care organization described in the scenario.

 

 

 

Include the following in your paper:

 

 

 

·         The advantages and disadvantages of using traditional, electronic, and social media for health care communication

 

·         The effects of HIPAA and other regulations on the use of these media for health care communication

 

 

 

Cite a minimum of two sources, one from the University Library and the other from the course textbooks or Electronic Reserve Readings, to support your position.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consider the following scenario:

 

·         You are the communications coordinator for a national drug manufacturer. Recently, there have been reports of significant negative effects caused by one of your medications that is used by a significant population. News reports have alleged that one of the individuals affected is a well-known public figure. You are tasked with addressing the news reports and the general public regarding this situation.

 

 

 

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on different types of communication methods for the health care organization described in the scenario.

 

 

 

Include the following in your paper:

 

 

 

·         The advantages and disadvantages of using traditional, electronic, and social media for health care communication

 

·         The effects of HIPAA and other regulations on the use of these media for health care communication

 

 

 

Cite a minimum of two sources, one from the University Library and the other from the course textbooks or Electronic Reserve Readings, to support your position.

 

 

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.