Survey of Healthcare Management Assignment 8

21 Jun Survey of Healthcare Management Assignment 8

Directions: Be sure to make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be three (3) to six (6) pages in length; refer to the “Assignment Format” page for specific format requirements.

This written assignment has two parts and involves combining the case studies from lessons 5-8. For each of the case studies, you are responsible for selecting the appropriate case at the end of the applicable chapter and response to the question. In each of the cases you will respond as if you are the hospital administrator. For part I of this written assignment, please see case studies relating to lessons 5-8 below. Please combine your response to these case study questions into part I of your written assignment.

Part I

Lesson 5

Case Study 2. Home Healthcare Fraud

An investigation by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force resulted in the discovery and ultimate sentencing of a registered nurse who defrauded her home health agency and the federal government. Read Box 8-5.

a. If you were the administrator of this home health agency what could you have done to prevent this individual, or any staff member, from committing fraud of this nature?

b. What policies or procedures could you implement?

c. What actions could you enforce, within your organization that could have uncovered this illegal behavior sooner?

Lesson 6

Case Study 1. Benefits of Electronic Health Records in a Rural Critical Access Hospital

Imagine that you are the administrator of Sierra Vista Hospital.

1. How will you help the hospital’s physicians and staff overcome their skepticism and get on board with the adoption of EHR?

1. What specific benefits can you share with them?

1. What specific objections might they express?

1. How will you overcome their objections and convince them to agree?

Lesson 7

Case Study 3. Fast Food in Hospitals

Identify the benefits and concerns about permitting a fast food franchise to set up an outlet in your facility. How would you address the controversies connected with the “bad health” image of this sector of the foodservice industry? Nutritional information should be included in this discussion. Virtually all fast food companies include nutritional data on their websites.

Lesson 8

Case Study 3.

You have discovered that one of your physicians is violating the Stark law by sending patients to an imaging center in which she has an ownership percentage. She offers you a monthly consulting fee if you don’t say anything and let her continue to refer patients. She tells you that the facility is good and the patients are not being harmed.

1. Explain what the Stark law is.

1. Discuss what you would do in this situation.

1. What consequences should be taken against the physician, if any?

Part II

For part II of the written assignment, explain why the following course objectives are important for hospital administrators:

1. Describe how the essential activities of healthcare administration such as workplace safety, compliance plans, strategic planning, risk management, and crisis management influence the success of a healthcare organization.

2. Explain how the use of administrative and clinical technology can enhance healthcare operations.

3. Describe how food operations are handled in the health care industry.

4. Describe how internal and external activities of healthcare operations such as performance improvement, audits and inspections, legal and ethical issues, and healthcare marketing, advertising, and public relations improve healthcare operations overall.

Please include at least 3 scholarly articles within your response. Overall response will be formatted according to APA style and the total assignment should be between 3-6 pages not including title page and reference page.

Grading Rubric

Please refer to the rubric below for the grading criteria for this assignment.

CATEGORYExemplarySatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryUnacceptable

25 points20 points15 points10 points

Student provides all case

study activities and presents

information in a manner that

demonstrates the skills of

hospital administrator. A

deeper level of critical

thinking skills are displayed

in case study activity

responses.

Student provides all case

study activities and presents

information in a manner that

demonstrates some skills of

hospital administrator.

Critical thinking skills are

displayed in case study

activity responses.

Student does not provide all

case study activities or does

not demonstrate skills of a

hospital administrator

appropriately. No critical

thinking skills displayed in

response.

Student does not provide all

case study activities and does

not demonstrate skills of a

hospital administrator

appropriately. No critical

thinkings skills displayed in

response.

50 points40 points30 points20 points

Student applies critical

thinking skills to

appropriately discuss why

last four learning objectives

are critical to hospital

administrators. Student uses

more than 3 scholarly articles

to substantiate response.

Each objective discussion

exceeds expectations and

demonstrates deep level of

analysis.

Student applies some critical

thinking skills to

appropriately discuss why

last four learning objectives

are critical to hospital

administrators. Student uses

3 scholarly articles to

substantiate response. Each

objective discussion is

adequately discussed, but

further, deeper level of

analysis is needed.

Student does not apply

critical thinking skills to

explain why last four

learning objectives are

critical to hospital

administrators or the student

uses less than 3 scholarly

articles to substantiate

response. Each objective

discussion is not adequately

discussed and some

objective could be omitted.

Student does not apply

critical thinking skills to

explain why last four

learning objectives are

critical to hospital

administrators and the

student uses less than 3

scholarly articles to

substantiate response. Each

objective discussion is not

adequately discussed and

some objectives are omitted.

10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points

Student does not make any

errors in grammar or spelling,

especially those that distract

the reader from the content.

Student makes 1-2 errors in

grammar or spelling that

distract the reader from the

content.

Student makes 3-4 errors in

grammar or spelling that

distract the reader from the

content.

Student makes more than 4

errors in grammar or spelling

that distract the reader from

the content.

15 points 12 points 8 points 5 points

The paper is written in

proper APA and

organizational format. All

sources used for quotes and

facts are credible and cited

correctly. Excellent

organization, including a

variety of thoughtful

transitions.

The paper is written in

proper format with only 1-2

errors. All sources used for

quotes and facts are credible,

and most are cited correctly.

Adequate organization

includes a variety of

appropriate transitions.

The paper is written in

proper format with only 3-5

errors. Most sources used for

quotes and facts are credible

and cited correctly. Essay is

poorly organized, but may

include a few effective

transitions.

The paper is not written in

proper format. Many sources

used for quotes and facts are

less than credible (suspect)

and/or are not cited

correctly. Essay is

disorganized and does not

include effective transitions.

Format – APA Format,

Citations,

Organization,

Transitions (15 Points)

Part I: Combining Case

Study Activities from

Lessons 5-8 (25 Points)

Mechanics (10 Points)

Part II: Explains Why

the Last Four Course

Learning Objectives

are Important for

Hospital

Administrators Using

at Least 3 Scholarly

Articles to

Substantiate

Response (50 Points)