HCA 401: Regulatory and Accrediting Agencies Requirements for Health Care Organizations

Course Description

This course will focus on examining the regulatory and accrediting environments and discussing the difference between them as they apply to healthcare organizations. Topics will include HIPAA regulations, corporate compliance, regulating bodies and accrediting agencies, and current legal and political healthcare issues. (3 credits)

Prerequisites

  • ENG 101: English Composition 1
  • ENG 102: English Composition 2

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

  1. Identify similarities and difference between regulatory and accrediting agencies for healthcare organizations.
  2. Access State and Federal regulatory agencies governing the healthcare industry to develop personal and organizational practices for meeting and exceeding standards expectations.
  3. Access accrediting agencies for healthcare organizations to develop personal and organizational practices for meeting and exceeding standards expectations.
  4. Identify and discuss the major public health policies that have shaped the U.S. healthcare system and their impact on the consumers and providers of these services.
  5. Examine the facts and principle of Healthcare Corporate Compliance Programs and HIPAA health privacy and security programs.
  6. Discuss the politics of healthcare and use political insights to improve the responsiveness of the internal systems.
  7. Demonstrate the confidence of a responsible and accountable participant in assisting the organization in meeting and/or exceeding ethical responsibilities and compliance with the law.

Course Activities and Grading

AssignmentsWeight

Discussions

40%

Assignment: History of The Joint Commission (PowerPoint)

15%

Midterm Analysis Paper

20%

Final Analysis Paper

25%

Total

100%

Required Text

  • None

Supplementary Resources

Course Schedule

Week

SLOs

Readings and Exercises

Assignments

1

1-7

  • Organizational Ethics: Can Clinical Ethics, Business Ethics and the Law Co-exist in a Healthcare organization?
  • Participate in the Discussions
  • Review the Lecture material
  • Read the articles provided

2

1-7

  • External Review Organizations: Regulatory and Accrediting Agencies
  • Participate in the Discussions
  • Review the Lecture material
  • Read the articles provided
  • Complete Assignment: History of The Joint Commission

3

1-7

  • Federal Laws Governing the Healthcare Industry
  • Participate in the Discussions
  • Review the Lecture material
  • Read the articles provided

4

1-7

  • Department of Public Health Code Governing the Healthcare Industry
  • Participate in the Discussions
  • Review the Lecture material
  • Read the articles provided
  • Midterm Analysis Paper Due

5

1-7

  • Organizational Ethics and Corporate Compliance Programs
  • Participate in the Discussions
  • Review the Lecture material
  • Read the articles provided

6

1-7

  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996
  • Participate in the Discussions
  • Review the Lecture material
  • Read the articles provided

7

1-7

  • The Politics of Health care – Who Feels the Most Pain?
  • Participate in the Discussions
  • Review the Lecture material
  • Read the articles provided

8

1-7

  • Pulling it all together:  What have I learned?
  • Participate in the Discussions
  • Final Analysis Paper Due

COSC Accessibility Statement

Charter Oak State College encourages students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or psychiatric disabilities, to discuss appropriate accommodations with the Office of Accessibility Services at OAS@charteroak.edu.

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