HLT 308V All Topics 1-5 All Weeks Discussion Questions 1 & 2 - Bundled

Topic 4 Discussion Question 2 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), and the Joint Commission (JC) require that health care organizations maintain risk management programs to address infection control. Detail three measures th...

Topic 4 Discussion Question 1 Describe one of the safety committees your organization uses and how it reduces risk within your organization. Who are the general members of the group, how often do they meet, and is there a regulatory requirement that they report or publish notes? Is this a good use ...

Topic 3 Discussion Question 2 The Center for Medicine and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a list of health care-acquired conditions (HACs) that reasonably could have been prevented through the application of risk management strategies. What actions has your health care organization (or health car...

Topic 3 Discussion Question 1 The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) was implemented to allow patients to state “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNS), or to assign a surrogate decision maker in the event the individual is unable to make the decision. What relationship does an ethics committee have in e...

Topic 2 Discussion Question 2 Research the role of an administrator versus that of a non-management staff member in dealing with a workers' compensation incident in a typical health care organization. What are the minimal responsibilities and reporting duties for each? What recommendations would y...

Topic 2 Discussion Question 1 With the growing importance of increasing wage rates for employees, many health care organizations are implementing technology such as self-help kiosks to reduce staffing. Describe both an advantage and a disadvantage to this practice and discuss how patients may perce...

Topic 1 Discussion Question 2 Explain the role of accreditation in mitigating risk compliance issues. Provide an example of a health care organization that was placed on probation by its accrediting body or by CMS within the last 3 years for a risk compliance issue. What caused the probation or los...

Topic 1 Discussion Question 1 Briefly describe how the risk management program at the organization where you work (or at that of a typical health care organization) addresses social media and patient information privacy. Provide three examples of risk management steps your health care organization ...