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:
- Identify similarities and difference between regulatory and accrediting agencies for healthcare organizations.
- Access State and Federal regulatory agencies governing the healthcare industry to develop personal and organizational practices for meeting and exceeding standards expectations.
- Access accrediting agencies for healthcare organizations to develop personal and organizational practices for meeting and exceeding standards expectations.
- 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.
- Examine the facts and principle of Healthcare Corporate Compliance Programs and HIPAA health privacy and security programs.
- Discuss the politics of healthcare and use political insights to improve the responsiveness of the internal systems.
- 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
| Assignments | Weight |
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Discussions | 25% |
Assignment: Policy/Code of Ethics Summary | 15% |
Assignment: History of The Joint Commission Presentation | 15% |
Midterm Analysis Paper | 20% |
Final Analysis Paper | 25% |
Total | 100% |
Required Text
- This course uses Open Educational Resources (OER). OER are openly licensed, educational resources that can be used for teaching, learning and research. OER may consist of a variety of resources such as textbooks, videos and software that are no cost for students.
Supplementary Resources
- http://www.ache.org (Code of Ethics)
- http://www.ct.gov/dph/site/default.asp
- http://www.carf.org/
- http://www.jointcommission.org/
- http://www.baldrige.nist.gov/
Course Schedule
Week | SLOs | Readings and Exercises | Assignments |
1 | 5,7 | Topic: Organizational Ethics: Can Clinical Ethics, Business Ethics and the Law Co-exist in a Healthcare organization? Read and Review:
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2 | 1,2,3 | Topic: External Review Organizations: Regulatory and Accrediting Agencies Read and Review: |
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3 | 4 | Topic: Federal Laws Governing the Healthcare Industry Read and Review:
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4 | 1,2 | Topic: Department of Public Health Code Governing the Healthcare Industry Read and Review: |
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5 | 5,7 | Topic: Organizational Ethics and Corporate Compliance Programs Read and Review: |
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6 | 4,5 | Topic: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 Read and Review: |
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7 | 6,7 | Topic: The Politics of Healthcare – Who Feels the Most Pain? Read and Review:
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8 | 4,5,7 | Topic: Healthcare Compliance and Technology Read and Review:
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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.
COSC Policies, Course Policies, Academic Support Services and Resources
Students are responsible for knowing all Charter Oak State College (COSC) institutional policies, course-specific policies, procedures, and available academic support services and resources. Please see COSC Policies for COSC institutional policies, and see also specific policies related to this course. See COSC Resources for information regarding available academic support services and resources.