Health Law and Regulations Crystal Young HCS 545 October 3‚ 2011 Louise Underdahl Health Care Regulation Regulation plays a major role in the healthcare industry and healthcare insurance coverage. Through various regulatory bodies‚ the Department of Health and Human Services protects the public from a number of health risks while providing programs for public health and welfare. Agencies like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
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Health Law and Regulations In understanding regulatory agencies the differences between regulation and legislation needs defining. Legislation is the law that has been passed by a voting process and regulation is the responsibility of the regulatory board appointed to enforce laws once the law is passed; it sets forth rules on how the laws are to be implemented and to what degree. In health care the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has the predominant responsibility to enforce
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Health Laws and Regulations Many industries are regulated by the government. From the television and radio industry to the food one eats‚ regulations and laws help create a safe and reasonable way of life. The health care industry is no different. The laws and regulations are designed to provide a standard level of quality of care and appropriate billing practices as well as many more practices. The purpose of this assignment is to define such regulations and laws and the impact of these items
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Health Law and Regulations Bianca Needham September 22‚ 2014 Professor Kathleen Cross Health Law and Regulations Federal regulation agencies function as an extension of the executive branch in government that generate and enforce legislation. Regulation and regulatory agencies play an important role in the health care arena. The array of regulations that govern healthcare are overwhelming‚ however‚ each individual regulatory agency has a specific scope that focuses on protecting and maintaining
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Assignment 1: Health Care Human Resources Management Due Week 3 and worth 240 points Health Care Human Resources Management The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: 1. Analyze the unique aspects of managing human resources (HR) in health care organizations. 2. Evaluate the effects of major employment laws on HR functions in health care organizations. 3. Evaluate the competencies necessary for effective health care human resources management
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HEALTH CARE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Health Care Human Resources Management LaShon Lulendo October 26‚ 2014 Professor: Dr. Dana Chad Moretz HSA 530-Health Services Human Resources Management HEALTH CARE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Introduction There are key factors that affect health care practices and human resources management. As a Human Resources manager at an acute care hospital‚ I have been asked to write a document that outlines the steps I would take as the manager of
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Performance Appraisal U7a1 Johnnese Jones February 23‚ 2013 MHA-5022 Dr. Miller Abstract Performance appraisals are designed to give an objective on the evaluation of an employee’s performance and also outline the measures or development for improvement that would be essential to the organization to move ahead (Chandra & Frank‚ 2004). In the healthcare system‚ there is an unsatisfied measure that the outside companies are used to perform these appraisals. The staff would like to
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Regulation and Criminal Liability Monique Celestine April 22‚ 2014 Dr. Angela Stewart Professional Regulation and Criminal Liability Currently in the United States‚ the Americans continue to face unfair treatments of health care professionals within the work place. Regulates and laws have been created and set forth to help individuals’ feel protected and to know their rights as a victim of such criminal acts. People deserve to be treated with respect‚ especially in the care of health professionals
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the most important resource in any organisation. As a matter of fact‚ organisations would not exist without human resources. However‚ it is important to recognise that people have different abilities and hence their contributions to the success of an organisation vary. In an effort to quantify the contributions made by employees to an organisation‚ Human resource managers carry out what is referred to as performance appraisal. Different scholars have defined performance appraisal differently. Aswatappa
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Performance Appraisal The performance of the employees need to be appraises. The good performance is to be reinforced while the bad performance is to be corrected. Performance appraisal is a process of evaluating an employee’s current and/or past performance relative to his or her performance standard (Dessler & Varkkey‚ 2011). Performance analysis is critical to the success of the performance management. It is directly reflects the organization’s strategic plan. Performance appraisal‚ though
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