Building sections of the Nondiscrimination and Health and Safety Handbook Takesha Williams‚ Naire Banks‚ Natalasha Rutledge‚ Sheliah Gordon‚ Shonneill Caleb HCS/430 January 6‚ 2014 Dr. Thomas Wilson Abstract Equal opportunity laws are in place to protect applicants from discrimination. Employers must follow the state and federal laws or they are subject to violations and even costly lawsuits. Different laws protect certain groups of people; the pregnancy law is addressed in detail. Much of the
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Prison Health Care Agency HCS/430 Legal Issues in Health Care: Regulation and Compliance August 4‚ 2014 Prison Health Care Agency There are many facets in the health care industry. Examples include hospitals‚ urgent care centers‚ physicians’ offices‚ medical labs‚ and more. One not really spoken about‚ is the prison health care system. Prison health care is the medical treatment of inmates in the United States Correctional Facilities (Means & Cochran‚ 2012) this is according to the report. The
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Regulatory agencies play a very important role in the healthcare industry. They make sure that hospitals and healthcare practitioners follow the appropriate regulations and policies. Regulatory agencies work in federal‚ state and local level. Majority of the regulatory agencies are government agencies‚ but they are a few private regulatory agencies for example the joint commission. Regulatory agencies work and collaborate to enhance the outcome of the United States healthcare. Their number one priority
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Alexandra Marie Canfield HCS 430 9/8/2014 Christie Artuso Regulatory Agency Paper The agencies that are in charge of monitoring health care facilities and practitioners are known as health care regulation agencies. These agencies also provide the organizations with information about changes in the industry. At the federal‚ state‚ and local level the agencies establish rules and regulations that health care organizations have to follow mandatorily. Some agencies‚ especially those that provide
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Bureau of Prisons Regulatory Agency Health Care is not just of concern to the private sector. Health Care reaches into the prison system as well. Federal and state laws have been created to ensure that the prison system provides health care through the medical facilities available. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is the government agency that regulates the health care that is given to federal inmates in the United States. The BOP licenses’‚ certifies‚ accredits‚ and runs the background checks
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Article or Case Law Search HCS/430 The article chosen is about New England Compounding Center in Framingham‚ Massachusetts‚ who provided an injectable steroid that was contaminated. The injectable steroid caused an outbreak of fungal meningitis in 20 states (amednews‚ 2013). The “FDA and CDC have identified bacterial and/or fungal contamination in unopened vials of betamethasone‚ cardioplegia‚ and triamcinolone solutions distributed and recalled from NECC” (FDA‚ 2013‚ p. 1). The injectable steroids
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Regulatory Paper Sonia Young University of Phoenix Regulatory for FDA The Food and Drug Administration is a government agency which is referred to as the FDA. This agency is responsible for protecting the public’s health in a variety of ways. They help to assure the safety‚ efficiency and security of medications‚ both human and veterinary. Some other areas they cover are biological products‚ medical devices‚ our food supply‚ and cosmetics. Another area the FDA helps in is research to
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Regulatory Paper Rena Milbon HCA/210 August 21‚ 2011 Joan Craine Abstract Regulatory Paper The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was the one who issued the Privacy Rule to implement the requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPPA”). The Privacy Rule addresses the use and the disclosure of individuals’ health information called the protected health information by organizations that is connected with the Privacy Rule called “covered entities
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Leslie Gabor‚ Aisha Little‚ Anne Parker‚ and Cindy Wright HCS/430 Legal Issues in Health Care: Regulation and Compliance September 15th‚ 2014 William Bross Introduction • State and Federal Statutory and Regulatory Enactments. • Current Principles of Patient Consent. • Current State and Future Trends of Physicians’ Rights and Responsibilities. • Current Components and Implications of HIPAA. • Current and Future Trends for Statutory‚ Regulatory‚ and Common Law Requirements of Confidentiality. • Current
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Regulatory Paper By Jane McElveen Ms. Craine HCA/210 12/7/12 Cited page: American College of Emergency Agency. Website www. Acep.org The law of EMTALA (1986) is where a patient has to follow the rules of the program so that they can get the medical
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