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Assignment
1) Legislation, Regulations & Policies
2) Regulatory Overload Report: Assessing the Regulatory Burden on Health Systems, Hospitals and Post-Acute Care Providers
3) Top Ten Issues in Health Law 2021
4) Healthcare Regulations: Who Does What?
5) The Joint Commission E-dition standards manual
a) Written directions for accessing the Joint Commission E-dition standards manual
b) Video directions for accessing the Joint Commission E-dition standards manual
Strategic planning in a health care organization requires leadership to incorporate many factors. For example, they must consider state and federal laws and regulations as well as having comprehensive knowledge about the competition, financial resources and revenue streams, the organization's patient mix, and have a good understanding of the scope of their own employees. Health care leaders are responsible for gathering data and creating a strategic plan. They are also responsible for guiding the organization in achieving the goals identified in the plan.
Analyze at least two ways federal and state regulations can limit the strategic plan's goals for a health care organization.
A. HIPAA (patient privacy and portability of health care insurance)
B. Civil rights, racial equity, and cultural competency in health care
1) Identify two ways in which licensed health care providers contribute to the direction of a health care organization's strategic plans.
a) Provide rationale for each method of contribution.
2) Examine financial incentives and reward systems for attaining or exceeding objectives.
a) Who should receive financial incentives when the expected outcomes are achieved or exceeded?
b) How can employees who do not receive financial incentives be rewarded for their contributions to the successful outcomes of the strategic planning goals?
3) Discuss at least two management actions that could be taken when organization-wide and functional objectives are not achieved. This can apply to an individual leader, to a small team, or to an entire department.
a) Provide rationale for each management action identified.